The Cycle of Narcissism and How It Affects Relationships!

In every family, some people are always too busy with themselves. Their behavior is always used to hurt others but they have no feelings or remorse about it and are more comfortable blaming others. Always claiming to be helpless and expecting sympathy from others is one of their main characteristics. Many people in our society can be exemplified, but even if we live in society we can be able to keep our distance from these people. But if there are people of this nature among our family members, it is almost impossible to keep a distance from them.

Analyzing this character in such detail only means that I have suffered from such people, that is, I have a person of this particular character in my own family.

I have been seeing her since childhood, although I was too young to understand, so I could not understand her behavior, but with time, I also understood her mentality a lot, and finally, I was really worried about what is wrong with this person. Finally, in a Facebook post, I read about people with this personality and they identified it as a disorder called Narcissism.

That's why I decided to share some information about this disorder with you in this article. You may also be familiar with people with this type of behavioral disorder!

Surely you are already aware of their nature, so I am not going to analyze their definition again, I will now outline what the cycle of narcissism is-

The narcissism cycle is a type of cycle where a person's personality and behavior change. They go through a series of events, often referred to as the "narcissistic cycle."

The cycle begins with the great phase, which is characterized by inflated levels of confidence and self-importance. Individuals overestimate their abilities and believe they are capable of everything. Or may place themselves above others to make themselves feel superior to others. At this stage, the person will blame other people for almost everything bad that happens to them, whether it is someone else's fault or not.

A narcissist usually starts with a great self-image and starts putting others down to feel better about themselves. Extends their negative traits, such as anger, pride, or jealousy, to other people. They then use this as justification to break up with people who don't meet the narcissist's expectations.

Boundaries are often demarcated between reality and fantasy; They enjoy manipulating those around them so they can create situations where they can manipulate them back.

Narcissists believe they have done nothing wrong when faced with criticism. Even if they show a lot of love towards others outwardly, if they look inside, it can be seen that there are hidden interests of them.

The cycle of narcissism can be dangerous for both you and your partner. Narcissists often make small efforts at the beginning of a relationship but lack the desire to maintain a healthy balance of love and responsibility.

The cycle of Narcissism: The cycle of narcissism is when a person goes through three stages: glory, abandonment, and revenge. The first stage is where a person experiences "greatness". They believe that everyone loves them because they come with a lot of confidence. This will make their partner feel good about themselves which will also increase their feelings for the person. In the second stage, "cancel", these high feelings from before begin to go away because they are no longer getting what they need (feelings or validation). At this stage, a void develops between both people which leads to a clash between them. Finally, in the third stage, "revenge", one person becomes very angry with their partner and tries to hurt the other person (through words or actions).

This attitude or behavior applies not only to their partners but also to other family members, such as people close to them such as parents, and siblings.

If I am asked how to keep my distance from such people, I give a completely blank answer because I cannot find a solution. If the maximum is not living in the same family, then maybe communication or contact can be reduced. Besides, if you are currently staying with the same family, then I don't know! Because being in the same family you can't ignore them even if you want to. Because they will come and impose their opinion on you and if you don't agree they will blame you and claim to be helpless to others, make adjustments, shed tears, and won't stop until they prove you guilty in everyone's eyes.

If you know any good solution then definitely help me by commenting because I need to know how to Deal with Narcissistic Family Members!🥴

*Original content by@sj0820!