Reason 3: Eliciting Insecurities and Revealing Strengths
A narcissist’s arrogant façade covers up an inner core of shame, inferiority, and self-loathing so deep that they have constructed their whole personality to prevent themselves from having to face it. Your true worthiness, although you did not realize it at the time consciously sabotaged by their artificially constructed superiority.
Your natural abilities, potential for growth, and capacity for real relationships all of these reminded them of everything they were afraid they were lacking. You were a living reminder that they were not unique, exceptional, or indispensable. Your presence reminded them of all they were not and could never be.
This ongoing triggering was their karma for putting all those fears onto others in their lifetimes. But while you were surely goading their insecurities, they were also at no moment not sharing with you their best: strengths you hadn’t realized you possessed. Their efforts to destroy you told you the extent to which you were strong.
Their efforts at control uncovered inner strength that could not be controlled. Their belittling and criticism moved you toward the establishment of an unconquerable sense of self, which external devices could not constrain. Every time you attempted to belittle yourself, they were strengthening your inner power.
Every character’s attack compelled you to discover who you truly were. Every attempt to confuse you and make you doubt your sanity taught you to believe in your inner wisdom.
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