What the New Supply Has That You Don’t

So you have broken up with your narcissistic ex.

Good for you. This is a big step in the right direction.

You may be excited to move on and be free from their manipulation. Perhaps you are ready to enjoy being single and free to do as you please, but then you see how quickly your ex replaces you.

Your ex has a new significant other, and they are now professing their love for this person. They are talking soulmates and blasting this person all over social media. They have now found the love of their life.

As you see all of this, you begin to feel that pain in your heart and the anger arise in your ego. Because you remember how often they used to tell you those same words. You see play by play what is happening in their relationship (because it is being displayed everywhere, almost in a despite way to gain attention) and you see that you are no longer that person. You have been replaced with someone else who your ex is doing the same things with, in the same way they did them with you.

Narcissists need people in their lives that make them feel important. The attention feeds their egos. This type of attention we call narcissistic supply.

The love, adoration, fear, confrontation, and praise a narcissist can get from others gives them a high. This is the…