What do narcissists do when they’re alone? Emotionally, narcissists are constantly walking a tightrope, trying to balance their shaky self-esteem. What stabilizes them is receiving a lot of external validation, while any perceived criticism makes them lose their sense of stability. For this reason, narcissists find it very hard to be alone, and when they are, they’re constantly hunting for new sources of supply. In today’s video, I’m going to talk about the seven things narcissists do when they’re alone. Please stick around until the end of this video to find out what they are not doing.
1: Supply is Like Oxygen
Understand that for a narcissist, supply is like oxygen. They need a constant source of supply to survive, which is why they have such a need to control their sources of supply. Imagine being a scuba diver about to go on a deep dive — you’d check and double-check your oxygen supply to ensure you have enough to safely complete the dive. This is what it’s like for a narcissist. Narcissistic supply refers to the admiration and validation that narcissists need to maintain their inflated self-image and sense of self-worth. If they don’t get enough, they feel insecure, irrelevant, small, weak, vulnerable, and extremely ashamed. So, they are almost always fantasizing about or striving to achieve the success, power, beauty, brilliance, wealth, or ideal love they believe will actually make them worthy.
2: Self-Admiration
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