Narcissists often mirror the shards/qualities/aspects of other people’s personalities that they admire and respect.
- For example, a narcissist may find any one or more of the following appealing.
- a former significant other’s sense of humor
- the thoughts and ideas of someone they respect
- an ex’s accent and physical mannerisms
- the verbiage that someone uses to express ideas in a clever way
- an ex’s affable presentation
- a former significant other’s good taste in dress style
- an exe’s modesty and selfless aura
- a former narcissist relationship partner’s disarming manner
- Many narcissists adopt or mimic the most engaging aspects/personality shards of others which end up.
- becoming part of the narcissists good/guy or good/gal false-self mask.
- Narcissists ability to accurately mirror and thereafter adopt personality traits of others serves a very important function.
- I think by “stealing”/replicating personality shards affords narcissist’s ability serve as his or her own recruiting coordinator.
- When scouting prospective attention provision sources, narcissists wear their good guy/good gal mask—which is in essence an all star compilation of the most engaging personality shards of exe’s from days gone by.
- The narcissist’s all star personality compilation persona serves as a flame that attracts “attention moths” in form of prospective high quality attention provision sources/significant others.