Do narcissists expect you to come back?

As you can see from the above, many narcissists are quite willing to come back for as long as it suits their needs, while remaining oblivious to yours. If you cannot realistically envision a good future together that does not involve the narcissist suddenly becoming different, you might want to stay “discarded.”

What happens when you quit talking to a narcissist?

If you ignore a narcissist and deny them their source, they may become enraged and try even harder for your attention – especially in ways that can be toxic or abusive. Ignoring a narcissist will enrage them because of their fragile egos. They’ll feel humiliated and lash out against you to protect themselves.

What does chasing a narcissist give them?

In other words, it gives them tons of supply — the worse you feel, the better they feel… hard truth but it is the name of the narc’s game. If you don’t chase them as expected, then this does not give them the awaited and expected supply.

How do you get a narcissist to return to you?

Oftentimes, the narcissist even views the potency of the new supply as less appealing, if you do not chase them. Your devastation, you chasing them, makes the new supply look so much better in their eyes. So don’t chase them. Don’t show them you are devastated. This might, just might, trigger them to want to return to you.

What happens when a narcissist goes no contact after a breakup?

If you don’t give the narcissist what they want after the breakup (i.e. groveling) they’ll change tactics and might even ask you to forgive them. If the narcissist was making a final discardthough, they could go no contact on you for months.

How do you deal with a narcissist who keeps going silent?

More often, the narcissist will go silent for some period of time, and then return as if nothing happened. They may have found a new source of supply but had a falling out with them and now they need something from you. Your best bet is to ignore them the way they ignored you earlier.