Do Victims of Narcissists Become Narcissists?

It depends on one’s vulnerability or strengths. We all may (pick up) few habits or behaviors of others that we’re constantly around such as friends, family members, coworkers, and significant others. This does not mean that you become who they are from your close relations with them. Most victims do not become a narcissist by being around narcissist, because it is their unique personalities that drew the narcissist to them to begin with. Most victims are opposite of everything the narcissists are made of or portray.

Most of victims who have suffered, or experience narcissistic abuse for long periods of time become depressed, stressed, anxiety-driven, despondent, passive, defensive, on the edge, confused, frustrated, and violated. Not to say that some victims do (pick up) on the narcissist’s behaviors by behaving the same way that the narcissist behaves. This is normally done as a coping mechanism that allows the victim to influence the narcissist to some degree to change. The term would be described as mirroring or copying. The victim gives back the same negative energy that was projected onto them by the narcissist. The victim uses this technique in hopes of believing that the narcissist will change. They don’t, because they are who they are, which does not influence or solidify the victim to become the narcissist.

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