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6 Dysfunctional Ways Narcissists Cope After Discard

It’s normal to them and dysfunction to the outside world.

Chris Freyler
3 min readJul 5, 2023
Photo by Dainis Graveris on Unsplash

If you are out in the dating world, you have crossed one or more and maybe didn’t know what it was. Unlike me, if you were smart, you knew something was off and hit the road running.

For those less fortunate like myself, they will chase and chase until there is no more chase left.

Here is a list of what most Narcissists do, in my opinion, after the breakup. It may vary a bit, but this is what your run-of-the-mill Narc is doing.

  • Your fault; you are the fucking crazy one, don’t you understand that? All their lies, cheating, and manipulation weren’t the reason for your reactions; it’s because you are bat shit nuts. All while they are stalking your every move on social media, getting more and more pissed that you have friends. It’s called projection. They tell everyone who they are but say it’s you. Very clever, eh?
  • Go to the next person in line. They were talking to many while they were with you, so don’t feel bad when they are off to the races dating already. But who are we fucking kidding? They’ve been dating all along behind your back.
  • Sulk, yep, another relationship failure. They can’t believe that everyone in the dating pool is so…

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Chris Freyler
Chris Freyler

Written by Chris Freyler

Mistake Maker Extraordinaire .Writing from a place I don’t understand at times. I write to help myself, in return hope it helps you. Just another Quora guy.

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