Lack Of Empathy- Traits of a Narcissist

I am hopeful that by learning about Narcissistic Abuse and the traits commonly found in narcissists you will begin to understand that you are neither crazy or the problem.

If you are in a relationship with a narcissist you know something is very wrong. Learn here about the traits of most narcissists. One of the traits of a narcissist is they little to no empathy but if you are in a relationship with a narcissist you already know this.

Empathy is the ability to understand someone else’s feelings, thoughts, and points of view.

All narcissists are unwilling and unable to empathize with anyone. Just like my narcissistic partner he invalidated and discounted my emotions which led me to believe that my pain was unheard and unseen. This made me believe I was not enough and not worthy.

This complete invalidation of my emotions led to more confusion and deep psychological pain.

People like me and no doubt you are highly empathic and can see someone is in pain and feel their pain themselves which often causes them to be restrained in the pain they inflict on other people. We are also conscientious about how we make others feel.

Those who are deficient of empathy, on the other hand, show a callous disregard for the pain of others. They are far less concerned about the harm they may cause another and do not feel much guilt when they do inflict pain whether it is inflicted on their partner, work colleagues or even their children. This was my narcissistic partner.

This lack of empathy allows the narcissist to inflict more and more violence without restraint on their target. There is nothing to hold the narcissist back from sexually violating, lashing out verbally, or physically injuring their target.

Lack of empathy is one trait found in those with a narcissistic personality disorder. You may have seen this in your relationship with the narcissist in your life, although like my narcissistic partner they may have been able to hide this in front of others and could even have shown empathy with a pet, or their favorite child or whoever they might choose they want to show empathy for. The thing is they know exactly what they are doing.

My narcissistic partner didn’t have the capacity for empathy and only would fake empathy for their own selfish gain.

In other words, he could put on a good “caring” show to manipulate me for his personal benefit. But he wouldn’t and couldn’t stand in my shoes or anyone else, genuinely.

I hope this may be of some help to you on your path to healing.

Only love to you

Debbi