Are they just emotionally unavailable - or are they a full-fledged narcissist?
Here are the four red flags to watch out for.
The reasons narcissists get into relationships are different and far more sinister.
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Narcissists and psychopaths exploit you without empathy or remorse.
Emotionally unavailable people who arenotnarcissistic will likely feel regret, guilt, and sorrow if they ever hurt others.
They are more likely to self-correct their current course of behavior and prevent more harm from happening.
To identify this key difference, look at their repeating patterns of cruel and callous behavior.
Have you communicated and overcommunicated to them how their behavior hurts you?
Do they keep doing it regardless?
You have your answer: theres something far more devious than emotional unavailability going on here.
An emotionally unavailable person is usually just trying to avoid pain altogether.
Emotionally unavailable people are all about self-protection.
Emotionally unavailable people have the capacity to evolve and the ability to work on themselves.
They may reevaluate their relationship patterns in therapy and better identify how to become more emotionally available.
Whether theyre emotionally unavailable or narcissistic, the key is discerning whether their behavior has been harmful to you.
If someone lacks the capacity for empathy and change, they are not the right partner for you oranyone.
Narcissistic and psychopathic partners can cause a great deal of emotional distress and trauma.
