Empaths can sometimes feel weak, and I want you all to gather with me today to understand how inaccurate this description is.
Weakness would be the last wordI would use to describe an empath, and the older they get, the stronger they become.
Simultaneously, the narcissist weakens. Their ego crumbles, their lies catch up with them, and their monstrous attempts to abuse you are revealed.
Here are 11 reasons why narcissists become stronger with age while narcissists completely collapse.
#1 Knowledge is the ultimate power
If there’s one thing about empaths, it’s their ability to learn about the world around them.
As all absorbing as it is, empaths love to tune in to what they see and feel, and that includes any or all experience with a narcissist.
Bad treatment, lies, cheating, confusion; it all exists within the character of a narcissist.
Empaths will earn and learn and learn about them until they are pretty much experts.
This only spells trouble for the ailing narcissist.
#2 Learning from mistakes
It’s the only way to really grow, isn’t it? As mistakes are made, so are the lessons learned from them.
Empaths are not too proud to reflect on thor lives and say, “That was a terrible idea,” or, “I really fell for that one, didn’t I?”
Empaths are sensitive, and any kind of opportunity they get to tap into reality and feel it all-encompassingly, they will.
#3 Finding more of yourself in yourself
EMpaths love to explore, and that includes any kind of self-exploration, too.
As they get older, they’re happy to look inward more, and discover things about themselves they can learn from and become stronger knowing.
Sometimes, yes, that includes looking at all the challenges in their lives, and working out ways to overcome them.
A narcissist will never be able to do this, because they’re too obsessed with already thinking that they’re perfect.
#4 Strength comes from pain
Narcissists feel pain and deflect it onto everybody else. They push it away, refusing to believe that they are the kind of person who should feel anything but smug and successful.
Empaths grow into their pain. They see it as a revelation about a way of living they’ve developed.
They want to improve their lives constantly, and find ways to do so either with or without the help of others.
Empaths aren’t fooled by the challenges life can bring, and use them to work through the hard times.
Narcissists? Not so much, Thor pain is buried in the lives of others, and they run away from anything that resembles accountability.
So, with all that being said, who ends up the strongest?
You guessed it.
#5 It’s empowering watching your abuser crumble
As much as they probably don’t want to watch anybody crumble due to how deeply they can feel the pain of others, empaths do feel a sense of justice when their abuser finally gets to crumble before their eyes.
It makes sense that this would make the empath stronger, because all that time of experiencing abuse and pain has now become a moment they get to understand was never their fault.
It’s not ideal, but it does prove the strength of a narcissist was never truly there to begin with.
#6 Empaths are more tuned into healing
As we get older, we learn more about healing, and less about what we want to take from the world.
Empaths are masters at this, knowing that if they can operate well, then they can offer the best version of themselves out into their close circuit of people.
Narcissists don’t care about that at all. They just want to carry on living for themselves, selfishly taking what they can from people who trust them.
In the end, this will be their demise, as they’re left alone crumbling.
#7 Open-mindedness is a savior
Empaths are great at being open-minded because they spend so much time with others, trying to help, support and understand them.
It’s actually wonderful to be able to define yourself based on how good a listener you are, and how willing you are to see other people’s points of view.
Empaths don’t live for conflict, but they feel it well. Narcissists live to provide that conflict, and there’s not really anywhere good that kind of attitude can take you.
#8 Connections always beat the disconnect
Connections always win in life, whether you are 8 or 80 years old.
The older people get, the more the right kinds of people see connections as crucial and fundamental in whole wellbeing.
Narcissists, the older they get, the more they pull themselves away from people and become fractured in relations.
They get more bitter, more cynical and more paranoid, and that results in being lonely.
This is because nobody trusts them, and they burn so many bridges that there aren’t many left to walk on.
#9 Rock bottom becomes a solid foundation
Empaths have probably been to hell and back in their lives. From being misunderstood, to feeling the weight of the world underneath their feet.
It’s no surprise that this type of rock bottom can become a strong foundation to build later life on.
They know and can reflect well when looking at their lives. They learn how to build up, rather than tear down, and the difference between that and a narcissist is simple. One stands tall, and the other totally crumbles.
It’s clear which iif the two becomes the strongest.
#10 Using your skills to build a life you want
Empaths tend to use their skills to build the kind of life they want to, but narcissists steal the skills from others to try to convince people that they’re authentic.
Over time, what does that do? It shows that nothing the narcissist holds to their character is genuine, and that the empath has built a strong persona to lead with.
That’s exactly how a person builds the life they want.
#11 Empathy is natural, narcissists are not
Empathy is a very natural trait to have about yourself. It isn’t something that can be pretended; you either have empathy, or you don’t.
Narcissists can’t fake it, and so eventually the fake charm will wear off, and the mask will slip.
It;s no wonder an empath turns out the strongest, while the narcissist lives off nothing but falsified fresh air.
#12 Winning the war, not the battle
Many people will see narcissistic abuse as about winning battles every single day with their abuser. This isn’t about a battle, it’s about the entire war.
Winning something big like this takes time and patience. It needs courage and strength to continue ahead, knowing the road may be bumpy because of whom you’re up against.
It’s only in your steadfast determination can you as an empath defeat a narcissist.
You will lose people along the way you thought you could count on, but ultimately, it is you who has to trust yourself and what you know is right.
Winning the way will make you strong, and the narcissist has no choice but to crumble under the weight of your sincerity.
That’s what will win out in the end.
