Super empaths are very underrated types of people, and narcissists make huge mistakes when they go after these people. They have no idea what a super empath is capable of. These are people who are capable of feeling everything so deeply, and who never keeps score.
They give to those who have had everyone else give up on them, and the narcissist thinks, "This is perfect for me."
How wrong they are. The super empath is so much more than this, and messing with them will always backfire.
The narcissist sees the softness and assumes there's nothing underneath it. They mistake kindness for weakness, and by the time they realise their error, it's already too late.
Here's why.
1 Easy? That's what the narcissist thinks!
The narcissist sees the super empath, and it's as if they assume they have an easy ride ahead, they don't. Oh look, there the narcissist is with a kind heart and a generous soul.
They do all they can to make sure the people they love feel happy and cared for. As the narcissist rubs their hands together, they see nothing but their next target. I cannot wait to get my claws into you.
The reshaping, the draining, the control; it's all in the narcissist's mind ready to fire up at any time. I'll say this though:
A narcissist underestimates what's going on beneath the surface. In thinking they've won the people lottery, they're making one of the biggest mistakes of their life. You see, a super empath isn't just someone you can come along and ruin.
You can't just treat them a certain way and assume you're going to win, because this is the kind of war that is never going to be won by being mean and cruel.
Super empaths are not the kinds of people anyone wants to mess with, so that narcissist makes their first mistake by assuming it's going to be an easy ride.
They look at kindness and read it as weakness. Big mistake. Kindness in a super empath sits on top of something the narcissist has never had to reckon with.
2 So, what did the narcissist miss?
The bit that gets everyone is knowing exactly what the narcissist missed, and why. The super empath is soft by nature, but not because they're anywhere close to weak. It's because they choose softness.
They want to be the kind of person who is outwardly kind and giving, but this has absolutely nothing to do with emotional strength. The narcissist assumes it has everything to do with it. The super empath takes a lot before they realize they're not someone to be messed with.
They take:
You're too sensitive. I never said that. They take the silent treatment, and all those different hot and cold moods before finally realizing they're with someone who is toxic. They keep going, wanting the relationship to work for so long.
They take it all in, wondering how they can make the dynamic healthier and better.
I had a client tell me once she spent three years reading books about her partner's childhood, trying to understand him. He spent zero minutes trying to understand her.
See also 5 Creepy Things Every Narcissist Hides Somewhere in Their HouseThey want to fix it. If anything, I'd say this was far from weak. To keep pursuing the impossible really isn't anyone's real idea of weakness except for those who take advantage of it.
The narcissist always thinks they are right, and no matter how much evidence you provide to the contrary, they will push and push until they've proven themselves to be right about everything. This is one part of life that they won't be able to do, I can assure you.
3 The narcissist is never warned about the super empath's slow realization
The awakening as I like to call it! The narcissist doesn't see it coming, because they are so entitled to think they're always in control no matter what. This is one thing they don't see coming, and it gets interesting.
You see, it all starts with limits, and every single person has them. They get a little lost at times when dealing with a narcissist, but over time, they are remembered, especially by the super empath.
Their limits aren't obvious, and they'll never be made clear, until they are very clear. One day, the super empath wakes up and sees it all. There's nothing especially dramatic about it, because that's not the super empath's style. Instead, it's quiet, but it's clear and precise.
The super empath feels still, and they start to think, "What is this?!"
Once seen, it won't be unseen.
It's not loud, it's not angry. It's just this quiet knowing that settles in the chest and says, quite plainly, I've been lied to for a very long time.
Awakening to the narcissist and every single spread of abuse they've dished out is certainly a day to remember for the super empath. As for the narcissist, well they're completely finished by this, and understandably so.
4 When the tables really flip
Whenever a normal person leaves the narcissist, the narcissist struggles enough. They don't like to be abandoned as it is, and they find it a challenge that this decision has been acted upon. A super empath?! That's a totally different story. This hurts.
The super empath has really spent so much time deeply studying the narcissist, not just how they act, but who they act like around. They have clocked every pattern and style of manipulation. They figure out all styles of control, and every fake apology that went with it.
Super empaths don't believe the narcissist when they say they've changed, or that they love them like nobody else could. You're throwing away the best thing you ever had. Those words just fall down, and rightly so. For the narcissist, the show is indeed, over.
There is no point in the narcissist trying to pretend, because at this point, it's all for nothing. Here, the tables flip.
For a long time, the control was at the hands of the narcissist, but the super empath slowly takes over, and that is down to how the narcissist exposes themselves over time.
And once a super empath sees the whole picture, they don't unsee it. No amount of tears, promises, or sudden personality makeovers will drag them back into that mess.
5 The narcissist will never get back what they lose here
Super empaths aren't dismissive immediately; they try for a long time. They stay far longer than others do because they live in hope that some day, things will improve. They genuinely believe the narcissist when they say they will do better, until those patterns just cannot hide themselves any more.
Narcissists lose the super empath, the very person who loved them more than anyone, the person who wanted a different ending to the story. Super empaths are also interestingly never quiet about what happens to them.
They're proud to speak about their story of being with the narcissist, or the abuse they went through with one. It's not messy or designed to poke the fire; it's merely honest and direct.
There is a calmness about it, and that's going to be pretty devastating to people who listen and come to learn the truth about the person they, too, thought was a charmer.
And once that truth is out in the open, people start remembering little moments they brushed off. The odd comment, the weird reaction. It all clicks into place.
The narcissist's carefully carved out image is no more, and the super empath doesn't even feel slightly bad about it. Are you seeing now why the destruction of a super empath is the worst mistake a narcissist can make?
6 Mistakes that are most costly
At first, the narcissist thought they found someone easy to control and manipulate. The signs were there that it would be business as usual, but the super empath was there all along, waiting for their moment to discover the lies the narcissist convinced them were once true.
Super empaths are fantastic for knowing who they are, and as soon as they receive that awareness, it will never go away. For the super empath, every lesson learned.
Every silent treatment, every backhanded comment, every rewritten memory. It all got filed away, quietly. The super empath doesn't forget. They just wait until the picture is complete.
The narcissist? Every nightmare was realized.
7 Why super empaths draw narcissists in the first place
Narcissists are hunters, and super empaths look like the perfect catch on paper. Warm, giving, endlessly patient. They see the good in everybody, even the ones waving red flags like it's a parade.
To a narcissist, that reads as an all you can eat buffet of attention, forgiveness, and second chances. They think, "Ah, this one will absorb everything I throw at them and still make me breakfast."
And for a while, the super empath does exactly that. Not because they're weak, but because they genuinely believe love and patience can reach anyone. That belief is beautiful. It's also the exact thing the narcissist mistakes for a green light.
Here's where the narcissist gets it wrong. They confuse kindness with naivety. They confuse patience with permission. A super empath isn't soft in the way a narcissist assumes, they just choose gentleness first.
So the narcissist walks in expecting a doormat, and eventually realises they've picked someone who sees straight through them. By then, it's already too late for them.
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8 The moment the narcissist tries to hoover, and fails badly
The hoover is coming. You know it, I know it, and every super empath sees it rolling in from a mile off. What the narcissist doesn't realise is that this move, which used to work every single time, has completely lost its power.
They start with the soft stuff. "I've been thinking about you." "I know I messed up, but I've changed." Maybe a photo of something that used to mean something to you both. A super empath reads all of that and feels almost nothing. A flicker of pity maybe. Not longing.
And when the sweet approach fails, they escalate. Guilt. Anger. "After everything I did for you." A super empath has already sat with every emotion this person could weaponise, and processed it. There's nothing left to hook into.
So they try again. And again. Each attempt more desperate, more clumsy, more revealing. What used to feel like a spell now looks like a person tapping at a locked window. And the super empath just watches, quietly, and gets on with their day.
