“Collapsed” Narcissists Will Usually Display These 15 Unsettling Behaviors
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The Weaponized Incompetence
Suddenly, everything is your responsibility.
Watch how fast they collapse into helplessness. They “forget” how to pay bills, “can’t” handle an email, “don’t know” how to cope unless you fix it. Their fragility isn’t weakness, it’s a tactic. If you don’t step in, you’re cold. If you do, you’re trapped as their full-time caretaker. That helplessness is a performance designed to keep you chained to them.