How do empaths mirror narcissists?

Empaths and narcissists are toxically attracted because they mirror each other's shadow sides. They unconsciously project their deepest fears onto the other. Empaths struggle with fears of rejection, abandonment and loss, while narcissists struggle with fears of commitment, emotional engulfment, and vulnerability.

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Can a narcissist drain an empath?

Until they are able to reflect on their own behaviors and feel their feelings, the narcissist will not change. The narcissist is able to keep the empath in a cycle of emotional or physical abuse and continue to demoralize the empath and use them as the scapegoat for their own dysfunctional feelings. Thereof, is being an empath a personality disorder? Yet, being an empath is not a diagnosis found in the DSM-5, the consummate guide to psychiatric disorders, so "it's often misdiagnosed as social anxiety," Dr. Orloff says. "There are empaths with social anxiety but social anxiety is more a result than a cause of symptoms.

Can empaths be manipulative?

Well for one, empaths are manipulative themselves. Their manipulativeness is evident in their ongoing attempts to convince others, that they possess special personality traits or features. In reality, empaths can't read emotions any more than anyone else can. Keeping this in consideration, how do empaths stay married? Most important you need to give your spouse the alone time he/she needs, have discussions about how long he/she feels comfortable staying in social situations (empaths get burned out and overstimulated with too much people-contact), and encourage your spouse to set limits with you or others if he/she needs to be quiet

What is the strongest type of empath?

The Heyoka empath is the most powerful of all the types, because this kind of empath is, essentially, an emotional mirror, and tend to be more spiritual than the others. They are also said to be able to read minds.