Final Stages of Narcissism

 Al Ritter

As I stated in a previous article narcissism never heals itself. In a normal person hopefully we all improve ourselves throughout life to make ourselves the best we can be. The narcissist however degrades their moral compass so to speak as they age. Some can actually stay at one point for extended periods of time but eventually they worsen.

The run of the mill Grandiose Narcissist may stay that way for a long time but the need to get even with some past acquaintance that they have ruminated about for years, sometimes even decades can get the best of them.

All narcissists lack empathy, a moral compass and feel the need to degrade their victims that they see as weak or less deserving of acceptance.

What I want to address today is the end stages of Narcissism and that is the Sociopath and the Psychopath. I separate these two as end stage because these individuals are the most dangerous kind of narcissists. They find a sadistic pleasure in the abuse they deal out. Boundaries, social norms and societal acceptance mean nothing to them. They even scoff at laws and regulations as being beneath them. They often think that either that law wasn’t meant for them or that the law is just stupid anyway. As a result they do whatever they want, they have no boundaries they won’t cross.

A malignant narcissist often flies into rages that are disproportionate to the perceived slight or shall we say blow to their fragile ego. Even small critiques of their actions can drive them into a crazy frenzy.

Stalking is yet another action they see as a normal reaction to your moralistic stance, and in doing so they are participating in terrorism that is perfectly justified in their mind.

The normal individual sees laws as societies’ way of self-regulation, a way for people to learn respect for others and to show a degree of dignity for those around them.

The Malignant Narcissist has no acceptance for people like that in fact they loath them and see them as weak. The Sociopathic Narcissist derives pleasure in the pain they inflict in a sadistic way. Often you can see a slight smile on their face while handing out such emotional abuse.

They Psychopathic is the end stage narcissist and the leap isn’t much but the Psychopathic Narcissist wants to see you dead, they want you out of the picture entirely, and will stop at nothing to obtain their final goal.

How quickly they get to this point depends on what stage of Narcissism they started out with. As I stated before there is a scale of 21 degrees of narcissism. How quickly they ascend depends on how effective they have become in their abuse. One who gets constant supply and feedback on how devastating they can be always wants to go one step further the next time. As such they keep honing their skills of abuse to get the desired reaction from their victims.

As a result of this end stage narcissism one must be very careful as they are the most dangerous.

Disclaimer: As I said before, I am not a psychiatrist or am I a psychologist and this article is not about diagnosing anyone. Formal diagnosis is the job for professionals and can take a long while. All I can do is relate my personal experiences with narcissism and the degrees that I have seen.

Watch these two videos on the subject:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=StWXCYsZvps

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FnC38brDeZI

 Update:

 Clinical Psychologist Dr Ramani seems to disagree with the idea of Psychopaths and Malignant Narcissists are somehow related and if the narcissist can become Psychopaths. She believes there is a genetic pathway to Psychopathy that just isn't there in Narcissists. However there is a link of progression to Sociopathy. Watch the video here:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XtzNHBtph-o