THIS IS WHAT NARCISSISTS DO WHEN THEY KNOW YOU'VE FIGURED THEM OUT

By: Khalif Barkhadle,
Digital Journalist

Published On: 7th May 2025

The smoke has cleared, the mirrors shattered, the web that once had you bound, you’ve torn through it. You’ve stood up in the middle of a storm and said, “No more.” That is no small thing. That’s not just clarity; that is awakening. That’s the kind of moment that can split a life in two: the before and the after. And let me tell you something sacred: the narcissist knows you’ve seen through it. The mask has slipped, the performance has flopped, the curtain has been pulled back, and the cold machinery behind the illusion is exposed. Oh yes, they know. And what comes next? It’s not quiet; it’s chaos with a smile. But this, this, this is your crossroads. This is your holy ground. You see, when the narcissist realizes the spell no longer works on you, they don’t just walk away defeated. No, their ego doesn’t surrender; it erupts because their whole reality, their entire identity, has been built on one shaky foundation: control. And when control dies, desperation takes its place.

That you’re not confused anymore, you’re not questioning yourself, and that, that is dangerous to them because you’ve gone from prey to problem, or from supply to threat. At first, they’ll panic quietly, maybe, or maybe they’ll lash out, fast and sharp, like a snake in a corner. See, they always thought they had you figured out: weak, soft, too emotional to ever see the bars of the cage. But they miscalculated. They always do…