Negative Hoovering, Narcissistic Probing: YOU, the Enemy (Persecutory Object)
Channel: Prof. Sam Vaknin
Date: 2023-08-21

Narcissists attend therapy after collapse or mortification when the grandiose defenses against their vulnerability crumble.

One example of this hybridity (grandiose/vulnerable) is Hoovering.

Narcissist cannot countenance rejection, needs to make sure of the outcomes and resolve cognitive dissonance.

Lovebombing and grooming are forms of probing.

Narcissistic abuse as probing (will she loved me unconditionally, as a mother would?)

Probing via third parties, flying monkeys, in various settings.

Social media stalking as probing.

Consulting others as probing.

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