Narcissist's Cycles of Ups and Downs
Channel: Prof. Sam Vaknin
Date: 2012-01-12

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As narcissistic supply waxes and wanes, the narcissist goes through cycles: a depressive phase is followed by hibernation for recuperation purposes and then the emission of a "narcissistic signal": a call for new narcissistic supply.

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