Why Are Narcissists So Terrified of Divorce? | 4 Key Reasons Explained
In this video, I’m sharing why narcissists are so terrified of divorce. As a high-conflict divorce coach and mediator, I work with women who are in toxic marriages to narcissistic spouses, or who are already in the midst of a contentious divorce.
Based on my experience, I’ve identified four key reasons why narcissists fear divorce: they'll lose control over you, their carefully crafted image will crumble, they'll lose power, and they’ll see it as the ultimate rejection.
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Thank you!
All so true. The comment he made when asked (by the marriage counsellor) ‘why’ he was so insistent that we not divorce (since he was apparently so unhappy in the marriage…that he was caught red-handed having multiple affairs) his immediate reply was, “Because I don’t want to look like a failure”!! It had nothing to do with wanting to keep the family together, or ‘love’. It was all about his image…and, as you said not wanting to give up control. Mostly, of 30 years worth of assets…which he saw entirely as ONLY HIS, and by controlling the money with an iron fist for 30 years…he controlled me. The divorcee was as nasty and vindictive and long-drawn-out as he could possibly make it. His true colors were finally glaringly exposed…and his vitriol is still simmering years later.
Congrats on finally being out of that control!