The Toxic Relationship Between An Empath And A Narcissist

By Timothy Snow October 15, 2022

I am an empath. I discovered I was an empath after I got involved in a very deep and highly destructive relationship with a narcissist.

Through writing about the empath personality type I have connected with many other people who class themselves as an empath, and time and again I have heard people tell me how they have also attracted relationships with narcissists. There is a link. So, I decided to explore it further.

This is my theory:

From my own experience and studies on the narcissist personality type, there is always one core trait: A narcissist is wounded.

Something, somewhere along the line, usually stemming from childhood, causes a person to feel worthless and unvalued and, due to this, they will constantly and very desperately seek validation.

Here Comes The Empath, The Healer

An empath has the ability to sense and absorb other people’s pain and often takes it on as though it were their own. If an empath is not consciously aware of boundaries and does not understand how to protect themselves, they will very easily and very quickly bond with the narcissist in order to try to fix and repair any damage while attempting to eradicate…