Sexuality as a Weapon

We all have the innate ability to be a narcissist.

Histrionic Narcissists: Sex, Lies, and Manipulation | Psychology Today

A narcissist cheats because they feel they can, they deserve it, or they need something done for them in return. In contrast, a histrionic will engage in cheating to fulfill a desperate need for attention that they believe they aren’t getting from their partner. Regardless of whether the person is a narcissist or a histrionic, the cheating is not their fault. Jack recalls when he caught his ex-wife cheating. “She had been cheating for years with different men. She said it was because I didn’t pay enough attention to her and these men did, and they made her feel beautiful and worthy. The cheating was my fault because I didn’t make her feel beautiful.”

Histrionic Narcissists: Sex, Lies, and Manipulation | Psychology Today

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