Body Language of Narcissistic and Psychopathic Abuser

Analysis of Abuser’s Body Language and Behavior

1. Abuser’s Body Language and Physical Posture

  • Abusers exhibit a haughty and arrogant body language that signals superiority and mysteriousness. They maintain sustained piercing eye contact but refrain from physical proximity, keeping a personal territory around themselves. They engage condescendingly in social interactions, preferring to remain observers or lone wolves.
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2. Sense of Entitlement

  • Abusers demand special treatment, wanting to bypass normal protocols, such as skipping queues or negotiating special payment terms. They shift responsibility for their own failures onto others and react with rage when denied their wishes or treated equally to others. Publicly, they may embarrass service providers.
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3. Pattern of Idealization and Devaluation

  • Abusers either excessively flatter and idealize interlocutors or suddenly devalue and sulk when rebuffed. They maintain polite behavior only as long as potential victims or collaborators are present but quickly deteriorate into verbal abuse or sadistic behavior under stress.
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4. Membership Posture and Outsider Stance

  • Though striving to belong, abusers maintain an underlying stance as outsiders, seeking admiration for their perceived exceptional intelligence or insight without commensurate effort. They prefer showmanship over substance and try to impress others with obscure knowledge.
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5. Shallow Nature and Self-Proclaimed Superiority

  • Abusers present themselves as omniscient and accomplished, but are in reality shallow and unsuccessful, often appropriating others’ achievements. They have an inflated biography inconsistent with their actual life and intellectual depth.
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6. Language Use and Self-Centeredness

  • Abusive speech is characterized by high pronoun density focusing on themselves (“I,” “mine”). They talk excessively about their supposed qualities but demonstrate impatience and intolerance when the topic shifts away from themselves.
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7. Emotional Detachment and Intellectualization

  • Abusers distance themselves from their emotions, often speaking in detached, scientific tones or using fictitious characters when discussing their experiences. They avoid exploring their true motives, fears, or needs and use violence or alienation to cover vulnerabilities.
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8. Seriousness and Grandiosity

  • Abusers take themselves very seriously, regarding their mission as cosmic or globally significant. They may be scathing or cynical in humor but rarely self-deprecating. They are easily insulted, interpret minor remarks as offensive, and demand undivided attention, considering their time more valuable than others’.
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9. Social and Interpersonal Dysfunction

  • Abusers avoid socializing or family obligations, feeling misunderstood and rejecting help or advice. They use humiliation to assert superiority and resist any form of agenda-setting or control by others.
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10. Varied Manifestations: Sadism, Recklessness, and Addiction

  • Some abusers display sadistic tendencies, relish hurting others, or exhibit socially deviant behaviors such as alcoholism, drug abuse, gambling, reckless driving, or compulsive shopping. Despite these issues, they often maintain a composed exterior in public, limiting abuse mostly to close relations.
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11. Concealment and Public Facade

  • Abusers are skilled at hiding their dysfunction and bad behavior, often deceiving those outside their immediate circle by appearing composed, rational, and functional. Their secrecy enables them to maintain a deceptive public image successfully.
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