A Question, some observations.
Narcissism and the Demonic. An on going observation.
How do you tell the difference between Narcissistic rage and Demonic rage?
The short simple answer is, you cannot.
On the strictly mundane, psychological level both trigger due to the same cause. Denial or challenge to their self perceived positions of dominance and authority.
The simple act of polite questioning is perceived as a threat and an attack upon their entire being.
The result being disproportionate anger, deflection, denial, the attempt to transfer their actions onto their target. This is gaslighting and scapegoating.
They will blame you, for their anger, their lashing out. The simple act of asking, “ Are you sure about that” is both challenge and a threat.
To question is to deny their authority, dominance, position of significance, their entire false image.
They are fully aware of the facade they maintain and exactly how fragile that false image is. They are fully cognizant that the facade has no substance, and is entirely fabricated out of lies.
Often, people trigger narcissistic rage entirely unexpectedly. Well adjusted people , do not live in a fabricated illusion as reality. Well adjusted people find their sense of identity based within firm real world interactions, relationship, and accomplishments. Their self confidence is based upon concrete experience. Thus, it is not fragile, does not fear challenge, testing or questions.
The Narcissist, fully aware of their lack of confidence, competence and experience, fears challenge, test or question because they are aware that their illusion will fail.
Truth shakes the foundation of every single part of a narcissist’s self.
Demons, for the exact reasons already listed, respond to truth, the same way. Truth, facts, expose their lies. Truth reveals their true nature. The demonic hate and fear all things of GOD.
His people, believers and Jews, are designated targets of Demonic rage because of Envy. Envy of GOD'S attention,Blessings, friendship, relationship, fellowship.
It was due to false pride, narcissism, that Lucifer was cast out.
All things of GOD evoke envy, anger, depression, and fear among the demonic.
Just like all things that question, challenge, defy, or expose the narcissistic illusion, evokes Anger, envy, depression, and fear from the narcissist.
This similarity begs the question.
Are Narcissistic people Demonically influenced, or, are the Demonic Narcissists, or is it both?
People say it was just a superstition that mental illness was demons, but I think it is demonic, I just don't think there's a horned creature in someone's body, that's superstition. Was there ever supposed to be anyway if you just go by the Bible? Mental illness is just how evil acts. People still call people who act evil mentally ill a lot, like asking if Hitler is mentally ill. That's also why psychiatrists really fail to treat mental illnesses in my opinion. You can stop the mentally ill from hurting others or themselves by restraining them, but they don't really get better because it's not really fundamentally a medical problem is my opinion, but that's just my opinion.
I went down the rabbit hole of researching about narcissism last week and what surprised me was the similarity between religious text describing “the devil” and a psychological definition of a “highly narcissistic” person.
My stance was, a spectrum of narcissism exists in all of us. So yes, evil is within us. But it’s the narcissistic tendencies that’s the defining difference between “thinking” it and “doing it”. We are all prone to have bad thoughts but not all of us act on it.
I would love to have your opinion on my latest piece. I read up quite a lot of M. Scott Peck (psychiatrist and author of “The People of the Lie” and he seems to have his definition of evil pinned down.