Emotion #1: Envy.
What is envy? Envy is a feeling of discontent or resentful longing aroused by someone else’s possessions, qualities, or luck. This is how narcissists feel every day—discontent and resentful because someone has something that they don’t. Despite what a narcissist acquires in life, they still envy everyone around them; there is always something more that they think they deserve. They are covetous by nature. Covetous means having or showing a great desire to possess something belonging to someone else.
So, the cause of their envy is simply because narcissists are covetous. They want what others have without any real rhyme or reason. Narcissists do not know contentment; all they know is how to covet. This is why they are not satisfied; this is why they cheat, lie, and steal. Their lives are always incomplete.
Related: Narcissists and Karma: Revenge Comes Naturally When You Do This.
No matter who you are, a narcissist will always find something of yours to envy. It might be your house, car, job, spouse, children, or even your friends, personality, education, or common sense. Narcissists envy many things, but what they envy most are people who are good, honest, and sincere. They may laugh at these people or try to use them, but deep down, they wish they could be like them—happy and content. The problem is, they never can.
Recommended Book: Becoming the Narcissist’s Nightmare: How to Devalue and Discard the Narcissist While Supplying Yourself- By Shahida Arabi.
So, instead, they envy our ability to find true joy and happiness in the simple things of life.
What happens when a narc is envious but can’t do anything about it?
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