Have you ever seen a puppeteer at work? They spend years honing their craft. As a result, they can masterfully control the levers to make the puppet move and “talk” in ways that they want it to. Many puppeteers make a living from this craft. Much in the way a puppeteer makes a living from the craft, so too do Narcissists. Wait. How do Narcissists make a living out of being a puppeteer? Well, Narcissists spend all their time and energy on ways to control people. So by an extension of the puppeteer definition, Narcissists can also be considered puppet masters. Pull the string Decades ago, puppets were controlled by strings attached to wooden sticks that the puppeteers held in their hand. (They were called marionettes.) They would move these sticks up and down, and left and right to make the puppet walk, dance, and move in many different ways. In essence, they would “pull the string” that would make the puppet move. Narcissists essentially do the same thing with their targets, and anyone else they are using for their benefit. Flying Monkeys are a good example of this too. In my blog post on Flying Monkeys, I discussed how the Narcissists use numerous others to get what they want. They pull the flying monkey’s string to make them do what the Narcissists want. Many times, it’s to abuse you by proxy. Their goal The Narcissist’s goal as puppet master is to get what they want no matter the cost. They will continue to pull the string for as long as they can derive pleasure from it. “This is my aim. This is the means to my end of obtaining my fuel from you. As you will no doubt becoming familiar with, the means always justifies the end. Accordingly, by ensuring you become my puppet I am in the optimum position to control you to extract every drop of fuel I can from you.” So as long as they can extract supply from you, they will continue to squeeze what they can out of you. And they keep us hooked by the sporadic idealization they sprinkle into our lives. The “good times” they speak about. This intermittent reinforcement keeps our hope alive that maybe, just maybe, we can get back to the good times.
But there are no good times. All there is, is the Narcissist pulling the strings. All there is, is us dancing to the Narcissist’s tune. What are your thoughts on Narcissists being called puppet masters? Comment below. And as always, I appreciate you for sharing your stories with me.
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vida cropas
8/19/2019 01:32:10 pm
The author obviously has an excellent understanding of narcopathic abuse. -Thank you! Well done! This is my experience: https://www.sott.net/article/226539-Devils-In-Disguise
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vida cropas
8/19/2019 03:22:50 pm
Beware of the psychopath's little helpers; they are just as bad. They will make you believe that you aren't good enough, and that no matter what you do or have done is laughable and inadequate. They will make you feel unworthy of their time, respect and love. They will say that you're the problem; a nuisance and embarrassment that they dutifully put up with. Don't you know: "you're too sensitive, crazy, and imagining things"?...You are primed into being a self loathing pariah; their pet scapegoat until you identify with the role they scripted just for you. They will slowly and methodically inject their venom a drop at a time until you accept their lies, contempt, and denigrations as fact and all their malevolence is projected onto you. They will have others believe that they are your long suffering victims. They will chip away at your support system and corrupt your friends and loved ones one at a time telling them how concerned they are about you, and how much you "need help". With so many supporters, and pity parties casting themselves as your target, they will soon have you doubt and denigrate yourself, and grovel before them for the nourishing little crumbs that are carefully measured to sustain hope. They will have you beg for the close and cherished relationships you erroneously believed you once had... And once they have successfully siphoned the beauty and life force out of you, they will suggest to, "let bygones be bygones," so they can use you as their garbage recipient and gleefully watch you writhe every time they decide to put you to use.
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