A woman looking doubtful while embraced by a man
An emotional couple hugging (stock photo).
  • Narcissists struggle with having positive feelings about someone while they are mad at them.
  • For many people, the best thing to do is to leave a narcissist and cut them out of their life.
  • If this isn't possible there are some tactics you can use to stop the argument escalating.

When a narcissist flies into a rage, it can be terrifying.

Narcissists tend to be incapable of something called "object constancy," which means they struggle to have positive feelings at the same time as negative ones.