The Schizoid Covert Narcissist Exposed

More and more, the covert narcissist is being brought out into the mainstream light, along with their predatory nature, which lurks beneath their superficial helplessness and niceness. I’ve previously written that the covert narcissist is a seed which can exist in anyone with complex trauma, waiting to sprout at any moment. And yet, there is another type of covert narcissist who can be even more difficult to detect: The schizoid narcissist.

When someone is subjected to abuse in childhood, their natural responses range between fight, flight, fawn or freeze. ‘Fight’ is impossible due to their tiny size, and ‘flight’ is also not an option due to their utter helplessness in the outer world. That leaves them with ‘fawn’, which is to idolise the parent and try to win their heart through being submissive, or to ‘freeze’, which invo...