A Narcissist Doesn’t Need Drugs, Alcohol, Or Work To Escape...

Because their addiction is themselves.

So consumed by the image they project, they’re completely disconnected from reality — no need to numb, because they’re not even present in their own emotional world.

But the falsely empowered codependent?

They feel everything… and can’t handle it.

So they turn to addiction — to work, control, validation — anything to avoid the intimacy they secretly crave but deeply fear.

The biggest difference?

The narcissist is unaware.

The codependent is aware... but