Narcissism, Rejection, Betrayal, and How They Can Contribute to CPTSD or PTSD
When on a core level you feel unloved or not validated, you will instinctively seek for its opposite, which is validation, to compensate for that lack of validation.
PTSD Narcissism: The Dark Intersection of PTSD, Narcissism, and the Destructive Pathology of a Narcissist
Looking into the Pathology of a Narcissist and the Relationship to Trauma and PTSD