The Narcissistic individual may react with rage or withdrawal, which then triggers the Borderline partners abandonment fears. The Borderline feels abandoned, anxious, and emotionally deregulated, and the pattern begins all over again, as the Borderlines anxiety triggers the Narcissists wounds and desire to withdraw.

Why are narcissists attracted to borderline personality disorder?

The reason why these personality types are attracted to one another is they magnetise. Each one helps the other play out their individual drama by fulfilling their needs. In the case of the borderline sufferer, when they first encounter the narcissist, they see everything they are not and cannot do.

Are borderlines like narcissists?

Borderline personality disorder and narcissistic personality disorder are in the same cluster of personality disorders because they do share similar symptoms and characteristics.