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What happens when a narcissist loses?
Salon spoke to psychologists about how a malignant narcissistic personality would react to a devastating blow to their ego like an election loss
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Therefore, if Trump loses to Biden, as seems likely, the outcome could be be "frightening."
"Just as one once settled for adulation in lieu of love, one may settle for fear when adulation no longer seems attainable," Dr. Lee told Salon.
"Rage attacks are common, for people are bound to fall short of expectation for such a needy personality—and eventually everyone falls into this category.
But when there is an all-encompassing loss, such as the loss of an election, it can trigger a rampage of destruction and reign of terror in revenge against an entire nation that has failed him."