Narcissism is a personality disorder characterized by an inflated sense of self-importance, a need for admiration, and a lack of empathy. Narcissists who Act Like Nothing Happened frequently struggle with admitting their mistakes and accepting accountability for their behavior. This may cause them to act as if a fight or disagreement never occurred whatsoever.
Narcissists may not view their behavior as bad, which is one explanation for this behavior. They might believe they are better than others and have the right to behave a certain way, regardless of how it impacts other people. They could also have the inclination to hold people accountable for any problems that develop in their relationships.
Another factor is that narcissists are incapable of understanding how their actions affect other people because they lack empathy. They might not be able to see the suffering or hurt that their actions create and hence feel no need to repent or accept responsibility.
Furthermore, apologizing or accepting blame would contradict a narcissist’s sense of superiority. They can interpret it as a flaw or evidence of their inferiority. Additionally, they might not want to acknowledge that they made a mistake or that their acts were harmful because doing so would undermine their exaggerated feeling of self-worth.
It’s critical to realize that this behavior is not a choice but rather a symptom of narcissistic personality disorder. Dealing with this kind of behavior when you’re in a relationship with a narcissist can be difficult and unpleasant. It’s necessary to establish strong boundaries and refuse to put up with this kind of behavior.
It’s important to keep in mind that they are acting this way due to their disorder rather than ( in some cases) out of malice toward you.
Everything comes down to having terrible emotional memory. They have damage to the areas of their brains in charge of emotional memory. Observe the mesotemporal lobes’ empty rings. People with disorders such as antisocial personality disorder, borderline personality disorder, histrionic personality disorder, and narcissistic personality disorder, are just incapable of doing that because it is where emotional memory is maintained. They have trouble recalling the sensations of earlier events. Because of this, they struggle to learn from their mistakes, and every time they fall in love, they naively believe they have discovered “the one” who will save them“. They haven’t, of course, but they simply can’t recall ever feeling so in love. As a result, they tend to act on that sensation, which perpetuates their unhealthy relationship patterns.
The narcissist benefit from this deficiency in emotional memory because it allows them to “get over” emotional distress more quickly and easily than a neurotypical person can. They all project, just like us. They believe their victims can and will quickly and easily “get over” their emotional trauma. So they behave as though nothing occurred. The narcissist think that, like them, you simply “moved on” from whatever it was. They struggle to understand how emotional damage could affect a neurotypical person in a way that is long-lasting or permanent. They believe that as you are like them, you can overcome anything. Due to their inability to recall the sensation, they perceive nothing to have happened.
You will hear the chorus of “Why can’t you just forget about that?” “Why are you always bringing up the past?” “You’re too sensitive.,” and all the other unempathetic and unsympathetic attacks that are bound to come your way when dealing with a person who lacks both empathy and sympathy if you disagree with their belief that everything between you is fine. Don’t blame yourself for it. You are simply dealing with a person who has a very poor emotional memory.
In Conclusion
Narcissists Act Like Nothing Happened following a dispute or argument because they may not view their behavior as problematic, lack empathy and the capacity to comprehend how their actions affect others, and also because they do not want to accept responsibility for their behavior or make an apology because doing so would weaken their sense of superiority. Setting healthy boundaries in any relationship with a narcissist requires an understanding of this behavior.
