**What happens to a narcissist in the long run?**

Their actions catch up with them. All the partners they abused and cheated on want nothing to do with them, and won't even speak to them. The "friends" they made along the way likewise, fed up of being ignored and sidelined and made to feel unimportant. Even their kids are usually estranged—even if they know nothing about narcissism, they know selfishness and coldness, and have moved on with their lives, to the exclusion of the narc. Old age for a narc can be a very lonely place, as all their past misdeeds come home to roost. If they are very lucky, they have hung on to a supply, who is at least there to provide home comforts and a clean house, but that supply will be hostile and prickly, sick of being badly treated, and now might be the time for some revenge, so the atmosphere at home is generally toxic.

They once lived in a world where they believed they were untouchable—controlling, manipulating, and gaslighting their way through life. But time exposes everything. Their charm wears off, their lies catch up, and the people they stepped on finally break free. They watch birthdays pass without calls, holidays without visits, and milestones without mention. The silence becomes unbearable. No more admiration, no more control—just an empty shell haunted by memories of the power they once held. You will never see a happy, contented old narc, surrounded by a loving family and great friends—it is likely to be the very opposite. Karma? I believe so. They deserve nothing better. In the end, their greatest punishment isn’t what’s done to them—it’s what they’re left with: themselves.