People with narcissistic vulnerabilities often relate to others sadomasochistically—either exerting power, or submitting to others, or both—in order to manage their vulnerabilities and protect themselves from feelings of abandonment.
Narcissism and Sadomasochistic Relationships, via Journal of Clinical Psychology, Aug. 2012

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