What’s Really Wrong With Them?

What’s Really Wrong With Them? A Spiritual Look at Narcissists and the Soulless Walking Wounds Among Us…

I’ve talked a lot lately about narcissists – the gaslighting, the manipulation, the lies, the endless games. The walking disasters dressed up in charm and self-pity. But beyond the psychology textbooks and TikTok therapy trends, I’ve been sitting with a deeper question:

What’s actually wrong with these people, on a soul level?

Because it feels like it’s more than bad childhoods or inflated egos. It feels like they’re missing something. And I mean missing it completely.

Hollow Men in Skin Suits…

You know the feeling – when you’re around certain people and it’s like looking into eyes with no light behind them. Everything seems normal on the surface. They laugh, they charm, they tell you what you want to hear. But there’s no real connection happening. No spark of recognition, no warmth, no mutual human thing.

It’s like dealing with a placeholder for a person.

And I don’t care what the DSM ( Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders) says – on a spiritual level, something is off.

Are They Missing Parts of Themselves?

I’ve long believed that trauma can cause pieces of our soul to break off. Some people live with this. They’re wounded but aware. They seek help, they grieve, they rebuild. But narcissists… it’s like those missing pieces never get called back.

They live on autopilot – operating through survival instincts, ego, manipulation, and control, because they have no true self left. Or maybe never did.

Empathy? Gone.
Accountability? Gone.
The ability to look in the mirror and say, ‘Maybe I’m the problem’? Nonexistent.

Or Are Some of Them Not Even Themselves Anymore?

Here’s where it gets weird, but stay with me.

Some spiritual traditions believe in something called a Walk-In. It’s when one soul leaves a body (through trauma, coma, or deep depression) and another one moves in. Sometimes it’s a good thing – a higher soul taking over when the original one is done. But sometimes… it’s not.

I wonder if some of these people aren’t the original souls at all. Maybe they checked out a long time ago and left the shell behind, and what’s driving the bus now is something disconnected, parasitic, or empty.

And even if it’s not a literal Walk-In, I do believe that some people sever their connection to Source, to their own higher self, through years of lies, cruelty, and unchecked ego. Their crown chakra – the link to the divine – cut off, and what’s left is a hollow, grasping thing. That’s why they feed off others. It’s the only way they can feel alive.

Are They Even Human Anymore?

Spiritually speaking? I’m not so sure.

They wear human faces, mimic human emotions, but they don’t feel like us. Not in their bones. They drain the room when they enter it. They siphon your joy. They twist your words. And when they leave, you’re exhausted and confused, and they’re walking away smug and satisfied.

Some people call them energy vampires. Some call them predators. I just call them dangerous.

Why Does It Matter?

Because when you realize you’re not just dealing with a damaged person, but possibly an empty vessel, you stop trying to fix them. You stop breaking yourself to understand them. You stop wasting your heart on them.

And you start protecting your energy like your life depends on it – because spiritually, it does.

Maybe they came into this life as a lesson for others. Maybe they’re here to teach us about boundaries, self-worth, and how to hold onto our soul when someone’s trying to steal it. Or maybe they’re just the debris of a world that forgets to tend to its wounded.

Either way – you don’t owe them a thing.

You’re allowed to walk away. You’re allowed to believe in your gut feeling. You’re allowed to save yourself first.

And if no one else says it to you today, I will:

You’re not crazy. They really are that empty. And it’s not your job to fill them.