The Narcissist’s Family System: The Scapegoat

Julia Freeman, an anonymous survivor

4 min readFeb 28

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A deeper look into why the narcissist needs a scapegoat

Photo by BAILEY MAHON on Unsplash

Have you ever wondered why the narcissist assigns one of his children to be a scapegoat? Recently, I came to a new awareness of what this child’s role is for the narcissist.

What is a scapegoat?

Julia Freeman, an anonymous survivor

Written by Julia Freeman, an anonymous survivor

I write to help others learn to live free and move forward in their healing journey. . Learningtolivefree.me

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