No. Narcissistic Personality Disorder is recognised and accepted as a disorder by the inflicted individual, and they have the desire to overcome their toxic behavior. Narcissists have no conscience and therefore believe they are not the problem nor do they feel they have any negative traits to overcome. They blame all negative conversations, accusations, and/or outcomes on the individual, who raises concerns about their bad behavior or harmful actions.

A Narcissist may honestly believe they are in love with their latest victim, but it is a short-lived emotion, because it is impossible for the victim to measure up to what the narcissist projected onto them as required behavior to keep them happy. The absurd requirements eventually become impossible tasks, and that is when the narcissist decides that the victim has failed them, so they are forced to find a replacement.

Because the new supply was you before you were discarded, and that is exactly what the victim before you said about you. The cycle never ends with a narcissist, because no one on the planet is perfect enough to provide the constant “narc fuel” they demand to keep them happy and satisfied.

When a narcissist is considering, or currently in process of discarding their current victim, but has not found a suitable replacement, they will keep the victim on an extremely tight leash, until a replacement is found. Narcissists are not capable of being alone because they cannot generate their own happiness, so until they find a new supply, the current victim must endure the toxic behavior and abuse until they are completely discarded. 

Narcissists refuse to accept blame for their harmful actions, nor do they want to be viewed by others as the “toxic partner” in the breakup so they spread hurtful lies and rumors about the wounded victim in order to shift blame away from themselves. Victims generally stay quiet during the bitter breakups, so no one is defending them against the vicious lies and many people will form wrong opinions of what actually happened based on the one-sided story.

There is no known cure if an individual is truly a narcissist. Narcissists have no conscience, and therefore cannot feel normal emotions that regular individuals do when they cause harm to another individual. They are also generally fearless and/or reckless with no regard to the potential consequences they may face from their negative actions.

The Grey Rock Method is a deliberate tactic used to become as uninteresting and unengaged as possible, when dealing with a toxic or abusive individual, so they lose interest in their target. Narcissists enjoy getting reactions from their victims when they inflict pain or harm to them, and when the victim refuses to give them the reaction they are seeking, it makes the interactions less rewarding. In general, it means giving short, straightforward answers to questions, and hiding emotional reactions to things the abuser says or does. There is no specific research to prove this method works and should be considered on an individual basis depending on the relationship with the abuser.