The narcissist and the empath are a good pathological match. While one is consumed by the self, the other is consumed by the feeling of the other. While one is devoid of empathy the other is over empathic and can not rest until they make their partner feel better. The double mask of narcissism is a protective shield of the under belly of the fragile traumatized self. This fragile self is protected by a double layer so that they don't explode or implode and crumble.