Another trait of narcissism is envy — resenting the success, stability, or happiness of others, while also believing others envy them. It’s a double-edged delusion: the narcissist is both victim (“everyone is against me because they’re jealous”) and superior (“they all wish they had what I have”).

For Mark Anthony Stephens, envy and resentment leak out of nearly every interaction.

What Envy and Resentment Look Like in Mark

• Jealous of Stability
  When Melissa and Russ built a stable marriage and home, Mark attacked it. He tried to paint Russ as controlling and untrustworthy, projecting his own behaviors onto the man actually providing for his sons. Rather than appreciating the security his children gained, he resented it — because it highlighted his own failures.
• Resentment of Authority
  Judges, doctors, coaches, pastors — all targets of Mark’s resentment. He couldn’t stand their authority because it exposed his shortcomings. Instead of working with them, he smeared them, claiming bias or corruption. Envy doesn’t just hate success; it hates accountability.
• Belief Others Envy Him
  At the same time, Mark presents himself online as a man to be envied: a prophet of truth, a victim of conspiracies, a father unfairly kept from his children. In this fantasy, people oppose him not because of his actions, but because they’re jealous of his calling. This is classic narcissistic projection — turning failure into imagined superiority.
• Bitterness Toward His Children’s Growth
  Instead of celebrating milestones, Mark often tries to pull his boys back into his narrative. Their independence, their bonds with others, even their recovery — all are seen as threats to his control. Rather than cheering for them, he resents them for slipping from his grasp.

The Reality Behind the Mask

Envy is a prison. It keeps Mark from celebrating his children, cooperating with authority, or finding peace in humility. Instead, he’s stuck resenting what others have built and fantasizing that they envy him in return. The result is isolation: he alienates himself while pretending he’s been unfairly excluded.

For his children, this envy is toxic. It teaches them that love is conditional, that success invites resentment, and that joy will always be undercut by bitterness. That’s not parenting. That’s poison.

This is the eighth mask removed: Envy and Resentment.
Next, we’ll examine the narcissist’s arrogance and haughty behavior — and how Mark’s superiority complex shows up in both public outbursts and private relationships.