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Warning Signs

Red flags and warning signs of sociopaths, narcissists, and psychopaths in relationships. These common patterns can help you to identify and avoid similar abuse in the future.

  1. How Narcissists Use Money to Manipulate

    You may begin to worry that you can't survive without this person, or that your finances have been irreparably damaged.
  2. 5 Signs of Borderline Personality Disorder

    While narcissists primarily want praise and adoration, people with BPD tend to be more drawn to sympathetic and romantic attention
  3. Warning Signs of Subtle Abuse and Manipulation

    Subtle Abusers are experts at twisting things around so everything is your fault. They do not take responsibility for themselves, they are always the victim.
  4. Even When Narcissists Lose, They Win

    Sociopaths are unable to admit fault, so they blame you for their wrongdoings. Even when they clearly were the ones at fault, they shift it back on you.
  5. 5 Types of Narcissistic Blame Shifting

    #2 - Minimizing Your Feelings: They call you crazy or sensitive. The blame is no longer on their misbehavior, but instead on your reactions to their misbehavior
  6. 4 Warning Signs You're Being Gas-Lighted

    Gas-lighters rewrite history, deny reality, and blame you for reacting to their abuse (rather than taking responsibility for their abuse)
  7. Why Do Sociopaths Push Your Buttons?

    Sociopaths learn what makes you "tick" and then experiment with how much they can get away with doing it. Then they punish you with silence for reacting.
  8. 3 Warning Signs of Hidden Abuse

    Psychological abusers blame your reactions to their abuse, rather than the abuse itself. Then they repeat the abuse so you seem "crazy" for bringing it up.
  9. Top 7 Ways to Spot a Sociopath, Psychopath, or Narcissist

    #2. Manufactured Reactions: Psychopaths intentionally cause chaos and sit back & play innocent while they blame you for reacting.
  10. 5 Things Sociopaths and Narcissists Say to Make You Feel Crazy

    #2: "I hate drama." And yet, you’ll soon come to discover there's more drama surrounding them than anyone you've ever known.