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As one of the Cluster-B disorders, Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) is often mentioned alongside sociopathy and narcissism. While some of the...
“Subtle Abusers are experts at twisting things around so that everything is your fault, and since they do not take responsibility for themselves,...
A big part of Cluster-B disorders (NPD, ASPD, BPD, HPD) is about shame-avoidance and rejection-avoidance. This leads to the well-known Idealize,...
Normally when you tell a partner that something is upsetting you, they work on doing less of it. But with a sociopath or narcissist, they'll start...
Psychological abuse leaves the survivor feeling hopeless and isolated. One of my favorite new recovery books shines a light on this painful...
Toxic people (especially narcissists, sociopaths, psychopaths) are often called "energy vampires" because they drain their targets of all natural...
Psychopaths and sociopaths make up a solid 4% of the population. Narcissists account for even more. Even if we consider the overlap between these...
When you hear the word "psychopath", you might think of Hannibal Lecter or Ted Bundy, but most psychopaths are actually non-violent and...
From the Psychopath Free book: Psychopaths make up about 4% of the general population (as in, not in a mental institution or jail) and most of...
Empathetic people—dreamers and idealists—have this sort of accidental power. Most spend their early years riddled with self-doubt, insecurity, and...
Most of us will never get the confirmation of an official Cluster B diagnosis but... if you spent a significant amount of time: Feeling crazy...
One of the amazing things about recovery is that we're all united by a common experience that allows us to validate & heal together. Because of...
People sharing children with a psychopath, sociopath, or narcissist ask when the abuse will end? I wanted to share some thoughts with all the...
Psychopaths talk about their exes a lot—more than any healthy individual should with a new romantic partner. After first making you feel like the...
“Being a practiced liar doesn't mean you have a powerful imagination. Many good liars have no imagination at all; it's that which gives their lies...
“Deceit is the linchpin of conscienceless behavior.” ~Martha Stout, The Sociopath Next Door In the beginning of my recovery, very soon after I...
As I look back, I realize that the psychopath went out of his way to define me in disparaging ways. It wasn't only that he tried to insult me on...
I never doubted the fan club, I knew it was always there. Psychopaths, sociopaths, and narcissists are professionals at charming the pants off of...
So often during this recovery process, I have been told by others—those who have been targeted by sociopaths and those who have not—that it does...
“Everyone lies”, “nobody is perfect”, “everyone makes mistakes”... These are common refrains of the narcissistic psychopath. So how does one...