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During recovery you may notice a lot of things going on. You may even notice a stronger degree of sensitivity to certain events and people around...
All survivors of psychopathic evil know how extremely difficult it is to cut ties with a psychopath. And then once no contact is established,...
At the close of a psychopathic relationship, the survivor is left in mind numbing pain and a low self worth. During the relationship, boundaries...
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...
Anger is usually perceived as a "bad" emotion. You may have been taught not to talk about it or even acknowledge it. You may have been taught to...
“Deceit is the linchpin of conscienceless behavior.” ~Martha Stout, The Sociopath Next Door In the beginning of my recovery, very soon after I...
I survived an encounter with a psychopath, and I will never be the same. Those of us who can relate to that statement know that being targeted...
Something clicked with me this morning, and I want to share it, in the hopes it will help someone out there, dealing with the "what if's."...
The classic victim blaming example goes something like this: A guy leaves his car unlocked in a parking lot. While he's shopping, a thief steals...
Since first joining PF I have noticed just how many people, including me, suffer strange illnesses and infections which seem to be related to...
I do not hate you. I did though. For a long time I hated you, some of that time was when we were together. I loathed you. When I discovered the...
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...
:eyeroll:I hope the title of this article got your attention. I want to share an experience I had during the devalue & discard (D&D) stage of my...
In the dark days past the final discard by the psychopath, and No Contact becomes a way of Life, a new person is emerging. A new sense of self is...
When you are thrown away by a psychopath, or when you choose to leave him or her, you are devastated and numb. You feel shattered, and you really...
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...
We talk a lot about the horrible, abusive, heinous acts the psychopaths commit, and that's exactly what we need to do for quite some time after...
I believe that most empathetic people have a "self-destruct" mode. This often happens when all of our efforts finally come crashing down, and we...
