Gaslighting refers to a process in which one individual is trying to make another person question their own reality and making them feel crazy through psychological manipulation. I experienced gaslighting by my husband during our marriage. For example, after many years of strife in our marriage, he agreed to go to couples counseling with me. We … Read more
Early in life I felt like an outsider, unable to make friends and have the closeness I saw between other people. Why not for me? I couldn’t understand why and didn’t know what to do about it. For decades I grieved and tried to deal with the loss of so many friends who really mattered … Read more
Summary by Shannon Compton and the North American Research Committee Research Highlights A large sample of former and current partners of men and women in a romantic relationship with an individual with psychopathic traits reported on what they experienced in this relationship. Participants reported experiencing numerous types of abusive experiences with moderate to severe … Read more
Lying to Others I don’t really remember exactly when I caught my ex-husband’s first lie, but I do remember as time went on and I got to know him better I noticed that from time to time he would exaggerate when telling stories (if the fish was one foot long it must have been two … Read more
Probably only a victim of a psychopath is able to fully understand this post. Those who have never experienced this kind of anger will likely see nothing more than words. But these are not hollow words. This is a perspective of one survivor; the following text describes only my feelings. It is crucial to remember … Read more
Probably only a victim of a psychopath is able to fully understand this post. Those who have never experienced this kind of addiction will likely see nothing more than words. But these are not hollow words. This is a perspective of one survivor; the following text describes only my feelings. It is crucial to remember … Read more
