What you need to know about relationships with sociopaths and narcissists
Is your partner a sociopath?
Learn if you’re in a relationship with a narcissist, sociopath or another disordered individual.
How to leave or divorce a sociopath
Sociopaths (including narcissists) often get worse when it’s over — make sure you take precautions.
How to recognize and escape senior sociopaths
Read Donna Andersen’s newest book on over-50 sociopaths — partners, parents, family members, friends and co-workers.
How to recover from the sociopath
Both sociopaths and narcissists engage in narcissistic abuse. Yes, you can recover; Lovefraud will help you.
What’s a Sociopath?
At Lovefraud, “sociopath” is used according to its original meaning, as a term that describes people, who are pathological in their social relationships, including narcissists. Clinically, they could be diagnosed with antisocial, narcissistic, borderline, histrionic or psychopathic personality disorders. Start here
I’m Donna Andersen and I’ll help you spot, escape and recover from everyday sociopaths
If you’re feeling confused and used by someone in your life, perhaps you’re dealing with an everyday sociopath. I know what it’s like — I was married to one. Lovefraud helps you understand what sociopaths (including narcissists and psychopaths) are, how you got into this situation, and what you should do now to move forward. You are not alone. You are not crazy. You can escape narcissistic abuse and the sociopaths who inflict it, recover your joy and move on to the life you truly want. I know because I did it. I’ve helped thousands of people — and I can help you.
With the sociopath – is it love or addiction?
UPDATED FOR 2022. Lovefraud received the following email from a reader whom we’ll call “Gianna.” She ended her involvement with a sociopath, and now wonders if she’ll ever experience such intense love again. Here’s a better question: is it love or addiction? Gianna’s email After extensive searches for the article already written, I’ve come to think …
Grandparents can also engage in parental alienation
Parental alienation, according to Joan Kloth-Zanard, founder of PAS-Intervention.org, is one parent deliberately impeding the relationship between children and their other parent. It’s a form of psychological abuse, Kloth-Zanard says. In fact, she describes parental alienation as domestic violence by proxy. This usually occurs within the context of divorce and child custody battles. Alienating behaviors …
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No one tells us the truth sociopaths and narcissists — that they’re all around us, they look just like us, but they live to exploit us. Let’s break the silence to make the world a safer place for all of us.
