How to recognize and recover from everyday sociopaths - narcissists

Investigation Discovery documentary seeks men stalked by women

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Earlier today I posted an article complaining that the media don't do enough to educate people about sociopaths. Well, perhaps a show will shed light on one type of predator - stalkers. Investigation Discovery - the same network that aired my show on Who the (Bleep) Did I Marry? - is planning a documentary on stalking in January for stalking awareness month. Here's what I heard from the production company: Basically we are looking for stalking victims to tell their stories to help raise awareness and campaign for better laws. They would have to be willing to be on TV. Ideally their stalker would be in jail or they would at least have a restraining order (for legal purposes), and there …

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I wasn’t that stupid

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Editor's note: The following article refers to spiritual concepts. Please read Lovefraud's statement on Spiritual Recovery. A Lovefraud reader recently sent me the following link from Wikipedia: Psychological manipulation The author of the article on psychological manipulation based most of its information on three books: Who's Pulling Your Strings?, by Harriet B. Braiker; In Sheep's Clothing: Understanding and Dealing with Manipulative People, by George K. Simon; and The Psychopathology of Everyday Life, by Martin Kantor. The first two sections of the article are excellent. First, the author discusses the requirements of successful manipulation: According to Simon, successful …

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If only the media added educational to the sensational

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A Lovefraud reader frequently sends me links to stories in the Daily Mail, a tabloid based in the United Kingdom. Here are some recent articles: Newlywed ”˜murdered his wife of just five months after she discovered his affairs on Facebook' (September 3, 2010) Bigamist who claimed to be decorated Falklands hero to woo fifth wife then fleeced her of £50,000 (September 6, 2010) Cheating husband bludgeoned wife to death before going Christmas shopping with mistress (September 9, 2010) Internet Romeo conned dozens of women out of £500,000 pretending to be terminally ill (September 15, 2010) Here at Lovefraud, we can recognize that the bad actors in all of these cases are likely …

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Why did this happen to me?

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As I discovered my entire marriage was a scam, one of the questions that I tormented myself with was, “Why did this happen to me?” I couldn't understand it. I am an honest, responsible, forthright person. I honor my obligations. I am considerate of other people. So why did I end up with a lying, cheating sociopath, who took from me almost everything—my money, my career, and even, to a certain degree, my identity. It didn't make any sense. I know other Lovefraud readers have asked the same question. Generally, we are a caring, helpful, empathetic group of people. This virtue, we've found out, turns into a vulnerability when we cross paths with a sociopath. Our caring and willingness to put …

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Prosecutor tries to start affair with abuse victim

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A young woman from Wisconsin turns to the authorities to prosecute her ex-boyfriend, who she says tried to strangle her. The prosecutor in the case, Calumet County District Attorney Kenneth Kratz, interviews the woman, and as soon as she leaves the office, starts texting her. Kratz thinks the abuse victim is "hot." Read Wisconsin prosecutor 'sexted' abuse victim on NYTimes.com. Link supplied by a Lovefraud reader. …

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Somewhere Inbetween Time: Between Past-Perfect and Future-Perfect

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By the Front Porch Talker Somewhere along the time-space continuum we have space-time. Space is three-dimensional and time is in the fourth-dimension, with different spatial dimensions. According to perceptions, the universe has three dimensions of space and one of time. By combining space and time, we have the freedom to describe life more accurately—from the quantum level to the super galactical levels; thus, expanding our entire perceptions of time and space, and life ultimately. Everything is relative, of course, even our own experiences and perceptions of life. Depending upon where we are observing an event, how close and how distant, and depending on the gravitational forces, we …

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Executive sociopath tries to force out EEO officer

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Here's yet another story about the tyranny of Carl Greene, executive director of the Philadelphia Housing Authority (PHA). Why, you might ask, do I keep posting stories about this guy? Because this is the most comprehensive coverage I've ever seen about how destructive sociopaths can be in the workplace. In this latest episode, Carl Greene met the agency's equal-employment officer, Rosanna Grdinich, in the hallway and asked her what she was working on. She replied that she had received complaints about him. A month later, Grdinich was demoted to a job where her life was actually in danger. This story shows how sociopaths retaliate, and how sociopaths recruit others to be their henchmen. …

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Australian courts protect the identity of sex offenders

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A Lovefraud reader recently sent me a link to a tragic story from ABC News in Australia. Here's how it began: A man from Melbourne's inner east has been sentenced to 11 years in prison for incest. The 64-year-old man, who cannot be named, began abusing his two daughters when they were aged four and eight. What was reported in the story is awful. From the outside, the family appeared to be privileged. In reality, the man abused and threatened his daughters for 14 years, “at the then family home in Prahran, on ski and overseas holidays, and while school friends were in the next room.” The man's actions are despicable, and I feel terrible for his daughters. But what really caught my …

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