You’ve probably been shocked, even blindsided, by the behavior of the sociopath. Why? Because his or her behavior violates your longstanding, lifelong models of what it means to be human and how people should act. Following are eight ways people often attempt to control a sociopath. They all fail. Remember, a sociopath, according to the Lovefraud author Dr. Liane Leedom, is someone who preys on and/or damages nearly everyone they spend time with. Clinically, they could be diagnosed with antisocial, narcissistic, borderline, histrionic or psychopathic personality disorder. You may look up the definitions of these disorders and decide that they seem to fit the person who is c …
Why everything falls apart after the sociopath
I’ve noticed a pattern among people who have left, or are leaving, sociopaths. Here it is: As they are escaping, multiple aspects of their lives become a mess. Today I’ll explain why everything falls apart after the sociopath. This happened to me. I left my sociopathic husband when I discovered that not only was he spending all my money, but he was also cheating on me and had a child with another woman during our marriage. We had moved to Florida for one of his business schemes. Because we were married, I felt obligated to support my husband’s goals — until I was broke. That obligation ended when I discovered his infidelity. I abandoned him and drove back to New Jersey. …