Plenty of scientific researchers have studied psychopaths. But few have studied the victims of psychopaths, so there is little documentation of what we have all been through.
Perhaps that is beginning to change.
Lovefraud has been contacted by a researcher from Carleton University in Ottowa, Ontario, Canada. She is conducting a study entitled Victimization, coping, and social support of adult survivors of psychopaths. The graduate student is working under the supervision of Dr. Adelle Forth, who is a colleague of Dr. Robert Hare.
The purpose of the study is “to gain an understanding of the victimization experiences of adult (18+) survivors of psychopaths, in an attempt to raise awareness amongst the general public, and mental health and criminal justice professionals.”
Everyone at Lovefraud is invited to participate.
The researcher has developed a web-based survey. The survey has both self-report scales and open-ended questions. You will be asked to rate the presence or absence of psychopathic traits of the most recent psychopathic individual you have been involved with on one scale. Questions revolve around demographics, your relationship and experiences with the psychopath, including being deceived and its impact on your mental and physical health, your ways of coping, and your support networks. The survey does not ask for any information that might identify you.
Completing the survey will take approximately one hour, and Lovefraud strongly encourages you to participate. If you are concerned about your safety, please be sure to take appropriate precautions.
Here—finally—is a chance to develop information that may make a difference in how victims of psychopaths are viewed and treated. Let’s take advantage of the opportunity.
Data is being collected from now until Dec. 31, 2008. Be sure to add your voice.
to shattered, i can relate to your story. my 12 yr old daughter has been emotionally damaged due to her father and what hes done to me and our family. i tried to get orders of protection for me and my kids but the judge(female, can u believe it) only granted the order to me, he can still talk to them and see them (which thankfully is not often due to his lack of a place to live) she to this day will still protect him and stick up for him, she is in intense therapy right now for extreme anger and ptsd and mood disorder. i pray for the day that she will relize the type of person he is , and how he represents pure violence and intimidation, but until then i am doing my best to protect them and get all the availalbe help i can get thru professionals and resources in my community. best of luck to you and your family. brenda1213
Sigfreed & Roy
Theses guys are most probably the foremost Tiger trainers & etertainers in the world !?
well gueess what happened? yup ! Sigfreed gets Attacked +mauled and almost Killed by one of His own TIGERS!
Ok , The Tiger Union was never interviewed or even contacted
The Big Kitty welfare and ETHICS (animal services) was never questioned!
No investigation into alleged Genetic factors , Mommy Tiger or Daddy TIGER or all the Tigers before them!
No investigation into Wether this Tiger was just having a bad day!
Some of the evidence was collected that leads TSI (Tiger scene INnv.) to believe That fowl play is/was involved !
someone was reported to have been eating KFC in the audience ! TSI also stated that Fishy business was detected (Tuna sub rapper) besides just being in Las Vegas!
All the alledged Tigers pointed to the suspect !
All Tigers where born and raised and trained by People!
You can take a TIGER out of the WILD ! You can’t take WILD out of a TIGER!
LOVE jere
Thanks Brenda,
We only wish she was here with us to get her the help she needs, but unfortunately that is not the case, we only see her for a few hours a weeks if we are lucky.
IndigoB,
That story about your ex cutting off the snake’s head because it bit him really sends a chill down my spine. It also makes me especially sad because I love snakes. My own snakes have bitten me several times in the past (usually feeding-related mistakes) but a few times with one because he gets nervous being taken out of his cage. I would never dream of hurting them!!!! That is just too horrible for words. I’m so glad he is out of your life, and please do not ever go back to him.
Speaking of snakes, you will all be proud of me. I made a decision NOT to go to the reptile show this weekend. I was planning to go because there is a frozen rat vendor there who can save me some money on snake food. But my ex is likely to be there. He goes to all of them (and he followed me around the last one). I actually could feel Oxy’s skillet boinking me on the head with the message, “Is it really worth saving $15 to risk PTSD?” HELL NO!!!
Thanks to everyone here for helping me stay sane and maintain NC. I’m doing very well with 4 months NC.
Star
The reason your snake gets nervous is probably because of the type of cage you have ! Correct me if I am wrong but You probably have a tank , that you go into from the top ???? To the snake , this is threatening comming from above ! If you have clamp closures . you could turn the tank on it’s side , so you go in sideways instead of from the top ! ~~~~~~~~~ Love Jere
Thanks, Indigo,
I’ve received much advice about my nervous snake on the reptile site, but who knew the best help would come from LF? I think you may be right. I am planning on buying their permanent (front opening) enclosures as soon as I can afford it. Something like boaphiles. I think they will like them better. Thanks for the great advice.
STAR
another thing is because snakes don’t have eyelids we can’t tell if they are sleeping! My 71/2 foot Boa Gandolf never ever bit except once I startled Him form sleeping ! You probably allready know to feed in a different location and not in their cage ! thats basic! Love jere
i think im still caught up in my fantasy that the x had me believing who he was. has anyone ever been though that? for me regarding relationships i feel like i find myself looking to be with guys like the fantasy i have. it was this good looking guy, who had money, nice car, nice clothes, who had his life together. all kinds of trips and things to do. with my x even though he had those things, they were not his. that car was not in his name. he didt earn that money he scammed people to get that money. he never planned ahead or planned for the future. made promises he never kept. i think what i want is just a dream. before the x, i never wanted a guy like this.
Blondie Please read Aftermath:surviving Psycopathy LOVE jere
IndigoB,
You should really join redtailboa.net. You would be able to help a lot of folks over there. I feel bad subjecting the folks here to all the snake talk. They are busy trying to deal with their own “snakes” (sociopaths).