By Peggywhoever
Welcome to Lovefraud Land! Again, welcome. Cyber handshake.. (Smile).
This is not a vacation location. But it is a destination. You can find your path to healing here.
Tell me, you Googled the word “Sociopath.” You have just ended a most painful relationship. Or rather, THEY ended the relationship. And you are left as an emotional shipwreck.
See how many adjectives apply. Hurt. Betrayed. Confused. Damaged. State of Disbelief. Questioning them. Questioning you. Questioning everyone. Questioning everything. Why? Why? Why? What is going on here?
You have come to the right place. Having come out of the most bizarre, twisted and contorted relationship of your life as though you were an emotional contortionist, you will find answers. And peace.
You have been abused, perhaps for the first time, and perhaps you have a lifetime of abuse. You are in pain. You can barely function. It is difficult to get out of bed in the morning. You feel frozen. You can barely make the effort to eat. Sound familiar? You are sick”¦emotionally sick, physically sick, sick to the core of your psyche.
Being in a relationship with a Sociopath takes everything you hold dear”¦your values, your code of ethics, your trust in love, honor, and commitment and turns them upside down. And then they are stomped on. Your body is on alert, you may have feelings of depression, anxiety, paranoia, as well as PTSD symptoms. You can barely function at your job… Your friends and family are tired of hearing your story. Nobody understands. Nobody listens. You feel that nobody cares.
Well, at Lovefraud Land, we DO care. You have friends now. New friends. People who have walked in your shoes. You have friends who will listen, REALLY listen to you and help advise you. Free counseling. Not necessarily from licensed professionals, but people who are seasoned and licensed in the game of life.
Because, to a sociopath it is a game. A one-sided game. They win, you lose. They are the victims. Always. You can never play the game right. The rules change as soon as you figure it out.
You are never enough. Were never enough. You were not bright enough, handsome/pretty enough, clever and witty enough, attractive enough, enough, ENOUGH!
It is not about you. It was never about you. It is about them. Everything, EVERYTHING about a Sociopath revolves around them. Always has, always will.
YOU WERE ALWAYS ENOUGH.
What is about you is your ”¦ well, YOUNESS! Your uniqueness. You were chosen, targeted even by a sociopath for your intrinsic goodness. Your loving heart, compassionate nature, blind trust, and helpfulness were strong factors in them choosing you as a victim.
You cannot change a sociopath. Ever. You cannot fix them. The best thing you can do is STAY AWAY FROM THEM. Always. Forever. This is known at Lovefraud Land as NC (No contact).. That means no face-to-face contact, no telephone conversations, no e-mail, no text messaging, NOTHING. Because any contact with them will only bring you pain.
Oh, and the obsessing. Thinking of them night and day. Day and night. Over and over and over until you feel like you are watching the same video in your head. And the ruminating (another Lovefraud word) ”¦ which relates to the obsessing and constantly thinking “what if” or how much you love and miss them and how wonderful they were and “what if” you had only done this or that?
Well, nothing, NOTHING you could have done would have changed anything. Or fixed anything. You are left with”¦you. And you will learn to understand yourself, and love yourself, and appreciate yourself in a way you never have before.
It is a journey, this seeking the answers, this journey of understanding, a journey torward physical, emotional, and spiritual health. Your new friends will walk with you and hold your hand.
Welcome. Welcome to Lovefraud Land. Cyber handshake. (Smile).
Peace
Peggywhoever
wow, great article LIG. thanks!
GF-I am sorry you are feeling blue. NC is important so that you can start focusing on yourself instead of him. You also don’t need to hear his BS, because it isn’t real. It is good for you to hear truths, and not live in a lie of someone elses making. If he is a normal ex, who doesn’t lie, then staying in touch makes sense and is enjoyable. But one who is going to feed you lies, is just not healthy for your psyche or your view point. Life is strange enough, but when someone is spinning you a fairytale, it will slowly make you feel crazy. Just say no to gaslighting, and you will start to feel better. I hope you feel better soon.
Hi Bird, I don’t think you and I have ever chatted. Thank you for that. I know he’s not normal. I think of the things he did and the lies and everything. I know we’ll never understand why they are the way they are but still it’s just so unbelievable to me he is what he is.
I know he’ll continue on down the path he is. It was only a matter of time before what happened to him happened. Losing his job and all of that. I know he asked me for money because he couldn’t get it from anyone else. He has (had) a girlfriend who lived out of the area who is supposedly sick (who knows) but seeing as she lives with her parents and I don’t think she works I’m doubtful she did.
Like I said, I know that nothing he did or said was real – it’s just hard to think about.
This is my story. My sociopath was my boyfriend for over three years. At the beginning everything was great and he told me how I was his best friend and soul mate and within weeks of knowing each other he told me he loved me more than anything or anyone ever in his life. He also gave me a ring after only three weeks. He told me about his “horrible” parents and the neglect and abuse he took from them as a child. He told me he suffered from depression. I should have known as I do now how they pull you in with “pity” and he hooked me and how foolish and naive I feel now. I noticed he had mood swings and a rage problem but thought it was due to depression. But I never really thought he was depressed because he had to much energy for things he liked and a very high opinion of himself. He would always put himself apart from humanity and would say horrible things about how much he hated people and how he knew better. What should have been red flags but I didn’t ever expect this was some of the statements he made to me about “not being able to feel the right feelings” and whenever I cried he was cold with no emotion or compassion toward me. He would just stare at me and sometimes if I annoyed him he would scream “what do you want” and walk away. After attending a funeral of a family member he told me he wouldn’t care if his family died and it was just their time… I was floored and questioned him and said you wouldn’t be upset, no… and than I asked him what if I died? He answered that it wasn’t a fair question. As time went on his real personality started to come out more and he became extremely nasty and controlling. He controlled what I ate and wouldn’t let me wear certain things. He started to blame me for everything and never apologized for the mean things he did to me. He started getting nasty with me about money when throughout the entire relationship I paid for everything because he didn’t have a job for a year and even afterwards if he paid for anything he complained about it. He was a parasite and left me with very little in the bank and emotionally devestated. He broke up with me with no reason and simply told me to “go away” after about a month he made contact and never apologized but was extremely nice to me. I guess his other options ran out at that time. I found out about other girls and people he lied about. He was talking and seeing other people behind my back throughout the entire relationship. He started telling me he wanted me to move away with him and was looking for apartments. At this time I was still stunned from what he was doing and now I was more confused and used. He would pick me up at night and tell me he was depressed and end up using me and than becoming cold again immediately afterwards. He could act sexual but never hold my hand or show signs of affection. He would drive past my house and watch me to make sure I wasn’t out and he knew where I was at all times. He would go through my personal things and cell phone. When he was sure I had nothing and no one he would disappear. After contacting me after a couple days there was no explanation or apology and he acted like nothing. I started to feel more and more horrible and his behavior became worse. I started questioning him more and he lashed out at me and told me I broke up with him and blamed me for everything he did and said I ruin everything. He told me all the time we spent together was my illusion of us back together which he told me we were getting back together and denied ever saying that to me. Things he told me he now denied and acted like I was insane. He started cursing at me and getting physical. He would grab at me and throw my things around or get in my face and scream and try to back me down. He smiled whenever I seemed upset or crying. He enjoyed it and would act like he was satisified with my misery. He started become forceful sexually and would grab at my throat or “playfully” try to put pillows over my face. He started parading his little games in front of me with girls and would be on the phone or text messaging them while sitting right next to me and he would be smiling. He would sometimes lie because I would get upset and tell me it was one of his male friends and I would later find out he lied. He lied about everything. He told me I was selfish for getting upset with him about other girls. There was a time where he degraded me sexually and was rough with me and hurt me. While doing this he looked me in the eyes and told me he didn’t care what I wanted. He never felt bad about anything. He used me in every way possible. He has done so much to me I could write and write and write. This is my story and it is still happening even though I haven’t had contact with him for a week. He has devestated me emotionally, mentally, spiritually, psychologically, sexually, and physically. I am haunted with memories of a form him and lies of what he really is and I have nightmares about him. I look back on everything and now I can put the puzzle together and I realize how sick and evil he really is and it makes me sick. Thanks for reading.
There is so much more… the way he manipulates my feelings to using me against myself. He makes me feel like I am insane and stands there and smiles. The way he acts so vicious behind closed doors and when someone walks into a room he changes immediately so I know its intentional. The horrible vicious things he has said to me and how he blamed me for everything and he was never wrong. The way he can listen to a song with so much emotion and not even notice it or watch a movie and not be effected. He is so cold. His eyes… his eyes are black. He stares at me and its like I am staring evil right in the face. What makes me insane is how well he can mimick… he mimicked my personality when we first met to lure me in and now I am watching him change again in front of my very eyes for his next victims. He morphs himself and is like a completely different person. His stories start to change and all the sudden he is an animal lover who wants to save the earth while he is screaming in my face, grabbing my throat, and ripping my heart out. There are times I feel sad and times I am angry and times I want to run right back to him but I know I can’t… he isn’t capable of love. He has even told me along those very same lines that he is incapable of love. Its like a horrible nightmare and I can’t wake up.
Trinity,
Thank you for sharing. Mine did the pity ploy with me too. He told me about his girlfriend who was sick and lived out of town. How he had just gotten out of prison and how he had to come back and live with his mom who needed his help. He told me about his dad who is in prison. I saw the red flags especially with regards to the girlfriend. I just thought at the time that she was very young and according to him she lived with her parents and could not work or go to school because of her illness so I thought I could be a better person for him.
Turns out I wasn’t. I realize now no one can be. Anyway, that’s just a brief bit of my story but I wanted to say to hang in there, be strong and keep on with the NC. As I stated earlier, I slipped, had a bit of a relapse and had contact with mine but I’m back to NC now.
He also threatened me with suicide to make me stay and later admitted he would never do that. He would leave me messages to “pray for him” and that he wasn’t going to be here anymore. He played on my emotions. He also told me he wanted to join the army so he can kill people… and we were in the store once and he went to look at the guns they sold in the back of the store and said he wanted one and was playing around pointing at me. I don’t think he is capable of killing or hurting someone but it scared me… how do I know?…. there is so much Im sorry for writing this in three messages I am just all messed up and trying to remember everything. I finally have people to help and listen and I am frozen with fear of writing down what has happened because re-reading it I don’t understand why I allowed all this…. thanks again for reading.
Dear Trinity,
Welcome to lovefraud, it is a healing place. Stay around and read and learn about how they act, and how to heal from the trauma they inflict on us.
Come here any time, there are people here who DO UNDERSTAND because we have been through the same hell on earth with our own psychopaths. KNOWLEDGE=POWER, get your power back! (((hugs)))
Trinity,
Mine told me he didn’t “want a relationship” yet the entire time he would say “I have a girlfriend but I can’t leave because she’s been there for me.” Back and forth and constantly changing his story. They don’t even live in the same area. I live in the D.C. area and she lives about 2 hours from here.
I don’t know if they are even together anymore. When he was living with me he saw her once in the 5 months he stayed with me and then nothing. I ultimately put him out because I found out he was sleeping with an 18 year old girl.
He doesn’t live with you does he? Do you think he’s dangerous?
Trinity, Oxy is right. We’re all there with you because we have and are going through the same thing. I’ll be here on the site for awhile so feel free to blog away. I’m here if you need me.
GemF
Dear Trinity, After reading your post, I noticed so many similarities to what other people (including myself) have said. At the time, we DO register these oddities on one level, but because we do not understand, at that stage, what all these oddities add up to, in a sense we are being led blindly into something we do not understand, until calamity strikes.
Infact, the Narcissist I went out with, said many of the same kinds of things you have posted, including the hatred of other people. But since I have been on this site in the last year, I have learned so much about personality disorder, I now understand what all these signs add up to. The best we can do, is to talk, learn, heal and never allow ourselves to be caught again.