Maybe your romantic relationships don't last or maybe your relationships are filled with pain. It could be because your partner is a psychopath. If you are feeling the pain, you may be the victim, the co-dependent, because psychopaths don't feel pain. They don't feel anything. A psychopath is closely related to a narcissist and an addict.
It's not unusual for a psychopath to also be an addict. A psychopath and a sociopath have very similar characteristics. For the sake of this article, I'm treating them both as psychopaths. I'm also lumping narcissists in the mix. All of them are selfish and destructive to your life. Their differences are really just a matter of degree. Psychopaths are far more common than you might expect. About 1 in 25 people are psychopaths. Many rise to positions of authority and power.
A psychopath will have the following characteristics: (This is a partial list).
1.) Does not feel fear.
2) No empathy for others.
3) High Stress Tolerance.
4.) Charming but shallow.
5.) Manipulative.
6.) Avoids responsibility.
7) Lacks impulse control.
8.) Does have criminal tendencies.
9.) No Remorse.
10.) Lives off others.
The only time a psychopath will apologize is when it will get them something they desire. When they hurt you, they will not apologize because they cannot experience remorse. They only apologize to establish control. Psychopaths do not change and they cannot be fixed.
Psychologically healthy people instinctively recognize a psychopath as a threat and will avoid them. Only someone who has been conditioned to see psychopaths as normal will tolerate them, even seek them out. It takes someone who has been reared from an early age by a psychopath to recognize and gravitate to this dysfunctional personality.
Unfortunately, people who have been parented by a psychopath are conditioned for the role of co-dependent. The co-dependent will unconsciously seek out the psychopath and revel in their charm. The co-dependent often has an addiction to the psychopath personality which makes escaping them a challenge.
Imagine a room full of a hundred strangers. A psychopath and the co-dependent will find each other out within minutes. This has been demonstrated in countless studies. The hazard is that a psychopath does not see other people as real. They are merely objects to be used for the benefit of the psychopath.
A romantic relationship should enrich and enhance your life. If it does anything less, you are better off being alone. Honestly, love does not conquer all. Love cannot conquer addiction. It cannot overcome abuse or neglect.
It's not unusual for a psychopath to also be an addict. A psychopath and a sociopath have very similar characteristics. For the sake of this article, I'm treating them both as psychopaths. I'm also lumping narcissists in the mix. All of them are selfish and destructive to your life. Their differences are really just a matter of degree. Psychopaths are far more common than you might expect. About 1 in 25 people are psychopaths. Many rise to positions of authority and power.
A psychopath will have the following characteristics: (This is a partial list).
1.) Does not feel fear.
2) No empathy for others.
3) High Stress Tolerance.
4.) Charming but shallow.
5.) Manipulative.
6.) Avoids responsibility.
7) Lacks impulse control.
8.) Does have criminal tendencies.
9.) No Remorse.
10.) Lives off others.
The only time a psychopath will apologize is when it will get them something they desire. When they hurt you, they will not apologize because they cannot experience remorse. They only apologize to establish control. Psychopaths do not change and they cannot be fixed.
Psychologically healthy people instinctively recognize a psychopath as a threat and will avoid them. Only someone who has been conditioned to see psychopaths as normal will tolerate them, even seek them out. It takes someone who has been reared from an early age by a psychopath to recognize and gravitate to this dysfunctional personality.
Unfortunately, people who have been parented by a psychopath are conditioned for the role of co-dependent. The co-dependent will unconsciously seek out the psychopath and revel in their charm. The co-dependent often has an addiction to the psychopath personality which makes escaping them a challenge.
Imagine a room full of a hundred strangers. A psychopath and the co-dependent will find each other out within minutes. This has been demonstrated in countless studies. The hazard is that a psychopath does not see other people as real. They are merely objects to be used for the benefit of the psychopath.
A romantic relationship should enrich and enhance your life. If it does anything less, you are better off being alone. Honestly, love does not conquer all. Love cannot conquer addiction. It cannot overcome abuse or neglect.
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