Author : Donna Andersen
Publisher : Best of the Lovefraud Blog
Page : 206 pages
File Size : 26,67 MB
Release : 2019-10
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 9781951347017
About 12% of the population do not play by the same rules as the rest of us. These master manipulators, who have antisocial, narcissistic, borderline, histrionic or psychopathic personality disorders, seem normal at first, but their objective is to exploit you. Learn why sociopaths do what they do, and why you need to get them out of your life.
Author : M.E. Thomas
Publisher : Crown
Page : 338 pages
File Size : 30,31 MB
Release : 2013-05-14
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 0307956660
The memoir of a high-functioning, law-abiding (well, mostly) sociopath and a roadmap—right from the source—for dealing with the sociopath in your life. “[A] gripping and important book . . . revelatory . . . quite the memorable roller coaster ride.”—The New York Times Book Review As M.E. Thomas says of her fellow sociopaths, “We are your neighbors, your coworkers, and quite possibly the people closest to you: lovers, family, friends. Our risk-seeking behavior and general fearlessness are thrilling, our glibness and charm alluring. Our often quick wit and outside-the-box thinking make us appear intelligent—even brilliant. We climb the corporate ladder faster than the rest, and appear to have limitless self-confidence. Who are we? We are highly successful, noncriminal sociopaths and we comprise 4 percent of the American population.” Confessions of a Sociopath—part confessional memoir, part primer for the curious—takes readers on a journey into the mind of a sociopath, revealing what makes them tick while debunking myths about sociopathy and offering a road map for dealing with the sociopaths in your life. M. E. Thomas draws from her own experiences as a diagnosed sociopath; her popular blog, Sociopathworld; and scientific literature to unveil for the very first time these men and women who are “hiding in plain sight.”
Author : Jackson MacKenzie
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 305 pages
File Size : 32,95 MB
Release : 2015-09-01
Category : Family & Relationships
ISBN : 0425279995
From the author of Whole Again comes a significantly expanded edition of Psychopath Free—containing new chapters, updated content, and real survivor experiences—that will help you recover from emotionally abusive relationships with narcissists, sociopaths, and other toxic people. Have you ever been in a relationship with a psychopath? Chances are, even if you did, you would never know it. Psychopaths are cunning charmers and master manipulators, to the point where you start to accept the most extreme behaviors as normal...Even if it hurts you. All around us, every single day, human beings devoid of empathy are wreaking havoc and destroying lives in the coldest, most heartless ways imaginable. In constant pursuit of money, sex, influence, or simple entertainment, psychopaths will do whatever it takes to gain power over others. They hide behind a veil of normalcy, arranging their friends and partners like pawns in a game of chess. Using false praise and flattery to get what they want, they can lure any unsuspecting target into a relationship. Once hooked, their charming promises spin into mind games and psychological torture. Victims are left devastated and confused, unable to recognize—or even put into words—the nightmare that just took place. Written from the heart, Psychopath Free is the first guide for survivors written by a survivor, offering hope for healing and thriving after psychopathic abuse. Say goodbye to the chaos, self-doubt, and victimization. You are free.
Author : Martha Stout
Publisher : Harmony
Page : 306 pages
File Size : 18,47 MB
Release : 2020
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 0307589072
"From Dr. Martha Stout's influential work The Sociopath Next Door, we learned how to identify a sociopath. Now she tells us what to actually do about it. Using the many chilling and often heartbreaking emails and letters she has received over the years, Dr. Stout uncovers the psychology behind the sociopath's methods and provides concrete guidelines to help navigate these dangerous interactions"--
Author : Martha Stout, Ph.D.
Publisher : Harmony
Page : 258 pages
File Size : 35,98 MB
Release : 2005-02-08
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 0767920201
Who is the devil you know? Is it your lying, cheating ex-husband? Your sadistic high school gym teacher? Your boss who loves to humiliate people in meetings? The colleague who stole your idea and passed it off as her own? In the pages of The Sociopath Next Door, you will realize that your ex was not just misunderstood. He’s a sociopath. And your boss, teacher, and colleague? They may be sociopaths too. We are accustomed to think of sociopaths as violent criminals, but in The Sociopath Next Door, Harvard psychologist Martha Stout reveals that a shocking 4 percent of ordinary people—one in twenty-five—has an often undetected mental disorder, the chief symptom of which is that that person possesses no conscience. He or she has no ability whatsoever to feel shame, guilt, or remorse. One in twenty-five everyday Americans, therefore, is secretly a sociopath. They could be your colleague, your neighbor, even family. And they can do literally anything at all and feel absolutely no guilt. How do we recognize the remorseless? One of their chief characteristics is a kind of glow or charisma that makes sociopaths more charming or interesting than the other people around them. They’re more spontaneous, more intense, more complex, or even sexier than everyone else, making them tricky to identify and leaving us easily seduced. Fundamentally, sociopaths are different because they cannot love. Sociopaths learn early on to show sham emotion, but underneath they are indifferent to others’ suffering. They live to dominate and thrill to win. The fact is, we all almost certainly know at least one or more sociopaths already. Part of the urgency in reading The Sociopath Next Door is the moment when we suddenly recognize that someone we know—someone we worked for, or were involved with, or voted for—is a sociopath. But what do we do with that knowledge? To arm us against the sociopath, Dr. Stout teaches us to question authority, suspect flattery, and beware the pity play. Above all, she writes, when a sociopath is beckoning, do not join the game. It is the ruthless versus the rest of us, and The Sociopath Next Door will show you how to recognize and defeat the devil you know.
Author : Donna Andersen
Publisher :
Page : 214 pages
File Size : 24,78 MB
Release : 2020-02-06
Category :
ISBN : 9781951347062
Recovery from a Sociopath helps you understand why you feel so shattered by an abusive relationship, and teaches you to heal your life. Sociopaths, meaning people with antisocial, narcissistic, borderline, histrionic or psychopathic personality disorders, cannot love you; they only use you. You may wonder if it's possible to recover. Yes, it is.
Author : Donna Andersen
Publisher :
Page : 208 pages
File Size : 14,84 MB
Release : 2020-01-03
Category :
ISBN : 9781951347048
Dealing with a Sociopath explains how to interact with someone who lies, cheats, manipulates and exploits. Sociopaths, meaning people who could be diagnosed with antisocial, narcissistic, borderline, histrionic or psychopathic personality disorders, only care about what they want - what you want or need is irrelevant. If you have no choice but to engage with them, learn how to protect yourself. Sociopaths do not follow the rules of regular human interaction. These people can appear to be normal, but they live their lives by manipulating others. Your best bet may be to walk away from them, but this is not always possible. If you have no choice but to interact with a sociopath, you must always be on high alert. This book is a curated collection of blog articles from Lovefraud.com, the premier Internet website on how to recognize and recover from sociopaths. The content is presented in short, easy-to-read pieces, delivering nuggets of information and insight that will help you decide what to do. Articles include:? 10 mistakes to avoid when leaving a sociopath? Dealing with sociopaths: Fight or flight?? Sociopaths and their smear campaigns? What NOT to do when you realize you're involved with a sociopath? How do you help someone snared by a sociopath?? 20 issues to consider before taking a sociopath to court? Do sociopaths return?? Psychopaths as puppet masters? How psychopathic parents affect children? How messages we hear all our lives keep us vulnerable to sociopathsDealing with a Sociopath includes dozens of questions and stories submitted by Lovefraud readers, with answers and analysis by Donna Andersen, author of Lovefraud.com. The advice she provided to people like you may be exactly what you need to hear.
Author : James Fallon
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 257 pages
File Size : 32,31 MB
Release : 2014-10-28
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 1617230154
“Compelling, essential reading for understanding the underpinnings of psychopathy.” — M. E. Thomas, author of Confessions of a Sociopath For his first fifty-eight years, James Fallon was by all appearances a normal guy. A successful neuroscientist and professor, he’d been raised in a loving family, married his high school sweetheart, and had three kids and lots of friends. Then he learned a shocking truth that would not only disrupt his personal and professional life, but would lead him to question the very nature of his own identity. While researching serial killers, he uncovered a pattern in their brain scans that helped explain their cold and violent behavior. Astonishingly, his own scan matched that pattern. And a few months later he learned that he was descended from a long line of murderers. Fallon set out to reconcile the truth about his own brain with everything he knew as a scientist about the mind, behavior, and personality.
Author : American Psychiatric Association
Publisher : American Psychiatric Publishing
Page : pages
File Size : 28,62 MB
Release : 2021-09-24
Category :
ISBN : 9781955245180
Author : Donna Andersen
Publisher : Best of the Lovefraud Blog
Page : 206 pages
File Size : 41,10 MB
Release : 2019-11-15
Category : Family & Relationships
ISBN : 9781951347031
Seduced by a Sociopath explains how millions of people pursuing romantic relationships are charming, affectionate, passionate -- and fake. These deceptive sociopaths, meaning people with antisocial, narcissistic, borderline, histrionic or psychopathic personality disorders, pursue romantic relationships not for love, but for exploitation. Learn how they convince you to fall for them, so you can spot the charade and escape. Perhaps you're already involved in one of these so-called "relationships." Your partner, who was once so attentive, has become abusive, and now you're wondering how you got yourself into this mess. Seduced by a Sociopath reveals the insidious strategies employed by these heartbreakers, and why you fell for the lies. This book is a curated collection of blog articles from Lovefraud.com, the premier Internet website on how to recognize and recover from sociopaths. The content is presented in short, easy-to-read pieces, which together form a complete picture of sociopathic seduction. Articles include: - 12 seduction strategies from the sociopath playbook - Why relationships with sociopaths are so addictive - If you feel an emotional void, the sociopath will step in - Sociopaths use our own dreams to seduce us - 29 excuses that sabotage our instincts about sociopaths - Why did I want to hug the sociopath, even though I know he is bad? - 8 ways your body warns you about sociopaths - Love, sex, your brain and sociopaths - Sociopaths say you're crazy -- and you believe them - Why we fall for romance scams Seduced by a Sociopath includes dozens of questions and stories submitted by Lovefraud readers, with answers and analysis by Donna Andersen, author of Lovefraud.com. You'll see how sociopaths reel in their targets, or manipulate them once they're hooked. Donna Andersen previously wrote, Red Flags of Love Fraud -- 10 signs you're dating a sociopath. Her first book, Love Fraud, tells her outrageous personal story of her marriage to a sociopathic con artist, and was awarded five stars by the Midwest Book Review. Donna is also co-author of a peer-reviewed scientific article in the Journal of Counseling and Development, and has presented her research to the Society for the Scientific Study of Psychopathy.
