See also: Denying, Discounting, and Dismissing Abuse
Dr. Sam Vaknin explains: “Even the victim’s relatives, friends, and colleagues are amenable to the considerable charm, persuasiveness, and manipulativeness of the abuser and to his impressive thespian skills.”
“In contrast, the victims are often on the verge of a nervous breakdown: harassed, unkempt, irritable, impatient, abrasive, and hysterical.”
https://psychopathresistance.wordpress.com/2015/08/15/dont-be-duped/
Lived it. Have been there. And the sociopath continues to do well in life, gaining satisfaction and wielding power. And I continue to flounder, fail, fall…with no quantity or quality to my life.
Congratulations, sociopath. You did that well too.
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