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I found this on the mind journal and thought it was really really interesting. 

1. “You over-analyze everything.”

 

Of course there are people who DO read too much into situations. The difference with psychopaths is that you’ll always discover you were correct in retrospect. They intentionally do things to make you feel on-edge or paranoid. When you question them, they accuse you of over-analyzing the situation. Psychopaths want you to doubt your intuition by making you feel like a crazy detective, constantly planting hints to make you feel anxious and then blaming you for having that anxiety.

 

2. “I hate drama queens.”

 

And yet, you’ll soon come to discover there’s more drama surrounding them than anyone you’ve ever known.  Any time you mention your concerns or frustration, they’ll declare their hatred of drama and make you feel bad for reacting to their horrible behavior (instead of addressing the behavior itself).

 

3. “You’re so sensitive.”

 

Psychopaths manufacture emotions in others—it’s what they do. They’ll accuse you of being sensitive or needy. They’ll insult, belittle, and criticize you (usually in a teasing/joking demeanor), pushing your boundaries until you finally speak up. Then they use your manufactured reactions to make you seem crazy. Within weeks, psychopaths can turn an exceptionally easy-going person into an unrecognizable mess of insecurities and self-doubt.

4. “You misunderstood me.”

Sure, healthy couples have misunderstandings and miscommunications all the time. But with psychopaths, they’ll intentionally say things they know will provoke you. Then when you react, they’ll turn it around on you and blame you for misunderstanding. Oftentimes, they’ll even deny that they ever said it. This is called gaslighting—blatantly doing or saying something, and then blaming you for misinterpreting it (or denying that it even took place). The fact is, you understood what they said perfectly fine. They’re just trying to make you doubt your sanity.

 

5. “You’re crazy / bipolar / jealous of me.”

The name-calling usually starts when things are going downhill fast. According to a psychopath anyone they used to be friends with is crazy, bipolar, jealous of them. This becomes very confusing when they start reaching out to those very same people they once denounced to you, using them to triangulate and cause chaos (making the psychopath appear in high-demand at all times). Then they toss you in that very same “crazy” bucket, continuing their never-ending cycle of idealizing and devaluing anyone unfortunate enough to cross their path.

 



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You're over analyzing the drama and that's making you too sensitive, creating jealousy and it's all because you simply misunderstood the whole thing.biggrin



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lilyofcourse wrote:

You're over analyzing the drama and that's making you too sensitive, creating jealousy and it's all because you simply misunderstood the whole thing.biggrin

 Very well done!



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So which one are you and which one am I? I'm pretty sure I'm a narcissist.

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Narciopath!

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Hahaha. I'm glad you know your mind...

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My mind? You misunderstood.

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I actually don't see any of those qualities in TD.

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LGS,

Did you ever watch Arrested Development?

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I'm confused. The title refers to sociopaths, yet the content talks about psychopaths. There is a difference.

I have a friend who is a sociopath. It's pretty scary what he is able to get people to do for him.

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FNW wrote:

I'm confused. The title refers to sociopaths, yet the content talks about psychopaths. There is a difference.

I have a friend who is a sociopath. It's pretty scary what he is able to get people to do for him.

 I was just getting ready to say that!

And how is a narcissist related?

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It does describe sociopathic behavior I believe.

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So many labels...

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FNW wrote:

I'm confused. The title refers to sociopaths, yet the content talks about psychopaths. There is a difference.

I have a friend who is a sociopath. It's pretty scary what he is able to get people to do for him.

 Yeah, I didn't get the titles either.  They seemed a bit confusing.  But I've seen the behavior in the article in people I know.  It's so accurate.  The article, not the title.  Of course, since it was an actual article I didn't change the title.



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