That’s what I call “textbook” sociopathic characteristics. As different as they can appear outwardly, behind that uniquely-individual persona, they are all very much the same.

Thanks for your comment.
Larry

“From my own experience, when I’ve told anyone who knows my brother D or my ex-huband M, that D/M is a sociopath, the responses are all fairly similar.

• They stop replying to my emails.

• They never return my calls.

• They refuse to look at my evidence, likely figuring they will only encourage someone who’s obviously lost her mind.

• They’ll tell my brother/ex-husband what I said about him. He laughs and tells them that I’m crazy … strange, but that they believe.

Crazy is often associated with psychotic illnesses, sometimes even schizophrenia[1]. So, that’s believable, but a sociopath?

Harold Shipman was a sociopath. Ian Brady is a sociopath.
D/M is not like Harold Shipman or Ian Brady, so D/M cannot be a sociopath. Therefore, S must be crazy.”

I have read your words many times, and not once have they failed to move me. I have but to say a very sincere thank-you for your kindness and support.

Lar

I’ve read a lot about you in this site. Your touching story not only feels so very real to me as I envision every moment you lived, it highlights some of my own personal experiences with my biological father. His abuse towards us kids & especially my mother is etched deep in my thoughts & memories. We cannot erase the scars. We were fortunate to escape the country while he was in custody and I thank my lucky stars every day!

Your life & experiences, no matter what this sounds like, shaped you into who you are today. Wounded yet stronger on the inside and out & you matter to the world you live in & which you share with people like me. You are here now to help, guide & teach others about sociopaths. Without your past, we perhaps would have never had the pleasure of knowing you to call you our friend. Thank you for sharing your blog. HUGS ♥

There are many who will read this and think that your relatives, just like mine, are the rare example of a dysfunctional family, or that you and I have wild imaginations … or worse.

The only rare aspect, I believe, is that you and I are uniquely intelligent, and are willing to keep our eyes and our minds open to the truth that we uncover — as painful as it may be — the truth we arrive at in evaluating experience.

Just as most physical ailments and diseases are carried in our DNA, so too are personality disorders. It’s a very prevalent problem that clearly falls under “denial” for most people.

Thank you for taking the time to share.

I can identify with everything on your blog.

A tragic paradox of sites like this is, that whilst my heart goes out to you as I know what you have been and what you are going through, it helps to know that we are not alone.

Thank you for writing your blog.