The Self-Compassion Effect

The Self-Compassion Effect

by | Jun 6, 2015 | 34 comments

Step outside yourself for a moment, if you will, and turn and look at yourself. There you are, the ‘you’ who was mistreated and who is now treating yourself so harshly, who is feeling shame, despair, doubt, outrage, confusion, self-doubt, deep sadness,...
The Cult of Two

The Cult of Two

by | May 21, 2015 | 45 comments

“Power is in tearing human minds to pieces and putting them together again in new shapes of your own choosing.” ~ George Orwell, 1984 That quote describes perfectly the radical psychological process of brainwashing. A person involved with a psychopath was manipulated,...
Backed Into an Emotional Corner

Backed Into an Emotional Corner

by | Apr 26, 2015 | 70 comments

You always overreact! You’re unstable! You have a problem with anger!  You’re… CRAZY!  C hances are good that you were accused of at least a few of these things if you were involved with a manipulator. A psychopath will say such things after...
At the Intersection of Truth and Lies: Self-Blame

At the Intersection of Truth and Lies: Self-Blame

by | Apr 22, 2015 | 69 comments

“You saddled me with a lie I never deserved. I won’t forgive you for it… You led me to believe I was responsible.” ~ The Prize, Irving Wallace   Most people experience self-blame after involvement with a psychopath, for good reason. These master manipulators are...
Emergency: Self-Blame

Emergency: Self-Blame

by | Apr 15, 2015 | 59 comments

Self-Blame is the subject of this ’emergency’ blog post. I heard from a reader a couple of days ago who put the issue of self-blame front and center in my thoughts. Self-blame lurks in many of the comments written here, and although I’ve talked about...