Narcissist or Psychopath?
I recently watched a YouTube video that outlined the traits of a psychopath. I realized while watching it that my ex was checking off trait after trait. It's not that I didn't know there were narcissistic things going on there, but I would not have labeled him as a psychopath until seeing it laid out the way it was in the video. Was I Broken or Just Naive? I married a psychopath. He was a horrible person but I didn't know that for years because his mask of charm and generosity drew me in. When we separated and divorced, he tried to destroy everything that I loved... family, friendships, my reputation... everything! The goal was for me to be isolated and dependent and destroyed. Some think that you have to be a broken person to begin with because it makes you more susceptible to manipulation. It's thought that a normal person recognizes their instincts and that a broken person has spent their whole life avoiding painful realities, which requires you to suppress your inne...