| Edition |
Berkley trade paperback edition ; Expanded edition. |
| Description |
xvi, 285 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm |
| Contents |
Introduction -- Spotting toxic people -- The manufactured soul mate: Personalized grooming ; Identity erosion ; The grand finale -- The path to recovery: Why does it take so long? ; The stages of grief -- part I ; The stages of grief -- part II ; -- Freedom: Looking back, moving forward ; Introspection and insecurities ; Self-respect ; Thirty signs of strength ; Spirituality and love ; The fool & the world ; A bigger picture -- Afterword: The constant: Revisited -- Acknowledgments -- Resources -- Appendix. |
| Summary |
"Have you ever been in a relationship with a psychopath? Chances are, even if you did, you would never know it. Psychopaths are cunning charmers and master manipulators, to the point where you start to accept the most extreme behaviors as normal ... Even if it hurts you, "--Amazon.com. |
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Psychopaths are cunning charmers and master manipulators, to the point where you start to accept the most extreme behaviors as normal ... even if it hurts you. Human beings devoid of empathy, they wreak havoc and destroy lives in the coldest, most heartless ways imaginable, while pursuing money, sex, influence, or simple entertainment, doing whatever it takes to gain power over others. A survivor of such a relationship, MacKenzie offers hope for healing and thriving after psychopathic abuse. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references. |
| Subject |
Psychological abuse.
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Psychopaths -- Family relationships.
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Interpersonal relations.
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FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS -- Abuse -- Domestic Partner Abuse.
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PSYCHOLOGY -- Interpersonal Relations.
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PSYCHOLOGY -- Psychopathology -- General.
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Interpersonal relations. (OCoLC)fst00977397
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Psychological abuse. (OCoLC)fst01081335
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| ISBN |
9780425279991 (paperback) |
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0425279995 (paperback) |
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