Psycho-Free Zone

A Book Worth Reading I am currently reading Toxic Parents: Overcoming Their Hurtful Legacy and Reclaiming Your Life by Susan Forward, PhD . Most of her information and advice is spot on. However, I disagree with her on a couple of issues. Before I get into those, I should probably fill you in on why I'm reading this book about toxic parents.   This post contains affiliate links. If you click through and make a purchase, I may receive a commission (at no additional cost to you). Thank you for your support in this way. As I stated in my Introduction post, I lived with a sociopath for a number of years, and my husband was ensnared by one for over a decade. If you're reading this, I assume you've had your own major encounter with a psychopath, or perhaps you have a loved one who has. And if that's the case, you may already have learned that the reason some of us get involved with sociopaths is because we're trying to resolve childhood issues. We had high conflict, soci

  Sex Trafficking I was reading an article about sex trafficking (I removed the old, broken link but was unable to find the original article again), and I couldn't help noticing how the abusers got into the victim's head in Brianna's story. Psychopaths, sociopaths, predators, whatever you want to call them, they all follow basic patterns for victimizing others. It starts by asking seemingly innocuous, friendly questions. What they are really doing is gleaning personal information from you with the intent of using it against you later. In Brianna's case, the predator used personal knowledge of her likes and dislikes so that he could cast a younger predator in the role of her Prince Charming. The one portraying her "dream guy", then made her feel special and forged a superficial bond with her, thus making it easier to manipulate her into doing what he wanted. Predators Know How To Get Into Your Head It's important to notice these patterns, because anyone is