If you have never been a victim of a sociopath. Consider yourself blessed and lucky! Sociopaths can spot an empathic person a mile away. They choose empaths for their partners because the sociopath knows the empath will feel sorry for them, the empath is compassionate, kind, caring and usually trusting. The sociopath sees these traits as weakness, that they can use to manipulate and exploit.
What really blows my mind is how a sociopath can lie to someone who is kind to them, and trust them. The sociopath has no conscience. They will steal from their own elderly grandmother. They will stab family in the back. They will cheat on their husbands/wives. They will do horrible things to people and never think twice or regret it. They do these things intentionally. They understand it is wrong. They just don't care.
Sociopaths feel NO guilt when they hurt others. Yet they are always the "victim". They always will tell a sad story, usually blaming their victim. Whatever they did to the victim, is what they will tell others the victim did to them. The victim is taken back by all this. The sociopath is spreading lies and rumors. And basically telling others that the victim is mentally unstable. In order to discredit them, so if their victim tries to tell their story, people will believe that they are crazy becauee it sounds unbelievable. But the sociopath will do things to others, things that are so devious and hateful, that those things have never even crossed the "normal" persons mind.
Female sociopaths are notorious for spreading rumors that are not true. They will make up something about a person who they have targeted and spend hours and days on the phone or internet to assassinate their targets character. When the target has finally been pushed to their breaking point and retaliates. The sociopath jumps on the oppurtunity to call their target "crazy". They deny everything that the target said about them, play victim. The sociopaths acts like they are not upset with the person accusing them of things, but instead they pretend to be concerned for the persons well being and mental health.
It can really make you feel "crazy". If you are the target, hopefully you have figured out that everything the sociopath does to you, they do to GET YOUR REACTION. Just so they can say "told you she was crazy, look what she is saying about me."
They usually do not stop spreading rumors, ruining the victims reputation, until the victim is completely broken down. They want to their victim to feel socially isolated and rejected and crazy. They know exactly what they are doing, when they are destroying a persons life. They are doing it intentionally. They are calculated and cold.
Even though it is a hard situation to be in. The best chance of you surviving being the target of a sociopath is to have No Contact. When you stop responding to them it will piss them off at first, raising the cruelty up a notch or two, in hopes to get a response from you. But never give them the satisfaction. Stop looking online to see what they are saying about you, they will say anything to get a response out of you. It's best to close any social media accounts you have, such as Facebook or Twitter.
When you are the target of a sociopath, you must keep a low profile for a little while. It's best to change your number. And even move if you are financially able to.
No matter what the sociopath says or does to you, do not get lost in seeking revenge. It will make you bitter and hateful. You will become an angry person who is lost.
