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[quote=Anonymous]I divorced a diagnosed NPD who was probably also a sociopath. The doctors were on the fence about him.

I hadn't heard about the yawning, but here's another fun fact: psychopaths rarely dream.

Yep, my ex claimed to either not dream, or never remember his dreams. Now I know it's all the same.

He had no empathy whatsoever, he was serial philanderer, he engaged in terribly reckless behavior (in secret), and lied about EVERYTHING. He was also superficially charming, glib, funny, and appeared to be an all-around nice guy. I truly believe he would have killed me if he could have gotten away with it - after I told him I wanted a divorce, of course.

I think that my ex is an extreme case, but there are a lot of them walking around this city. Typically they have one or more NPD parents, and addiction (alcoholism) is usually present in the family of origin. Then it's bad parenting: either the parents tell the kids they're perfect and wonderful, or they constantly criticize them and make them feel like they'll never be good enough. If there is more than one child, they choose one of them as the "golden child" and focus all their attention on this child. The golden child ends up as a NPD themselves, sadly.

I could go on and on. It's insanity, really, nothing more than that.

Look for empathy, remorse, someone who tells the truth. Without these things, you're dealing with a bad person.

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