Are You With a Sociopath Or Someone With Narcissism?

As a psychotherapist, I see more people come in for counseling related to people in their lives who are a sociopath or who have narcissism than almost any other reason. Why?

Both of these disorders are related to a permanent disorder which we call psychopathy. Sociopaths and Narcissistic Personality Disorder are both personality disorders that form when the person is under the age of seven. Unfortunately, there is no going back and reforming a sociopaths personality formation or structure. Likewise, narcissism can not be reversed either. People come into counseling frustrated and wondering why the sociopath or the narcissist doesnt change or grow or take responsibility for their decisions.

People are damaged in relationships with someone who is a sociopath or someone with narcissism. Thats because pathology means that someone with these kinds of disorders cannot change, grow or develop insight about how their behaviors affect others. Therefore, counseling or medication cannot help a sociopath or a narcissist that cannot grow, change, or develop insight. The damage to others is in the waitingwaiting for the sociopath to step up to the plateto go to counseling, to change, to stop conning. But it never happens. And 10 years down the road, the person is finally starting to get it that the sociopath cant change. Or in narcissism, there is not change.

Part of the work I do is in Public Psychopathy Educationwhich is to help the public learn to spot psychopathy and permanent disorders in others. You cant avoid what you dont know about. Please educate yourself on dangerous and permanent disorders. Stop by our site at www.HowToSpotADangerousMan.com and sign up for our free newsletter that is filled with information and resources about psychopathy, sociopaths, and narcissism.

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Sandra L. Brown holds a Masters Degree in Counseling and is the director of The Dangerous Relationship Institutea Womens Relational Harm Reduction and Public Psychopathy Education Project. She is the author of How to Spot a Dangerous Man and Counseling Victims of Violence. http://www.HowToSpotADangerousMan.com

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