This is a deliberate attempt to paint their partners as unstable.

Conveniently, their brains only show a typical empathic response when they envisionthemselvesin pain.

For example, psychopathic partners may verbally abuse a romantic partner, only togaslight themas crazy when they react.

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They pathologize the emotions of others, but these are emotionstheygo out of their way to provoke.

They frequently create love triangles and manufacture chaos in your life to create emotional whiplash and uncertainty.

Researchreveals that both psychopathic and narcissistic partners orchestrate scenarios where they can wield power and control over others.

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In cases of the more impulsive psychopathic subtype, they may also do so to compensate for insecurity.

This keeps you dependent on them.

They project their own vindictiveness and egotism onto their partners, creating distortions of who they are.

The motive of this tactic is to instill self-blame and escape accountability.

They treat their partners with contempt and devalue them on a whim.