11. So You’ve Become the Psychopath’s Chosen One, How Does It Feel?

In this episode (11), and the following one (12), we return to the earlier Meet the Psychopath, narrative thread. I speak of the entire process of meeting the monster, being courtedby him, and slowly being luredinto his/her dense malevolent webbing. This progression, usually insidious, is characteristic of all narcissists and borderline people. As, it is estimated that 25% of the population worldwide presents with the disorder of malignant narcissist, you have undoubted interacted with these people and are, if not a prime target, are an unwitting puppetin their machinations. These sick people may vary in terms of the degree of chaos they cause, but all of them are character/personality-disordered individuals. Hence, they allshare the same character deficiencies. All narcissistslack empathy and to some extent or another, enjoy causing others pain for their own pleasure. Furthermore, character-disordered people are the only classification of psychological malaise known to worsen with age. This episode was originally published a month ago, when I was just beginning to podcast: just beginning to enunciate my own story in order to reach you, who may have never spoken of these psychological dynamics you’ve found yourself in, previously. I ask that you please, bear with my pauses as I relay the story of the psychopath’s (Dr. Mario’s) courtingprocess with me. He is the main antagonist in these episodes. I speak of how, from the beginning, he divided me from others (first, my colleagues, then, my small group of friends). Dr. Mario courted me with both words and deeds, manipulating me into seeing only his charming seductive masks. (please go to www.monsterstoriespodcast.com for further notes and links) This podcast is a production of Honestly Speaking LLC. Suzann Kole, Ph.D. has worked in academe and the mental health field for over 40 years. She holds a Doctorate in Clinical Psychology and Narrative Studies (an area of linguistics).