Ten things I wish I had done differently rather than get married in blind faith. I am 18 months along the journey of my new life. I have never been happier. To get straight to the point; I am out of my marriage to a Narcissist / psychopath . When I was in the marriage, I didn't know the terms psychopath, sociopath or narcissist. I discovered and came to understand those terms a couple of months ago. I have now fathomed out what was so wrong in the marriage. I have also learnt what I went through immediately after leaving the marriage; I had classic PTSD symptoms, but I didn't know it. My marriage was doomed from the start. I didn't know that the things that weren't 'quite right' were actually large red flags they were significant and should not have been ignored. Purpose I hope that this blog is a place for people to arrive at as they lay awake at night with their electronic tablets, or sitting at the kitchen table with their comput...
Life after 17.5 years with a narcissist / psychopath. Coming to understand what happened to me; that it was a real thing. I wasn't imaging it, it has a name and it seriously affected me. Making sense of the chaos, confusion and serious sustained stress I endured every day for 17.5 years.