Personality Disorders & Mental Illnesses Quotes

“This is why sociopaths cling on to people they have used. They do not like ending relationships, although they know they are hurting and ruining the other person. When a sociopath refuses to break up with a lover, it does not mean that he cannot live without the person or that he truly cares. His refusal to let go stems from his fear of losing control over the other person and the fear of being exposed.”
― Clarence T. Rivers, Personality Disorders & Mental Illnesses: The Truth About Psychopaths, Sociopaths, and Narcissists

“A sociopath may feel paranoid, possessive, and jealous. But, underneath those feelings is ultimately the fear of losing control over someone they own.”
― Clarence T. Rivers, Personality Disorders & Mental Illnesses: The Truth About Psychopaths, Sociopaths, and Narcissists

“it feel like this person is only using you? •Does it feel like this person does not really care about you? •Does this person lie to you constantly? •Does this person contradict his own statements or stories? •Does this person take from you and never seem to have the intention of giving back? •Does this person use pity? •Does he make you feel sorry for him too often? •Does this person make you feel guilty or turn the tables and make it appear like you are at fault? •Does it feel like this person is taking advantage of your kindness? •Does this person get easily bored? •Does he seek constant stimulation? •Does he often use flattery to get to your good side? •Does this person make you feel worried? •Does this person make you feel like he is entitled or like you owe him? •Does this person tend to blame others for his mistakes? •Does he refuse to acknowledge his own faults and take the blame?”
― Clarence T. Rivers, Personality Disorders & Mental Illnesses: The Truth About Psychopaths, Sociopaths, and Narcissists

“According to research, sociopaths comprise about four percent of the population. This goes to say that sociopaths are quite common. They are everywhere, and most of them are not so easy to detect. In fact, people who come into contact with sociopaths are in denial. They simply cannot admit that someone they thought they knew, someone they have trusted, is actually a sociopath incapable of love.”
― Clarence T. Rivers, Personality Disorders & Mental Illnesses: The Truth About Psychopaths, Sociopaths, and Narcissists

“Narcissistic ASPD: These psychopaths are self-centered individuals who usually lead respectable lives on the surface. Some of them are even leaders of the community, highly-regarded and respected in their careers. They commit psychopathic crimes in secret, and when discovered, their first impulse is to defend their reputations. Their inherent need to be considered formidable and invincible is their most dominant behavior characteristic.”
― Clarence T. Rivers, Personality Disorders & Mental Illnesses: The Truth About Psychopaths, Sociopaths, and Narcissists

“A sociopath only truly cares about himself and his own needs, and he will protect himself at all costs, even if it means harming others in the process. Needless to say, engaging in relationship with a sociopath is destructive.”
― Clarence T. Rivers, Personality Disorders & Mental Illnesses: The Truth About Psychopaths, Sociopaths, and Narcissists