Psychopath Free (Expanded Edition): Recovering from Emotionally Abusive Relationships With Narcissists, Sociopaths, and Other Toxic People

Jackson MacKenzie

Sep 2015 · Sold by Penguin

About this ebook

From the author of Whole Again comes a significantly expanded edition of Psychopath Free—containing new chapters, updated content, and real survivor experiences—that will help you recover from emotionally abusive relationships with narcissists, sociopaths, and other toxic people.

Have you ever been in a relationship with a psychopath? Chances are, even if you did, you would never know it. Psychopaths are cunning charmers and master manipulators, to the point where you start to accept the most extreme behaviors as normal...Even if it hurts you.
 
All around us, every single day, human beings devoid of empathy are wreaking havoc and destroying lives in the coldest, most heartless ways imaginable. In constant pursuit of money, sex, influence, or simple entertainment, psychopaths will do whatever it takes to gain power over others. They hide behind a veil of normalcy, arranging their friends and partners like pawns in a game of chess.
 
Using false praise and flattery to get what they want, they can lure any unsuspecting target into a relationship.  Once hooked, their charming promises spin into mind games and psychological torture. Victims are left devastated and confused, unable to recognize—or even put into words—the nightmare that just took place.
 
Written from the heart, Psychopath Free is the first guide for survivors written by a survivor, offering hope for healing and thriving after psychopathic abuse. Say goodbye to the chaos, self-doubt, and victimization. You are free.

Ratings and reviews

A lot of information in this book helped me and made sense. But this author is not a professional expert and makes huge assertions about ALL cluster b personality types, tarring them with the same brush as the psychopath. This is gross misinformation, and I felt that the author projected their own fears and issues in a way that moved some content in the book too far into the realm of assumption and bias. If you're a survivor, do yourself a favor and skip the very last section titled "the 15%". The writer went too far and forgot to state that she was not sharing facts but strong personal opinions.

I’m stunned that a book with this title was published. ASPD and NPD are personality disorders that stem from severe childhood trauma. “Narcissists, sociopaths and other toxic people”... It’s funny that this book is about recovering from emotional abuse considering people with these mental illnesses spend their entire lives doing just that. Completely tactless.

No research. No expertise. Not even good writing. I suppose it's validating for many but you could probably get that from any random blog post or website. I was looking for something much more substantive and credible.

About the author

Jackson MacKenzie is the co-founder of PsychopathFree.com, an online support community that reaches millions of abuse survivors each month. Driven by personal experience, his mission is to spread awareness and give survivors a safe place to validate their experiences, so that every empathetic person can find happiness and love after abuse. He is also the author of Whole Again: Healing Your Heart and Rediscovering Your True Self After Toxic Relationships and Emotional Abuse.