Shownotes Transcript
In Episode 003, Dianne shares from her personal interviews with psychopaths the attributes they look for in their future victims. Dianne also explains just how manipulative psychopaths can be and how they use the strategy of gaslighting to maintain control over their victims. Tune in to find out why psychopaths play the victim and just how far they’ll push to stay in control.
Time Stamped Show Notes: 00:10 – Introduction to Psychopath in Your Life 00:19 – Last episode the kind of personalities psychopaths seek out 00:41 – One guy that Dianne interviewed look at how people’s eyes diverged, how confident they seemed, and even the look of the shoulders when it came to choosing their future victims 01:13 – Investigation Discovery Channel has stories about psychopaths 01:34 – Dateline Show also shares psychopaths’ stories 01:58 – Not all psychopaths are murderers 02:10 – Dealing with a psychopath is all about control 02:34 – Dateline Shows are usually about murder 03:24 – When you watch, read or listen to these stories—“Pay attention to when they describe the victim” 03:47 – The victim is the kind and caring person 04:04 – The victim’s kindness is usually what makes them a target 04:58 – Psychopaths victimize themselves in their own minds 05:13 – They flip and turn things around to make you believe they are the victim 05:51 – Dianne cites an example of how they play the victim 06:32 – Dianne was given a complete checklist of how psychopaths convince people they are the victim 07:08 – “The goal is to get you [the victim] to start to feel like you’re the crazy one and test your sense of normality” 07:21 – A description of the Gaslight Concept 07:51 – Dianne refers to the movie, Gas Light—where the term originated 07:57 – To gaslight is to alter the victim’s reality to fit into with what the psychopath wants it to be 08:59 – A psychopath manipulates to make themselves look like the victim 09:41 – Psychopaths test how far they can push their victims 11:06 – Some psychopaths are actually proud to be one 12:20 – Dianne looks forward for questions and comments 12:41 – Get in touch with Dianne on her website or by email 13:45 – Dianne closes the podcast
3 Key Points: Psychopaths may have very specific qualities in mind when looking for potential targets. Dealing with a psychopath is all about control. Beware of “gaslighting”—psychopaths like playing the victim when, in fact, they victimize you!
Resources Mentioned: Investigation Discovery Channel & Dateline Show– TV shows where stories and documentaries are about crimes that lead to psychopaths Gaslighting – the tactic psychopaths use to alter your reality
Visit: psychopathinyourlife.com
Dianne’s book Psychopaths In Our Lives: My Interviews By Dianne Emerson
Is available on Amazon http://www.amazon.com/dp/1517307880 Credits
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