While the number of survivors emerging from abuse are swelling dramatically in numbers, there aren’t enough pastors, counselors, and therapists who are specifically trained in helping a survivor of sociopathic or narcissist abuse. In fact, survivors are helping to educate their therapists, these day!
Up until now, these victims have been suffering silently and the abuse is rapidly compounding.
Survivors will not get closure from a pathological person; rather, they need to get the facts for themselves, to have closure. A certain amount of education in pathologicals is necessary in the healing journey.
We can help these survivors by recognizing the red flags of sociopathic and narcissitic abuse. You don’t have to have a degree or be an expert to love an abuse victim, even to be a ‘first responder’.
Jesus, himself, was just a common working man. It’s the common, ordinary people who have helped me the most in recovering and healing from sociopathic abuse. So don’t be afraid if someone comes to you with an unusual story of brokenness and abuse, and you don’t know what do say or do!
The following articles and resources will equip and empower you to recognize the signs of a pathological relationship and how to help a survivor escape and recover.
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Letter to Fellow Pastors By: Pastor Jeff Crippen Editor's Note: The following open letter is written "pastor-to-pastor" but it will benefit all Christians to understand the dynamics of domestic violence in our churches and our proper responses when it happens in our church family. It's no longer a matter of "if" but "when" so let's […]
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"A Psychopath's Confession" I was born in East Germany, before the Wall came down. When I was 9-months old my biological father packed me in a suitcase and smuggled me into West Germany, depositing me into an orphanage. At 18-months, I was adopted by a high level US military man. My adopted mom suffered a […]
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By: Dr. Stephen R. Crosby An insular and isolated leadership culture is a persistent problem in many expressions of the body of Christ. In doctrine, many of these cultures have the theology and language of servanthood. In practical expression, their leadership culture is one of hierarchy, elitism, secrecy, immunity, and privilege. One would think from […]
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As I pray, I wonder, "Is it enough?" Kara's Story Living with a narcissist or a sociopath is a day-by-day fight for survival. Often, due to shared child custody and visitation, the abuse never ends; and in fact, the abuse becomes much more subtle, clever, and designed to make you feel like you're going crazy. […]
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