The Empathy Trap (understanding Antisocial Personalities)

By (author) Jane McGregor
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Support, advice and practical strategies for anyone trapped in a relationship with a controlling and narcissistic individual - read this book, and break free forever.
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"This deeply compassionate book offers answers, healing, and game-changing new insights." - ''Peace'', author of Psychopath Free

If you''re in a relationship where you''re always in the wrong, and constantly being criticised, the chances are you''re with a sociopath - someone without a conscience, whose personality shows extreme antisocial tendencies.

This book is designed to help you identify the sociopath destroying your happiness, and it gives you the tools you need to protect yourself against these arch-manipulators. It will help you to see their behavior for what it really is, understand the way they interact with others, and extract yourself from a destructive relationship - whatever its nature. You will regain control of your life for good, and become a survivor; a stronger person.

More than just a practical guide, The Empathy Trap sends out a call to all of us, not only to identify and call out the sociopaths in our midst, but also to contribute to a culture where empathy exists as a prized virtue with the potential to transform society at every level.

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"Written in clear and simple language, this book encapsulates and renders accessible otherwise complicated terms and relational paradigms."
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"With an energetic mix of scientific research and revealing real-life experiences, Tim and Jane McGregor get beyond the obvious traits of sociopathic behaviour, to explore its effects on those who live and work with them."
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"Revelational and helpful. It explained for the first time a bullying process I had been subjected to, as a professional in an empathic profession. All it takes for evil to flourish is a few people to do nothing."
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"A must-read for anyone who has lived through the nightmare of a sociopathic encounter."
Biographical note

Dr Jane McGregor is a freelance writer and trainer, and a part-time lecturer at the Institute of Mental Health, University of Nottingham. Her academic subject area is public health. She holds a PhD in this area, gained at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine and funded by the Wellcome Trust. Jane previously worked in the NHS and voluntary sector for many years, mostly in the field of addiction treatment, and she has published widely in this area.
Tim McGregor is a freelance consultant, writer and trainer. He is a mental health practitioner of many years'' standing and has worked in both the NHS and the UK voluntary sector, most recently as a commissioning advisor. Tim has a keen interest in evidence-based approaches to behaviour change and this forms the foundation of much of his training work.