starfruit504
It's not a person's fault for believing that most people are fundamentally good.

Its a fact that many 'nice' people get dragged into the sociopaths world, and the above statement is one of the reasons why.
A nice person will try to 'help' with empathy, understanding, kindness.
I remember my ex husband coming home from work and raging about some small thing. He punched me, left a big bruise.
I was shaken, hurt.
Later he said sorry, went on about how hard it was at work, he was stressed, tired, poor poor him blah, blah, blah.
So I ended up complete with bleeding fat lip, comforting him! Feeling guilty that I'd made things worse by being so useless.

I didn't see it clearly at all.
Now I make no excuses for bad behavior.

Sociopaths slowly brainwash you, erode confidence, self esteem till you don't know who you are any more.

Then there is Stockholm syndrome, a powerful cycle of abuse and cruelty with 'kindness' thrown in to keep you confused.