Why are women attracted to sociopaths?

I can't speak for Meyers but I appreciate your posts. I find them very interesting. They are helping me heal from my own abuse which I never realized how deep until recently. My childhood memories are hazy and disjointed which makes recovery difficult - but not impossible.

Since you have lived so many of your years abused you might be "addicted" to it...it's what you know. Abuse usually comes with a lot of "brain washing." Who knows what is ingrained in your mind.

However, your judgment is skewed now and you will need to learn to make healthy choices. This will be your challenge as it is mine.

My radar for scary has improved a lot since that BF although does still have glitches.

I was afraid of men, triggered by most any man in my presence for a very long time. A friends husband started the desensitizing with me although it was not intentional. The need to be with his wife was so strong that I tollerated the anxiety when he was in the room then collapsed in her arms when he left. Later I met a priest who was just remarkable with me and got me to a healthy place with men. I have decided that I am worth being treated the way I was treated by that priest and that is now "the standard" by which I judge potential dates. I haven't dated in 5 yrs.

And yes, I am still very suseptable to falling back to the familiar pain rather than reaching for the unknown peace. A work in progress.

I am loving this thread BTW!

I am too Omers...cause you are in it!

Thank you Wolfsong. Out of respect for Baltazars advice (see pg.1, last post...I think)...
I may be too sarcastic... so you may want to be careful
I'm broke... So I guess we are both safe on that one...unless you have some money I can *borrow*
As for personal information... I've put out a heck of a lot more than you (your bio is amusingly criptic)... so perhaps I should be careful.

So... what should we do in the case of a draw?

I got it!
Does popcorn count as a breakfast food? (it's 8am here)

@Myers... Do I have to stalk you? Where the h* were you yesterday????

New sig:

I'm coming for you, Myers!

I would eat popcorn for breakfast. First, I would eat pizza then popcorn.

Please don't stalk Myers. I don't see that working out well.

I am just playin' I was enjoying his company and missed him yesterday.

This thread can't continue if you were not to come back Meyers.

I have a few thoughts on this subject(otherwise known as,you threw out the bait,so I will bite)
I think that women who have a past history of abuse, may just be looking to create a similar relationship, but with a different outcome when it comes to their romantic relationships.They may recreate the emotional abuse that they once suffered.
I also think that because women are born nurturers,they sometimes believe that they can "fix"someone.Even someone who is socially or morally depraved.A woman's low self esteem can play a huge role.Sociopaths, are charming,and can make someone feel like they are the most special person in the world to them.This feeds the ego of the woman.It also feeds the ego of the sociopath.It becomes a symbiotic dance;both persons being controlling,in their own way.The woman becomes emeshed in the web of deciet.She knows in her heart she is being decieved, but it feels her need to feel pain,if she is in the least bit a masochist;so yes, self loathing can play a part.She hates herself for allowing the abuse,yet that pit in her stomach tells her that she is alive.I know;I used to be one of these women.We do, "have a neon sign flashing over our heads."Desperation reeks out of our pores, allowing the sociopath to sniff us out.
Thankfully, I got tired of living that way.It can be so simple to change our behavior,if we only act on those red flags that we see(usually on the first date)

That isn't true at all. Meyers does contribute a lot of information. But trust me, I can continue this thread as can you.

OMG Omers ...you remind me of........well.....me....What does that say about us? Ehhh?!~W~Cryptic,cryptic,cryptic....tick tock tick tock

I can think of another addictive and tantalizing thread but you won't get me to tell you which one lol....~W~

Ahh good... I need not fear boredom.

Boredom need not be feared. It just means you can use more hobbies, nothing more.

....>.<....I'm outtie...pm me if you like....any time Omers...lol

Are we talking about belly buttons by chance(innies and outies). That would be a grand leap from sociopaths to bellybuttons.

So I guess the next question is: If your a sociopath do you have an innie or an outie?

We can take a poll, figure out the statistical significance and then decide if it's publishable or not.

so... would a significantly significant result of our research mean that we had a comorbid condition with our belly buttons or would it be a genetic abnormality linked to the resessive gene responsible for the psychiopathic brain abnormalities?
Innie who is on her way outtie... just got bored while my son was in therapy.

I guess we can test out both theories and see which one flies.

LOL Baltazar and Omers - happy to see you improvising with the humor here. Hey.... maybe we're on to something here. I anticipate medical journal beckoning our findings. I wonder what Wolfie would say?

I have an "innie"... so does Colin, Wade, and Matt.

I'm not sure about belly buttons... But, one odd characteristic I do know is that psychopaths have a terrible sense of smell...