You have rights and they have clearly been violated. More importantly, your safety and security are the first matters of business to be tended to. In the beginning, due to the losses, you may have suffered, you might expect some payback from the psychopath, at the very least you might think about having a chance to get your pound of flesh if nothing else.
Set aside any hope of recompense. Look at whatever losses you have endured as theft, or better yet, a gift. A gift to support the cause. What cause? The cause of you doing your part of making the world a better place by taking your turn of victimization. Because if nothing else, your being victimized prevented this predatory psychopath from victimizing someone who might not have been strong enough to suffer the abuse and/or loss.
You don’t owe anyone anything else, but yourself. You did not do anything wrong. The fact that you were victimized by the psychopath is proof that you are an exceptionally nice, compassionate, loving, and powerful individual. You may feel as though you have sacrificed your power during this psychopathic upset in your life’s journey, but you have not.
You are that same confident and powerful person. You may have let that part of you to be smacked down by the psychopath, but the time has come to take your power back.
Reach Out for Assistance
Recovering from a psychopathic encounter can leave you depleted of the personal power you wielded before your entanglement with the psycho. It is reasonable to assume that you may not have the energy to take charge of your own recovery, so reach out for the lending hand of someone you can trust.
You may have forgotten that you have people in your life who are trustworthy, including family and friends, or you can reach out to support groups of those who cater to psychopath victims. Even if your psychopathic encounter was well in the past, many years ago, a good support group can help you release any pent-up frustration and otherwise hidden inner wounds that may prevent you from having a better life.
Law Enforcement
Depending on where you live, local law enforcement may not have your best interest at heart. Department funding will greatly impact the amount of cooperation you will receive from law enforcement. Your local police department or sheriff’s department may not have the resources to “have your back” for your protection from you from the psychopath, especially if the psychopath is perceived by local law enforcement to be an upstanding member of the community.
The psychopaths who are the best at what they do will have the authorities on alert about the victim’s mental instability. Law enforcement may be predisposed that the victim is a nut case or at the very least, an annoyance unworthy of their attention.
The victim must assert his or her rights as a member of the community, making statements and reports as necessary and calling 911 without fear, and not being dissuaded by noticing the officer’s eye roll. Make sure to report the goings-on with the psychopath. The police department will provide you with a blank form. Fill it out completely to the best of your ability. Make sure the clerk at the police department assigns a number to the report and provides you with a copy of it for your files.