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Anger and the need for vindication are normal emotional and
psychological responses, part of the repair and regrowth process. The
anger often comes from the residual feelings victims have had all
along but could not express because of fear and submission. It is critical
that former victims work on their angry feeling with a trained
mental health professional.
The need for vindication seems to be satisfied, at least for some
people, by confirmation that the person who victimized them was
truly a psychopath. Many victims have reported that the more they
learned and understood about the psychopathic process the better
they felt.
Some individuals want to uncover the psychopath for what he or
she is. This is best left to the authorities if a crime has been committed.
However, warning friends about the behaviors to watch out for
can be useful and possibly save someone else from falling into a psychopath’s
web of deceit.