Erich Fromm was the first to describe malignant narcissism. This is important to understand because many predators and cult leaders display behaviors which are not only filled with narcissism but also have the psychopathic, anti-social behaviors which often make them involved with criminal behavior.
In researching my book, The Cult of Trump for Simon and Schuster, I wrote a whole chapter describing specific concerning behaviors of Donald Trump and compared him with my former cult leader, Sun Myung Moon, as well as Scientology’s founder Ron Hubbard, The People’s Temple leader, Jim Jones, and others.
Please review these and understand that a major feature is a lack of empathy. People without the ability to empathize are unable to love another person and put their needs above their own.
I have worked with many and this specific realization about abusers has helped women and men to wake up and exit very destructive relationships.
The list on this page should be used in conjunction with the Influence Continuum and the BITE model of Authoritarian Control when desiring to get a fuller picture of how their involvement is probably very unhealthy.