Is a relationship with a narcissist or a psychopath worse?

I remember reading "not every narcissist is a psychopath but every psychopath is a narcissist." From personal experience of being on the receiving end of both narcissists and psychopaths I'd say psychopaths are worse as they are beyond ruthless and go that step further than the narcissist. Thanks for this video Dr Ramani ☀️

Every narcissist I’ve met I felt like they are a psychopath! So I don’t want to ever meet either ever again!

Unfortunately, I’ve experienced both. The narcissist was worse for me because it’s more of a mind f. The psychopath is more clear cut. It’s clearly evil.

The “not caring” aspect of the psychopathic person is what makes them worse. Not that the narcissist is empathic, or caring, but they do care about their image

My dad is a psychopath and my ex wife is a narcissist. I left both relationships for the sake of my own sanity.

I think the relationship with a narcissist is worse because the abuse is more subtle and complex, the personality itself is way more complicated to understand in my opinion, which leaves you wondering "is this person really that bad or am I overreacting?". With a psychopath, once you figure it out you figure it out.

Narcissists are the worst. A higher level psychopath may kill you instantly to get to where they need to be. But a narcissist will unnecessarily put you through endless suffering before they finally destroy you.

The psychopath I dated was far worse than any narc I've been with. He had no fear in the world and literally had the most shallow emotions. Beyond the extreme charm he put on in the beginning he scared the living hell out of me after his mask slipped, there's no empathy behind it whatsoever. I could sense the danger...

The difference between a psychopath and a narcissist is that psychopaths have patience, narcissists don’t.

I have known at least two psychopaths. One is in prison. The other should be but ironically is in law enforcement! A psychopath is truly dangerous. A narc can be too but psychopathic evil is inate!

The psychopath is what I'm gonna go with. They turn scary into terrifying 😳

The psychopath is far worse to the degree that when you've been living with one then moved to a relationship with a covert narcissist, it feels like heaven in comparison.

I have a psychopathic father and a narcissistic mother, give me 5 narcissists in parallel versus a single psychopath. Those beings are not human, they look like the devil when their mask falls off at 100 % and they smile with their eyes lit up. If the devil existed, psychopaths are his generals and narcissists are his soldiers. For me the narcissist is the human version of the psychopath, the psychopath has nothing human but the body.

It amazes me how often upper management in large companies lack the spine for difficult decisions and promote a psychopath to lead them like lemmings off a cliff.

I was married to the demonic evilness for 40 years and the last couple of years it got right down scary he was completely mentally unstable threatening to shoot me in the head while I was sleeping I had to Divorce that demon thanks for your help with the videos and Jesus amen 🙏

From my experience of dealing with and growing up around both, I would say that a psychopath's harm is obvious and a narcissist's harm is more subtle. A psychopath will play on your fear and a narcissist will play on your sense of self. A narcissist will stab you in the back. A psychopath will stab you in the face.

My ex seems to have been a combination of both flavors. Cruel, vindictive, savage, without a conscience, and Teflon - nothing ever stuck to him. Our therapist told me he was a sociopath, I think because he had add no remorse whatever for a atrocities that destroyed lives. The divorce was brutal, and I left empty handed, bc the attorneys couldn't endure his tactics and let me take the loss. Freedom in poverty is better than anything with him. Thanks for clarifying, Dr. Ramani.

a psychopath has all the narcissistic qualities and then some. I was lucky to survive. Next level callous.

The psychopathic person in my life was waaaay worse until we got professionals involved. Actually, she fooled the professionals for a few weeks, police, cps, therapist, and addiction councillor. Then they saw how terrified her kids were of her and caught her in a lie. After that they helped us through the process. With my narcissistic mom therapists kept saying, she's your mom you should forgive her. Or now that you're healing let's get you back with your parents. It's like there was no option but to have them, unhealed, in my life. So many therapists aren't trained to help set realistic boundaries and expectations.

I would say the first sign will come from your own gut feeling which will send signal to your body telling you that this person doesn't make you feel comfortable being around him/her. The fact that you are already asking this question should alert you to be careful. Something will feel off and you won't know what it is exactly. Covert narcissists can act very charming in the beginning but there will be often also present underlying sense of superiority about them. That sense is actually deriving from them feeling insecure about themselves, so they tend to quietly degrade others in order to feel better about themselves. On the other hand if covert narcissist feels that you are above his league, he will act like your servant, trying to please you - almost annoying in a way. But make no mistake. If you decide to stay in a relationship with him, he will downgrade you and abuse you like all the others. Because in his mind, if you love him, he thinks you are unworthy of him. Covert narcissists hate themselves so if someone loves them, than they think this person is worth less than them and that they can do better. Other sign to look for is any kind of judgment towards others. If he criticises other frequently, he will more likely criticise you as well once he gets more comfortable around you. Pay attention to how he treats people that are dependent on him as well. Narcissists hate those especially if they can't get anything of of that for themselves. Moreover, Cheating in marriages is not restricted to only men. Women cheat as much as men do. If you're suspecting your wife of infidelity, you'll have to keep an eye on her of her without her knowledge of her. One of the best ways to know if your spouse cheats on social platforms is by paying close attention to how your spouse behaves while online. The signs are pretty the same. Is your spouse more time on the app without explanation and gets unnecessarily defensive when you ask about it? If your spouse behavior has changed lately, and continues to spend more time on social apps, it's time for you to take action, with the help of a private investigator (suggested; METASPYHUB@GMAIL. COM , you can find out what is taking all their time on social apps, who they are talking to and other things happening,,