As Elinor Greenberg, Psychologist said in Quora, the more empathetic a person, the less likely to see dangerous people until abused or broken. Abusers need control over victims to feel powerful since they have a fragile sense of self. Narcissists/Sociopaths are highly envious of others and materialistic. Co-Dependents live in denial of the abusers selfish or malicious motives. Co-Dependents are naive thinking if they keep being generous and kind, everything will eventually be okay. It’s never enough for the abuser. Abusers use shame on empaths to devalue them. When you feel like you can’t stand up for yourself with your abuser, hear what Maya Angelou said, “When someone shows you who they are, believe them.”https://verywellmind.com/identify-and-cope-with-emotional-abuse-4156673?
Action you can take to survive abuse/bullies