I have found that once a sociopath is unveiled, they start falling apart. However, they turn on a dime so it's very, very important that once you've realised wh

I have found that once a sociopath is unveiled, they start falling apart. However, they turn on a dime so it's very, very important that once you've realised what you are dealing with that you cut communication to the bare essentials. That's because they will be prepared to say and do whatever it takes to manipulate your emotions, and unlike the sociopath you have a conscience and you will be manipulated. The solution is to get a third party who has no pre-existing relationship with them if you need something. In my case, I was owed close to $15,000, of which I knew I could not recover all of so I took the guy to a debt collector. He used his father to attempt to get out of the debt, and claimed I hadn't done the work. Sadly for him he had burned a LOT of people and it took a few emails to some key folks to disprove his claims. He tried to bluff his way out, but at this point I was somewhat back on my feet and willing to lose $2,000 in court costs - if I lost, then I wouldn't go under, if I didn't lose I'd get it all back including the $2,000 which I could claim as court costs. When it became clear I wasn't budging, I got paid $10,500 of which 10% went to the agency. Frankly, the agency earned that money and I was very happy to pay it! So the golden rule is: cut off direct communications with a sociopath. A sociopath works by manipulating you, and quite often they cannot achieve their goals without you or someone else, so it drives them crazy if you don't engage. But that also reduces their effectiveness, so if you need something then use an intermediary.