The terms ‘psycho’ and ‘sociopath’ get thrown around a lot in movies and pop culture. But when you personally meet an actual psychopath or sociopath, it can be bone-chilling.

In a brutally honest AskReddit thread, people who are related to psychopaths shared the heart-stopping moments when they were legitimately scared for their lives. Keep scrolling to read their experiences.

Just be warned that some of these stories are so emotionally intense that they might not be for everyone.

I had several with my brother, but the worst was when I woke up to him sitting on my chest with his hands around my throat. He was trying to choke me, but his hands were too small and he didn't get the pressure right so I ended up with a giant hickey around the entire front of my neck instead of death. All bec

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