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not exactly, it isn't mental illness but issues sympathizing with others and the willingness to adopt a kill/be killed mentality, which is far more common than you'd like to think. The latter determines what side of domestic abuse the abused will find themselves in later, though some will make it through the gap and avoid future issues like the plague.