SCIENCE!

[bladespark]

I have met a real psychopath. I've probably known a few others, they say that one in a hundred people is one. But it's not always obvious. Most of them blend in fairly well, particularly on casual acquaintance. But I have, finally, met somebody where I can confirm, and others agree, that he meets the definitions and shows the behaviors.

It's very fascinating, in a "poke it with a stick" kind of way.

I'm still glad I didn't friend him back though. Meeting one and seeing his psychopathy manifest itself second hand is interesting. Getting stalked by one first hand wouldn't be much fun.

Comments

[harliquinnraver.livejournal.com]

it is amusing for sure. i almost feel bad for him.










...almost.

[kaura-nighthawk.livejournal.com]

Everybody knows a bad psychopath when they see one- for one, they're afraid of him.

Nobody knows a good psychopath when they see one- for one, they're not.

[wolfmare.livejournal.com]

What scares me more is sociopaths, they're a little harder to pin down and less common it would seem. I've only ever met one, and that one is my biological mother. I _know_ her, and she fits the description. I'm just thankful it doesn't seem to be genetic, or at least it didn't get passed down to me.

The other 4 of 'us kids' though, I dunno.

[justplainbob.livejournal.com]

Thankfully, I'm perfectly normal.

I just play a psycho in reality.

[ellixis.livejournal.com]

Huh. I think I know one. Unfortunately, I got to watch her behaviors unfold from close range.

[lightgreendryad.livejournal.com]

Huh. Interesting. I think I knew someone who could be cetegorized as a psychopath.

[2dlife.livejournal.com]

Hmm... was this person diagnosed? Or are you assuming psychopathy based solely on your observed behaviour? I'm pretty sure that the official diagnosis includes having criminal history.

Re: wikipedia link

[the-entity.livejournal.com]

"See also: Malignant Narcissism, Mind Games, Politics." Heh.