tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-628748600098131100.post386816407733066966..comments2024-03-28T00:33:57.308-07:00Comments on Sociopath World: Fearing the unknownUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger23125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-628748600098131100.post-21139348379193767232013-06-17T10:28:55.904-07:002013-06-17T10:28:55.904-07:00Pathological lying and manipulation ARE antisocial...Pathological lying and manipulation ARE antisocial behaviors. Check the meaning of fraud.<br /><br />JessiAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-628748600098131100.post-10941655820609859022013-06-16T22:31:45.456-07:002013-06-16T22:31:45.456-07:00The Hare psychopathy checklist is the primary meth...The Hare psychopathy checklist is the primary method of diagnosis for sociopathy/psychopathy. Factor one is composed of the primary personality symptoms. These are:<br /><br />Glibness/superficial charm<br />Grandiose sense of self-worth<br />Pathological lying<br />Cunning/manipulative<br />Lack of remorse or guilt<br />Shallow affect (genuine emotion is short-lived and egocentric)<br />Callousness; lack of empathy<br />Failure to accept responsibility for his or her own actions<br /><br />None of these traits guarantees that a person is going to behave in an antisocial manner. Though I concede that it would be more likely for a person matching these traits to behave in an antisocial manner.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07092274662687830878noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-628748600098131100.post-67750655212080860452013-06-16T15:02:58.929-07:002013-06-16T15:02:58.929-07:00To disclosure your behavior is not projecting is i...To disclosure your behavior is not projecting is informing. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-628748600098131100.post-83804394185872778982013-06-16T15:01:11.730-07:002013-06-16T15:01:11.730-07:00That is not what DSM says.
JessiThat is not what DSM says. <br /><br />JessiAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-628748600098131100.post-74891027720295541872013-06-16T00:11:47.377-07:002013-06-16T00:11:47.377-07:00We don't fear the unknown per se. We fear what...We don't fear the unknown per se. We fear what we are projecting. Ignorance has always been blissGagReflexhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18353809591040344208noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-628748600098131100.post-62561735952716552232013-06-15T22:06:27.265-07:002013-06-15T22:06:27.265-07:00Have the balls to not be "anonymous".Have the balls to not be "anonymous".JustAGirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00876939313824004085noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-628748600098131100.post-7811553874227761442013-06-15T21:03:56.364-07:002013-06-15T21:03:56.364-07:00True. Whether or not we are related to them is not...True. Whether or not we are related to them is not the issue. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-628748600098131100.post-10874175517475262022013-06-15T20:42:05.135-07:002013-06-15T20:42:05.135-07:00The number one trait of a sociopath is a lack of r...The number one trait of a sociopath is a lack of remorse and guilt, you can posses these traits and not have any antisocial behavior. You have to learn behaviors differently, I learned how to behave based on watching how others behaved, but you aren't necessarily antisocial. In fact you could meet all the primary sociopathic traits and still be pro-social.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07092274662687830878noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-628748600098131100.post-23000524659781556642013-06-15T20:34:52.134-07:002013-06-15T20:34:52.134-07:00i'm a sociopath because i have the balls to be...i'm a sociopath because i have the balls to be the badguy<br />because i can see things for what they are not what i want them to be or what i fearAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-628748600098131100.post-56796220410546814212013-06-15T16:20:12.127-07:002013-06-15T16:20:12.127-07:00Anon 4:17, I like your comments. I like the way ...Anon 4:17, I like your comments. I like the way you write.JustAGirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00876939313824004085noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-628748600098131100.post-56628082078625657492013-06-15T16:15:41.026-07:002013-06-15T16:15:41.026-07:00Glad to see Jamie has a pinch of a sense of humor....Glad to see Jamie has a pinch of a sense of humor.JustAGirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00876939313824004085noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-628748600098131100.post-35760097833776003912013-06-15T15:19:28.980-07:002013-06-15T15:19:28.980-07:00Jessi, who in the 8:31 AM post are the ones that m...Jessi, who in the 8:31 AM post are the ones that make others.........feel just uncomfortable as opposed to those that have an agenda to do harm? And rest assured you don't have the capabilities to determine those facts in others lives.<br /><br />Yes, it is true if you invite abusive people into your life and remain with them then the <br />outcome rests with the invitee. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-628748600098131100.post-56707857493276707962013-06-15T14:33:59.115-07:002013-06-15T14:33:59.115-07:00I would have told my "friend" to RUN!!! ...I would have told my "friend" to RUN!!! IMMEDIATLY!! Most predatory animals will give chase to the prey... Which means they will focus and possibly attack her while you escape unharmed. Entertainment and your safe?? YeahAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-628748600098131100.post-11290776122562202762013-06-15T13:51:52.281-07:002013-06-15T13:51:52.281-07:00Sociopath are an issue as far as they are damaging...Sociopath are an issue as far as they are damaging others, obviously. But a sociopath with no antisocial behavior will no longer be diagnosed as a sociopath...<br /><br />JessiAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-628748600098131100.post-37624233512202742802013-06-15T13:46:38.426-07:002013-06-15T13:46:38.426-07:00It is a mistake to live in fear, if there is a rea...It is a mistake to live in fear, if there is a real danger, the best choice it is always to take action to reduce the danger. We are not living in the wild, we don't let bears walk free between us. We take care of our safety. The same with other dangerous rational animals.<br /><br />JessiAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-628748600098131100.post-10856980519705405722013-06-15T13:41:30.651-07:002013-06-15T13:41:30.651-07:00You are placing in the same box people that makes ...You are placing in the same box people that makes you uncomfortable with people that are abusive. In the first case those people are doing nothing bad to you, so yes, it is you the problem, but in the second they are going to aggress you, so they are the problem. It is not about a perceived evilness behind a prejudice it is about real harmful actions done by someone, who, by acting that way, fully earns being called "evil".<br /><br />Jessi<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-628748600098131100.post-28745200770565355432013-06-15T08:31:37.299-07:002013-06-15T08:31:37.299-07:00You think? I disagree. There are family members ...You think? I disagree. There are family members that create havoc in our lives when we have no ill will towards them. There are husbands/lovers that destroy our lives to the point that we are unable to trust again, not to mention the financial ruin. There are neighbors in our lives that bring hardship and chaos. <br /><br />I find it hard to believe that many, will embrace your theory. IMO.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-628748600098131100.post-70889251852021123782013-06-15T06:46:15.075-07:002013-06-15T06:46:15.075-07:00What you're saying makes more sense than peopl...What you're saying makes more sense than people realize. It had never, for example, actually been proven that people do good or feel guilt or accountability or compassion because of an inner compass. It could just as well be recognition that this is the best way to get along in society, that society admires and regards this behavior. In other words, a mind trick for the weak.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-628748600098131100.post-49151485798004357802013-06-15T06:28:15.345-07:002013-06-15T06:28:15.345-07:00I just wanted to say that I hate almost everyone, ...I just wanted to say that I hate almost everyone, but I like you :)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11932547142801073974noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-628748600098131100.post-91720597178750078312013-06-15T05:42:05.673-07:002013-06-15T05:42:05.673-07:00I think a lot of this fear stems from the fact tha...I think a lot of this fear stems from the fact that most studies of sociopaths have been done in the context of studying sociopaths who were also criminals or at least highly irresponsible people. There is a tension between the idea of sociopathy as a particular set of traits and the use of the term as a slur. <br /><br />Before I read M. E.'s book, I thought like this as I have a high level of empathy and have been the victim of a person with classic sociopathic traits hidden behind a mask of weakness and vulnerability which made me easy to control. It was easy to think of them as fundamentally dangerous as a group. But now I think of sociopaths like I would think of people on the autistic spectrum; in terms of different degrees of functioning. The lower-functioning types would be those who, as adults, continue to practice blatant aggression and crude, destructive manipulation. The high-functioning ones either have less impulsivity, or have found ways to keep it under control and learn that staying at least near the fringes of social norms is a better way to get what they want. <br /><br />If a person is born with little or no ability to process social and emotional information the way the majority do, I see no reason to make moral judgments about that. Practical decisions and assessments of danger are another matter. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-628748600098131100.post-25044261392277168422013-06-15T04:17:27.996-07:002013-06-15T04:17:27.996-07:00Well there are examples of unusual pairings of pre...Well there are examples of unusual pairings of predatory animals with thier<br />"natural" victims. Cats and parakeets that mysteriously get along. But that<br />is a "man bites dog" rareity for the "Animal Planet " network.<br />The old adage is usually true: "If it walks like a duck and talks like a<br />duck, it's a duck!<br />For an Empath like me, it's always mildly sad when I see people fail to<br />communicate, misjudge and misread other peoples intentions. The "Archie<br />Bunker" type was never a source of amusement for me. I never laughed at<br />him. I felt sad for him. A person like that is condemed to a "half-life."<br />People need to understand that living in fear is a abject waste of time.<br />Some people survive horrowing battles in wars; and some people are killed<br />the moment they exit the boat. When you're numbers up, you're numbers up.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-628748600098131100.post-30444645326901754282013-06-15T03:08:30.932-07:002013-06-15T03:08:30.932-07:00I think most people don't consider sociopaths ...I think most people don't consider sociopaths as 'unknowns'. Most people think they know everything there is to know, and no amount of reasoning or metaphorical musings is going to change that.<br /><br />I hate to make circular arguments, but peoples' lives revolve around sparing their conscience. All their thoughts and actions must be justified, and they treat their morality as if it's entirely objective. When someone gets a 'bad feeling' about someone, then the source of that bad feeling is evil. I've realized that there are topics I choose to avoid, they give me a 'bad feeling'. When I examine that feeling, though, I realize that it says more about my own inner workings than anything that's happening outside my head.<br /><br />Racism, bigotry, and discrimination stem not from some objective truth about the targeted population. It comes from parents, the media, and peers teaching young minds to dislike groups of people, and this dislike is rationalized by exaggerations and outright lies until the population is appropriately villified. I hate smokers because I find the stench of burning tobacco absolutely revolting. I hate hobos because they ask for and feel entitled to my money. They force an unwelcome interaction with me, be it through a pervasive miasma or trying to sell me pins and dirty papers.<br /><br />Black guys and flamboyantly gay guys make me uncomfortable. I don't hate them, but I grew up in an ultra-conservative, ultra-white area. Fortunately, my family is not composed of bigots, so the extent of my racism and homophobicity is that I merely feel uneasy. I understand that this is a learned behavior, and the only way to unlearn it would be to interact with these people that make me feel uncomfortable, to teach myself that they are human, and not at all unlike myself. Most people, however, just consider people that make them uncomfortable to be evil somehow. It's much easier to reconcile their bad feelings this way, rather than recognize, admit, and try to change the fact that they themselves are the ones with the defect.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11932547142801073974noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-628748600098131100.post-70313577590854058752013-06-15T00:50:41.348-07:002013-06-15T00:50:41.348-07:00Oh god reading through the article at first, good ...Oh god reading through the article at first, good point makes sense all of that, but then I scroll down to find the honey badger video! Jesus shit that narrator can crack me up. I think he's on Jesus Chatline aswell when he call in as 'randall'<br /><br />But to the article. It happens a lot that people tend to judge a book by its cover. It's all dandy until the word sociopath come up, then things tend to get real stale. <br /><br />I agree with you M.E, the fear can be likened with fear of dogs. I remember when my brother ran for his life when a chihuahua wanted to play with him. My brother took off immideately and the dog of course went after him for fun while my brother mistook the chase as something dangerous.<br />I still miss the times he was dumb Aw shit.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com