Psychopaths in Society

[Alpine Trooper]

I just don't think people understand the amount of psychopaths in society.

They're everywhere. And they ruin peoples lives daily. These are the people who lack empathy and lie consistently. Usually you only tend to find one in any given area, because they cannot co-exist with another psychopath. Furthermore, they tend to befriend people of the exact opposite disposition, because they can easily manipulate them.

Psychopathy is a mix between nature and nurture. It's probably most predominant in western culture, however the continent of Africa is suspected of having hundreds of thousands of psychopaths, because the conditions exists for this to thrive.

The worst part of it all? Psychopaths cannot be cured. Decades of studying by the leading researchers in the field of psychology have determined that the best you can do is lock these people away forever.

They will do anything to ruin your life if you get in their way. If you pose too much of a threat, they will remove you. They lack empathy - they simply don't care. They thrive off of learning about you so they can exploit you. They do not befriend, they simply exploit. In you, they see everything they hate.

These people are everywhere, of every walk of life, with every devious intention.

What are you experiences with psychopaths?

I worked at an oil change garage for awhile with one. Each day he would lie more and more, the lies becomming more outrageous each time. I wouldn't believe a damn word he said and told him so, so he got angry. He started trying to injure me by pouring hot antifreeze on me "accidentally" when I was working under a car.

I am not going to get into what I did in retaliation for this, but I don't work there anymore.

The manager and owner wouldn't fire him because they were afraid of what he would do. His stories included:

1. I owned a Ferrari dealership.
2. I was born over international waters and therefore I am a citizen of every country.
3. One time I sold 13 vaccums to one lady and then had sex with all her daughters.
4. I robbed a Brinks Security van and stole 10 million dollars.
5. I sold ice to Eskimos in Northern Alberta.
6. I escaped the police in a chase by driving my car into a river.
7. My mom was killed by a drunk driver so I killed the driver with the door of my moms car by beating him to death with it.
8. My uncles booze is so strong it would knock you out with one drink.

They go on and on and I obviously wasn't going to put up with this.

Short of killing these people or locking them away FOREVER. There is nothing you can do.

Avoid them at all costs.

 

[Pyrite]

If this guy is for real does he offer classes?

 

[Alpine Trooper]

He is for real. He would probably offer classes if he could make money off of it.

I suspect he is into cocaine heavily and there's probably a couple of people who want to kill him.

Besides, this isn't a joke to psychopaths. It's not a game to see how many people believe them or not. They simply say it to gauge a reaction and to provide themselves with some sick euphoric high.

And if you don't believe that they created the universe, they'll probably try to kill you. And they're everywhere.

 

[CaptainF]

Psychopathy is quite scary.

I know someone who may well be a psychopath, as he does love to lie, and has gotten in trouble numerous times with the law. Also a very manipulative young man.

 

[Desmond Hawkins]

For one, about 3 percent of males are sociopaths, meaning that a hell of a lot more then a few hundred thousand people in Africa are.

Actually, many people with Anti-social Personality Disorder live very undestructive lives. They are just more prone to destructive behaviour.

Also, just because someone is a pathological lier, it doesn't make them a psycho/sociopath (I am not suggesting this guy isn't a psychopath, but rather that lying pathologically isn't enough evidence).

 

[Kozmos]

Psychopaths can be fun....they dont have to lack empathy as it can help them with acts of greater evilness.

 

[Desmond Hawkins]

Well, practically by definition they must lack empathy. They can observe emotional reactions in other people, but it doesn't mean they feel them the same way.

 

[CurtSibling]

Yes, these kind of people are everywhere.
Society and the modern pressure of living create these
personalities quite easily. We meet one almost every day.



People sometimes think that I am slightly psychopathetic!

But I reckon they might just be unaware that my evil does not come from
any mentalism, but from a true lack of empathy and my hate for humanity!

 

[PCHighway]

The manager and owner wouldn't fire him because they were afraid of what he would do. His stories included:

1. I owned a Ferrari dealership.
2. I was born over international waters and therefore I am a citizen of every country.
3. One time I sold 13 vaccums to one lady and then had sex with all her daughters.
4. I robbed a Brinks Security van and stole 10 million dollars.
5. I sold ice to Eskimos in Northern Alberta.
6. I escaped the police in a chase by driving my car into a river.
7. My mom was killed by a drunk driver so I killed the driver with the door of my moms car by beating him to death with it.
8. My uncles booze is so strong it would knock you out with one drink.

Wait a minute, are you telling me that Chuck Norris is a psychopath!?!

Seriously though, it sounds rough. Are you sure he just wasn't joking with you?

 

[IglooDame]

People sometimes think that I am slightly psychopathetic!

But I reckon they might just be unaware that my evil does not come from
any mentalism, but from a true lack of empathy and my hate for humanity!

Except for the lack of a spacebar character in the first line (or maybe an & or a / character), I am fully in agreement with you.

 

[Alpine Trooper]

Well, I'll retract on the African thing. It was an unfair generalization on my part. But I am highlighting the fact that these types of people thrive in places such as Africa. I agree, most pathological liar's aren't psychopaths, but it is a condition that must be met to meet the criteria of one.

I just don't believe enough understand the threat these people pose on society. And they are so clever that they sneek through every crack and leave lives destroyed in the midst.

The minute I met this guy at my work, I knew the type of person he was. And I was like "Ahh ****. Here we go"

I wouldn't let him get to me. He would ask questions about my life, who I was, what I did, what my morals were. I simply WOULDN'T tell him because I know for a fact that this is what these people want.

I told the manager and owner "You know who this guy is. You know what he does. You know that he steals, he's cunning, and lacks empathy for anyone. He doesn't care about you or me or this job. You need to get rid of him before it's too late."

But they didn't, and they admit he's an A**hole. But they're afraid to do anything. So eventually myself and another did something. This was awhile ago. I just really think more people need to pick out these retards in day to day life.

 

[salty mud]

He is for real. He would probably offer classes if he could make money off of it.

I suspect he is into cocaine heavily and there's probably a couple of people who want to kill him.

Besides, this isn't a joke to psychopaths. It's not a game to see how many people believe them or not. They simply say it to gauge a reaction and to provide themselves with some sick euphoric high.

And if you don't believe that they created the universe, they'll probably try to kill you. And they're everywhere.

Get Agent 47 on the job!

 

[Shylock]

Get Agent 47 on the job!

Who is ironically a psychopath.

 

[FredLC]

Moderator Action: People, please stay in whatever thin topic this thread offers. Spam in the first page is a bad sign, so I'm warning beforehand that I'll close it if this continues.

 

[Neonanocyborgasm]

I just don't think people understand the amount of psychopaths in society.

They're everywhere. And they ruin peoples lives daily. These are the people who lack empathy and lie consistently. Usually you only tend to find one in any given area, because they cannot co-exist with another psychopath. Furthermore, they tend to befriend people of the exact opposite disposition, because they can easily manipulate them.

I've only known one person who was unmistakably a psychopath.

We went to medical school together, but I should qualify what I mean. We STARTED medical school at the same time, but I don't think he ever meant to actually complete it. He claimed to be Lebanese, and come from a wealthy family who lived in Australia. He claimed to have had a bachelor's degree in physiology.

When I first started medical school, we met on good terms, and became friends. At some point, we had decided that we would rent an apartment as room-mates. Within a few days of meeting him, I started noticing that he was mooching everything off me. He would excuse himself by saying that he would (and did) pay for everything he took. After a couple of weeks of this, I realized who I was dealing with, and severed ties with him. Needless to say, we were never room-mates.

It turned out my feelings were correct. I later found out that he was manipulating a whole bunch of other medical students. He moved into a place and was virtually pillaging another guy's stuff, and getting away with it. He didn't get away with this for long, though, as other people would catch onto what kind of scum he was, and get rid of him. He also managed to seduce a girl not only into being his girlfriend, but virtual maid. Apparently, he was a lousy student, because he had failed every single class since the very first semester! (He may have been accustomed to cheating his way through. When he discovered there were fewer recourses to cheating in medical school, where this wasn't tolerated, he didn't fare as well.) Somehow, he managed to avoid expulsion, for years. I suspect bribery of the school administration was involved.

There was always something sinister about this guy, from what I remember. He's one of those guys you always think is up to no good, but is as sweet and charming as the nicest guy on the planet.

I don't know whatever happened to him. I think he had plans on marrying this girl, who, along with her family, totally fell in for the guy's fake charm. If only I could remember his last name, I could google it.

 

[Kozmos]

Who is ironically a psychopath.

No he is not. He's just doesnt feel inclined to show emotions or care for civilans casulties.

 

[Alpine Trooper]

I've only known one person who was unmistakably a psychopath.

We went to medical school together, but I should qualify what I mean. We STARTED medical school at the same time, but I don't think he ever meant to actually complete it. He claimed to be Lebanese, and come from a wealthy family who lived in Australia. He claimed to have had a bachelor's degree in physiology.

When I first started medical school, we met on good terms, and became friends. At some point, we had decided that we would rent an apartment as room-mates. Within a few days of meeting him, I started noticing that he was mooching everything off me. He would excuse himself by saying that he would (and did) pay for everything he took. After a couple of weeks of this, I realized who I was dealing with, and severed ties with him. Needless to say, we were never room-mates.

It turned out my feelings were correct. I later found out that he was manipulating a whole bunch of other medical students. He moved into a place and was virtually pillaging another guy's stuff, and getting away with it. He didn't get away with this for long, though, as other people would catch onto what kind of scum he was, and get rid of him. He also managed to seduce a girl not only into being his girlfriend, but virtual maid. Apparently, he was a lousy student, because he had failed every single class since the very first semester! (He may have been accustomed to cheating his way through. When he discovered there were fewer recourses to cheating in medical school, where this wasn't tolerated, he didn't fare as well.) Somehow, he managed to avoid expulsion, for years. I suspect bribery of the school administration was involved.

There was always something sinister about this guy, from what I remember. He's one of those guys you always think is up to no good, but is as sweet and charming as the nicest guy on the planet.

I don't know whatever happened to him. I think he had plans on marrying this girl, who, along with her family, totally fell in for the guy's fake charm. If only I could remember his last name, I could google it.

This is classic text book case psychopath. It just goes to reaffirm that you find people like this everywhere, doing the same thing to anyone. The worst part is they don't see themselves doing any wrong, so when you kick them out of your apartment they'll think you're worthless and possibly rob you and/or kill you.

These people will go to the extent of breaking into your house and moving a TV sideways. Not stealing anything, but just enough to make you paranoid. Which they're starting to make me. And if I for one second suspect I am in contact with another, I am not going to waste my time again.

 

[Rhymes]

Well I'm less pessimist about psychopaths then you are. I don't believe they are comon, but I admit they exist.

I have known one guy who was like this, the sad part was his girlfirend, he obvioulsy had no respect whatsoever towards her and only used her to show off. Sad bastard.

But given the huge amount of nice people I have met and worked with, i still think 99% of us are pretty good.

 

[Neonanocyborgasm]

This is classic text book case psychopath. It just goes to reaffirm that you find people like this everywhere, doing the same thing to anyone. The worst part is they don't see themselves doing any wrong, so when you kick them out of your apartment they'll think you're worthless and possibly rob you and/or kill you.

It's not that they think you're worthless, it's that they think everyone is only worthwhile to them for what they can do for them. Psychopaths only pretend to care for others when it suits their ulterior plans, which are numerous and far reaching. They are usually lazy, and are more inclined to exploit others instead of doings things for themselves. They have a knack for catching onto what people want to hear, and use it to ingratiate themselves in their company. Like you've pointed out, this amounts to A LOT of lying.

I ran into a lot of these guys when I was rotating through psychiatry. Btw, the psychiatric term is "anti-social personality disorder" which is really a misnomer because they are anything but non-social. They can actually be more charming than normal people. One of the things I noticed that was an easy tip-off to anti-social personalities is the use of fanciful and exaggerated stories. After you talk to them for only a few minutes, you'll get all sorts of fabulous tales about their exploits and adventures. I remember one guy who told me that he was in Special Forces, and about all of his covert missions. Another guy spun a story about how he hadn't beat his girlfriend so much as he was retaliating because she had been beating him for "a long time." The fact that he didn't have a scratch on him was an easy clue.

Have you noticed that Scott Peterson, the recently convicted wife and unborn son murderer, is likely an anti-social? I had him pegged from the minute I watched footage of his trial. Do you notice how he only has one facial expression at all times? That's because he doesn't care about others. He thinks that he will be able to weasel his way out of this, just like he has weaseled his way throughout his whole life. He has recently been corresponding with one of the jurors from his trial, trying to spin himself as some sort of innocent. He seems to be trying to manipulate the system to generate a new trial for himself, hoping for a different outcome.

These people will go to the extent of breaking into your house and moving a TV sideways. Not stealing anything, but just enough to make you paranoid. Which they're starting to make me. And if I for one second suspect I am in contact with another, I am not going to waste my time again.

That doesn't sound so much anti-social, as just petty. Most anti-socials don't care enough about someone to hold frank grudges, but you will run into a few occasionally.

 

[Alpine Trooper]

Apparently one indicator of anti-social behaviour can be found when yawning.

If you yawn directly infront of someone whom you suspect is anti-social, and they fail to yawn back. It could mean they lack a particular basic instinct.

And I should point out that I have a heavy belief that the majority of these disorders are genetic. NOT nurture.