The Main Symptoms of a Psychopath
We had a look at our psychopathic friend, Fred, in the last article. When we left him, he didn’t seem too bad, did he? Yes, it was ‘his way or the highway,’ but we can all be selfish on occasion. Actually, the storm clouds of his personality gathered earlier than that when we found that psychopaths are amoral.
As we go through this article, we’ll be looking at the main symptoms of a psychopath. By the time we’ve finished, he won’t seem quite so jolly.
They use people without any compunction. It doesn’t matter how friendly they may seem, nor how long you’ve known them, if they think you’ll be useful to them in whatever endeavour they may be engaged in at that time, (and about which you won’t have a clue), they’ll simply consider you a chess piece in their ‘game.’
Feelings of guilt or remorse are completely foreign to them and they’ll always be able to explain away their behaviour in such a way that they’ll have no trouble in laying the blame for any subsequent disaster on someone else.
Now don’t forget the example of the chess piece. What happens to a pawn when it’s been taken? It’s discarded.
It comes as no big surprise that politics and showbusiness are considered to have more than their fair share of socialized psychopaths. The very qualities that make them psychopaths can make them extremely attractive.
I know this sounds contradictory, but when you think about it, it isn’t as contrary as it sounds. We realize that this friend of our’s seems without the same inhibitions, fears, doubts and uncertainties from which the rest of us suffer. Because of this, there’s a certain aura about him, one of confidence and self-sufficiency. Another of the main symptoms of a psychopath.
Indeed, they can have such charisma, (that word again!), that they almost seem like heroes to us. While we’re of use to them, they like to keep us with them and in turn, we feel flattered that such a person seems keen to associate with us.
If you do have an inkling of the sort of person they are, you’ll probably notice that while they have a marvellous sense of humour on the surface, nevertheless it tends to be cruel in nature.
They’re almost certainly risk takers, and to people who don’t know them well, they can be tremendous fun, and the way they seek out sensation, while perhaps tending to shock us, also increases our admiration for them. After all, we wouldn’t dare do what they do.
The cult leader Jim Jones was extremely magnetic. After all, he attracted a very large number of followers to his ‘Jonestown’ settlement. However, it was discovered that as a child, he used to enjoy dissecting live animals. This is a common indicator of future psychopathy.
We’re having another look at psychopathy, this time the main symptoms of a psychopath. This is Mike Bond, inviting you to come along and have a good look at my Website. I know you’ll like what you see. And don’t forget to grab the free downloads once you’re there, by clicking onto http://www.wealthyoldman.com