#psychopathy

[butch-reidentified]

I've spoken before about psychopathy, particularly my own, and the importance of recent research and demolishing the stigma and absolutely absurd past conceptions and measures of psychopathy, which were exclusively based on studies of male prisoners convicted of violent crime.

Just to reiterate - psychopathy is not being deranged and uncontrollably violent. Villanelle from Killing Eve is actually an excellent and well-researched example of high-EQ female psychopathy, and the first fictional portrayal I can genuinely see myself in. Psychopaths with high EQ are entirely capable of cognitive empathy, and many (like myself) are actually very gifted in it, and can even make excellent counselors/therapists as a result of this combined with a lack of strong internal biases and the fact that we won't be emotionally impacted/drained by patients. This presentation of psychopathy is becoming more and more recognized and studied, and is distinctly more common in women. We retain the core defining traits, obviously - boldness, deviancy, disinhibition, very high fear threshold, a tendency toward meanness (self-control is a thing, though), reduced capacity for remorse and regret, and of course lack of affective (emotional) empathy - but are much more able to moderate ourselves and prioritize social functioning, and tend to view the sadistic behavior of low-EQ psychopathic males as wasteful. My wife calls it "prosocial psychopathy."

Anyway, I just kind of wanted to touch on this again since it's been a while and there's a fair few new followers out here. I encourage you to read the above links and check the tag - it's a pretty interesting topic, to me at least.

#mine #psychopathy #emotionality

[fuzzyghost]

#behavior #psychopathy #serial killers #true crime #tcc #vhs #retro #shopping list #screencap

[shitswiftiessay]

a swiftie tells the story about how she threw out her father’s heart medication because he doesn’t like taylor swift.

and she justified her decision after getting backlash by talking how “attached” she is to taylor.

she further defended herself in this notesapp statement 💀

#shit swifties say #parasocial relationships #toxic swifties #psychopathy

[therealfailwhale]

Vegas thoughts:

The thing with Vegas is that in the early episodes I was convinced he was a psychopath. He had so many stereotypical psychopathic traits—manipulative, little to no empathy but he could fake it so well, a tendency to take what he wanted however he could get it, violent. The manipulation especially screamed psychopath to me, like he would use people however he could to achieve his goals with little empathy for how it affected them. Every seemingly soft moment he had felt constructed and purposeful, an attempt to lure people (mainly Porsche) into position so he could execute his plans.

The only times he felt sincere to me were in his interactions with Pete. Here’s a guy he didn’t really see a point in manipulating. Didn’t see a real use for. Catching Pete in his quarters at night—leads him back to his room, doesn’t even bother trying to fuck with him. With Pete at the temple was a little more performative, but even that he was trying, vaguely, to make Pete a little uncomfortable or to try and seem normal.

But then they go to the safe house.

Suddenly we see Vegas having emotions like shame, grief, hopelessness, but also joy. He gets to be the most himself since the beginning of the show. He reads, he cooks, he’s interested in psychology, he likes small animals, he wants to please his father. Also he’s into pet play and ass, but that’s beside the point. The point is that outside the safe house, he acts like and genuinely seems to be a psychopath, but when he’s away from expectations and it’s just Pete—Pete who he’s been more real with than anyone else in the series—he doesn’t have to perform. He tries to. He gets upset and takes it out on Pete, but most of the time it feels like desperation and not like he’s genuinely enjoying it. Like this, torture and pain, is what he knows so he’s going to try it, but it doesn’t feel the same as it does pre-safe house.

Most significant, and the thing that really shatters the psychopath facade, is that he shows empathy to Pete. When he’s treating Pete’s wounds, he cares about how he’s feeling. When he’s pleading Pete to stay and apologizing, he’s demonstrating remorse for his actions and genuine awareness of and concern for how Pete is feeling. Yeah he’s begging Pete to stay with him, which is somewhat self-centered, but he seriously cares for how Pete is feeling in that moment.

All this to say: Vegas pretends to be a psychopath because he wants to make his father proud, but in his more private moments with someone he inherently cares for, the psychopathy falls away and reveals a sensitive little guy who yearns for a different life.

#vegas theerapanyakul #kinnporche the series #vegaspete #psychopathy #character study

[mischiefmanifold]

It is endlessly frustrating to me that I can't follow the tags for my own fucking disorder without seeing people glorifying violence and blaming it on their "psychopathy". Babe, you are fourteen. You're not a psychopath. Get the fuck out of our tags.

#actually psychopathic #psychopathy #sociopathy #aspd #antisocial personality disorder #actually antisocial #actually aspd

[evawritesstuff]

Darth Vader never fully embraced the dark side. He was conflicted. More than anyone, he hated himself. But he was also able to love. Love and hate: two sides of the same coin as some scientists tell us, battling each other within a person who couldn't bring balance to his psyche in his years as Darth Vader.

True evil sith lords relish in the dark side. We call those people psychopaths in real life. They are often empty inside, aspiring only to satisfy their boredom. You would never see them hate themselves. At best, they could get angry with themselves for getting caught. Can you really hate when you've never known what love is? Only raw, empty, primitive anger. Palpatine never hated anything. But being the psychopath he was, he was able to detect the hate in people who could feel ( and love ) and use it for his own benefit.

Darth Vader was neither bored nor empty. He had a burning fire inside him and people, life, feelings, power interested him very much.

He brought balance to the force by destroying both corrupted Jedi and sith alike. In real life, only people who have faced both their light and dark sides can bring balance to society by dealing with pathologies from all sides, even if it takes them long enough to achieve that.

According to the psychoanalysist, Adler, the " regretful" person is often the strongest one. The one who dealt with a great dark in their lives but at later point chose to live in the light, aware of their darkness but now * in control of it*. These people can then guide the rest and help them where other people failed due to their partiality towards good/ evil.

#star wars analysis #star wars meta #palpatine #darth vader #anakin skywalker #star wars #Adler #love and hate #psychopathy #sith lord

[doomedkttn]

i swear i can fix him

#seo moonjo #strangers from hell #hell is other people #lee dongwook #psychopathy #cannibalistic #psychological thriller #kdrama #horror #gore lover #im siwan #yoon jongwoo #i can fix him #korean drama #south korea #possessive #controlling

[kariiimm]

No one can hear the scream of your heart only your heart can.

#night #silence #darkness #sadnees #self talk #overthinking #sad quotes #anixety #toxicity #midnight thoughts #after midnight #back to black #black and white #exhausted #hunted #black #breathless #heavy heart #heartless #psychopathy #painful #paranoia #mine #quotes of the day #quotes #lost #faded #memories #recovery #emotions

[thepineconelord]

Thinking about how minhkhoa's psychopathy diagnosis is invalid. For one psychopathy isn't even a proper diagnosis, the actual diagnosis that people associate with psychopathy is anti social personality disorder. And also people under the age of 18 are not diagnosed with anti social personality disorder!! That diagnosis is held off until adulthood for a number of reasons. Mainly because sometimes kids are just Like That, and also due to the stigma, and because with early intervention many ASPD stuff can be avoided. Anyway kids are usually diagnosed with a conduct disorder instead. So like did Minhkhoa have a shitty doctor? Did nobody writing know these things? Also Thinking about how ASPD is thought to be partially genetics and partially caused by trauma(true cause is unknown all of that is theories for rn) so like did ghostmaker have childhood trauma. Anyway I'll be thinking about this all day hbu?

#im not a professional #btw #this is all like google search results and knowledge from the degree i have yet to receive #dc #ghostmaker #dc comics #minhkhoa khan #batman #batman comics #comics #ghost-maker #pinecone moment #psychopathy #aspd #anti social personality disorder

[takeyourcyanide]

This is another personal rant, except I’ll be talking more on my “antisocial/psychopathic” traits and the annoying asshats I’ve dealt with.

I cannot fucking stand these neurotypical, hypocritical bastards who like to position themselves as morally superior to me simply because I never developed a sense of morality. I know this sounds weird, but let me explain. Their morality is conditional. My lack thereof is not. The moment they come across anyone who even slightly differs from their idea of what is “normal,” they throw all of their “kindness matters,” “empathy matters,” and “mental health matters” shit out of the window, and treat the individual as though they are subhuman, ultimately ostracizing them. I don’t fucking do that. Yeah, sure, I don’t really have a moral compass, but for one, I’ve tried to and my brain just can’t develop one, and two, my voidness of one never changes based off of a person’s personality, clothing, appearance, etc. And you’re only pretending to be sweet for the sake of seeming morally superior anyway. It’s all performative.

And to further go on, I remember being like three and witnessing how people like me were treated. They were treated like violent, disobedient mutts that needed to be beat and whipped into submission, and by the same people who went on and on about “faith,” “hope,” and fucking “love.” You have absolutely no goddamn right to judge me when you’re not even an equal opportunity offender. At least I admit that I’m not a kind person. You are even more of a fraud than I’ve ever had to be. I find it funny how these same people go on about mental health, but the moment you’ve never felt guilt, suddenly you’re the monster under their bed. The moment you’re anything but anxious (even then, they’re iffy), you’re scum.

They don’t understand what it’s like to never have the privilege of being yourself. They don’t even realize that being able to be yourself is, in fact, a privilege. They don’t understand what it’s like to desperately want to be free, to just do as you please, and be what you genuinely are. I saw one psychopath describe it once as their real self never being able to experience the world. Precisely. Because the world is essentially pinned against you, deeming you an unlovable pile of shit, your genuine self can never fully, never truly experience the world around you. All I’ve ever wanted is to be myself and do whatever I want to (you can only imagine why I post Stein so much lmao), but I’ll never be able to. I don’t say that for pity btw, it’s just frustrating.

At the end of the day, it’s not the fact that they view me as subhuman that bothers me. I couldn’t give two shits how they view me. It’s the fact that they won’t admit to it that annoys me to no ends.

I just want to let loose. There’s a part of me that almost wants it all to consume me, to just give into it. Oh well

#aspd traits #aspd safe #aspd stigma #psychopathy #sociopathy #maybe I’ll turn parts of this into another stein fic

[butch-reidentified]

ID: Screenshot reading "You will recognise it as an arguable point as soon as you switch the victim to a species that you think morally matters. Humans will inevitably die too" followed by a comma before the screenshot cuts off. It is not shown who the author is.

Preface: This will be a long post, but I think it's worthwhile as part of my efforts to open up real conversation about psychopathy and the stigma + misinformation surrounding it. The main reason I'm making a separate post instead of reblogging is that this post is not really intended to be about veganism. I'm more using the contents of the above screenshot to dive more into a topic I've touched on a few times recently.

Humans being "a species that you think morally matters" is an interesting assumption I often see vegan activists make. I've been undecided for a while about talking about this because I know how controversial this is and don't feel a strong desire to deal with the fallout of posting it/saying it outright, but seeing as I've always tried to be as honest and open as possible in here: I do not actually think humans "morally matter." I do not think killing is inherently wrong, either, regardless of species. Just about every creature on Earth engages in killing, either of each other or of members of other species, if not both. I don't think humans are sacred or special in any way, and thus are no exception. I don't see humans killing each other as any more INHERENTLY (this word is incredibly important here... obviously) wrong than, say, leopards killing each other. My culture used to engage in religious human sacrifice, so I have thought about this a whole lot, and it is a bit of a discourse topic in my community to this day (some even think we would be better off today if we had not stopped giving human sacrifices to the gods).

Most arguments for killing being inherently immoral that I've encountered are directly or indirectly rooted in religion, a societal value accepted without question, and/or the result of emotional reactions. One response I often get to this is that if I don't think killing is inherently wrong, I'm not allowed to be sad about it or grieve when people are killed - the idea being that this is somehow hypocritical. This is nonsense. I don't believe abortion is wrong in any way, but I'd never dream of telling someone who had mixed feelings about her abortion that she was a hypocrite for it*. Having complex, mixed, or even negative emotions about something does not make that thing immoral. Not to jump too far into moral philosophy**, but my view is that emotional responses are not - or at least should not be - an indicator of morality in any capacity. I suspect that more people agree with me on this than realize they do, and here is an example of why: Some people feel badly about killing an insect in their home, but most people do not consider this wrong. Even when it comes to humans, many - if not most - people would likely experience negative emotions when they kill out of genuine necessity, such as in self-defense, but very few people will argue that this is morally wrong, that you should just allow yourself to be harmed or killed if someone attacks you.

In this sense, it would be most logically consistent for me to view hunting wild animals in their own territory (as opposed to shit like when rich people transport animals to a personal hunting ground so they're guaranteed not to lose their prey) for food as morally superior to livestock farming, and I very much do. Traditional hunting is the method of killing for food most similar to that of other animals, as far as I understand. That said, I'm not remotely an expert on the topic beyond having hunted before as a kid and having a general understanding of animal behavior at the college level.

However, I will not pretend like I always behave consistently with the moral conclusions I come to. Like I've discussed before, I don't have an emotional response to violating my own morals. I simply didn't come wired with that feature. I don't really feel guilt or shame, so when I do something "bad," whether by my standards or others' standards, I either don't care at all or make a deliberate effort to cognitively "scold" myself, depending on the circumstances. I do consume meat that I have not personally hunted in the wild. While I do not think that livestock farming, especially modern livestock farming, is good in any way (ethically but also environmentally and health wise), because I don't have an emotional reaction to that thought (but do receive dopamine when I eat tasty food), I have so far been unable to convince myself to stop consuming meat.

I have said previously that I am glad that I am the way that I am, and that remains true; I do think my psychopathic traits are overwhelmingly more beneficial than not. This, however, is one example of the ways it actually is a negative to me - I really can't force myself to care about something I don't care about by default, and often have a hard time making conscious decisions that run counter to what produces dopamine. For this same reason, I have repeatedly failed to cut out gluten despite my doctor's insistence that I need to, and despite knowing how much better I feel (no daily migraines!) when I do abstain from it for a while. I tried to go vegan before and found that I latched onto very unhealthy junk food that was vegan by nature, like Oreos, and was eating incredibly badly. It does not help that I don't know how to cook, partly because my genetic disabilities make cooking a difficult endeavor for several reasons.

I am well aware that some people may be upset by this post, and may feel a need to label me a bad person for being this way. This is your prerogative, and I am certainly open to hearing your responses to this post, within reason. If all you want is to "punish" me for this, send me hate anons and insults, feel free, but I'll go ahead and let you know it doesn't do anything to me... not to mention I'm very used to it already as a radfem blogger. If you still want to do so because it makes you feel righteous or something, by all means go ahead, just be aware that it will not elicit a response from me in any way you'd desire, and definitely won't change my thought processes or behaviors. If you want to have an actual conversation, though, I'm more than happy to engage, answer questions, and hear your perspectives.

*I chose this specific example not because anti-choicers think abortion is killing, but because I have seen women be told that their sadness or grief about an abortion (which, btw, does NOT mean she regrets it!) is somehow "pro life" and that she can't talk about how she feels or else the right wing will use it against us. This is also nonsense, and fucked up nonsense at that. The right wing will use whatever they can; I'm in no way disagreeing with that. However, silencing women and girls to serve a narrative is not the answer. The lived experiences of women and girls (or any marginalized persons) cannot ever be devalued or concealed just because the enemy would use them against us. Actually, this is the same response I have given when told I should hide the fact that I didn't regret my mastectomy, or even that I should pretend that I did regret it. My story, my truth, is mine to own and discuss as I choose, whether it could be weaponized by ideological opponents or not. Same is true for all marginalized persons.

** If you are interested in moral philosophy, specifically where morals come from/what people base morals in, this page and the following pages (there's a Next button in the bottom right corner) sum it up pretty well on Page 1, then dive in a good bit more thoroughly with individual pages for each "root cause" of moral systems.

Side note: I will be reblogging this later because it's 6:30am EDT and a lot of my audience is in the USA. I worked hard and spent a lot of time on this, so I'd like it to actually be seen. Not much point trying to educate/inform/raise awareness if nobody sees it lmao

#mine #emotionality #morality #moral philosophy #moral systems #anchor system #personal #vegan discourse #long post #text post #psychopathy

[hugh-lauries-bald-spot]

PSA

you cant call yourself a ND ally if you dont support people with bpd, npd, aspd, schizophrenia

#among others #just btw #just cause you cant infantilize these people doesnt mean youre allowed to vilify them #neurodiversity #bpd #npd #psychopathy #sociopathy #schizophrenia #this isnt saying that these are the same and should be lumped together i just see a lot people being harassed or demonized #for being on these spectrums #and its ridiculously unfair #neurodivergent

[nighted-aonaran]

People with psychopathic traits or tendencies are capable of forming connections and caring for others, including friendships. It's a common misconception that individuals with psychopathic traits lack empathy or are incapable of forming meaningful relationships. While they may experience emotions differently or have difficulty understanding and expressing empathy in certain situations, it doesn't mean they are incapable of caring for others.

Psychopathy exists on a spectrum, and individuals with psychopathic traits can vary greatly in their behavior and interpersonal relationships. Some may have difficulty with empathy and forming deep emotional connections, while others may develop superficial but functional relationships with friends or acquaintances.

It's important to recognize that the presence of psychopathic traits doesn't define a person's entire personality or determine their capacity for relationships. Like anyone else, individuals with psychopathic traits can have diverse experiences and capabilities when it comes to caring for others and forming friendships.

Ultimately, the quality of relationships and the ability to care for friends depend on various factors, including individual differences, life experiences, and personal choices, rather than solely on the presence of psychopathic traits.

#psychopathy #psychology

[batwingsrosa]

So i just read an article about tbosas.

And like.

I‘m so confused.

The writer of said article was going on and on about how tbosas falls flat and is a bad villain origin story….

because …. Snow is depicted as a psychopath from the beginning…. and you can‘t empathize with him, because he‘s not relatable??

Like.. that‘s the point..??

He‘s depicted as a teen dictator!

Yeah, because… he is??

Yeah he was manipulative and ruthless from the beginning. It just didn‘t show as clearly in the beginning.

How is it unrealistic that a future dictator was a psychopathic teen?

Like. Yeah. People like that exist, you know.

Psychopaths exist. Psychopathic teens do.

How is that unrealistic??

A villain doesn‘t have to be relatable to be a great villain.

And that said- i think some of us do in fact relate to him on some level.

Just because you don‘t doesn‘t mean others don‘t either.

#coriolanus snow #tbosas #psychopath #psychopathy #psychology #villains #relatable #the hunger games

[mischiefmanifold]

An Explanation of the Diagnostic Criteria of Antisocial Personality Disorder (ASPD)

In order to be diagnosed with antisocial personality disorder (ASPD), one must meet three or more of the seven criteria listed in the DSM-V. Symptoms must be pervasive (present in a variety of contexts) and clinically distressing. Additionally, ASPD is the only personality disorder that cannot be diagnosed under 18 (minors would be diagnosed with conduct disorder or a similar behavioral disorder), and there must be evidence of conduct disorder with onset before 15 years.

The term "sociopath" is an outdated way to refer to ASPD and is used to increase the already ever-present stigma against the disorder (psychopathy is a separate distinction but is considered to be a subtype of ASPD).

1. Failure to conform to social norms with respect to lawful behaviors, as indicated by repeatedly performing acts that are grounds for arrest.

Examples include destroying property, harassing others, stealing, stalking, or pursuing illegal occupations such as prostitution or drug dealing.

Committing acts that are grounds for arrest counts whether they have been arrested or not.

2. Deceitfulness, as indicated by repeated lying, use of aliases, or conning others for personal profit or pleasure.

May be a pathological or compulsive liar.

May be frequently manipulative and deceitful in order to gain personal profit or pleasure (e.g. to obtain money, sex, or power - although in reality, quite a few people with ASPD that I know do this because they're bored).

May be (mis)diagnosed with factitious disorder.

3. Impulsivity or failure to plan ahead.

Decisions are made on the spur of the moment, without forethought and without consideration for the consequences to self and others - often leading to sudden changes of jobs, residences, or relationships.

May binge drink or engage in risky sexual behavior.

4. Irritability and aggressiveness, as indicated by repeated physical fights or assaults.

May often seem irritable or lash out in verbal or physical ways.

In order for this criterion to be counted, irritability and aggressiveness must be physical.

Aggressive acts that are required to defend oneself or someone else do not fall under this criterion.

5. Reckless disregard for the safety of self or others.

Participating in things that could get them or another person seriously hurt or even killed (e.g., extreme food challenges, tide pod challenges, speeding/swerving a car, drunk driving, extreme sports [especially with little to no protection]).

May be evidenced in their driving behavior (e.g., recurrent speeding, drunk driving, multiple accidents).

May engage in sexual behavior or substance abuse that has a high risk for harmful consequences.

May neglect or fail to care for a child in a way that puts the child in danger.

6. Consistent irresponsibility, as indicated by repeated failure to sustain consistent work behavior or honor financial obligations.

May have significant periods of unemployment despite available job opportunities.

May abandon a job without a realistic plan for getting another job.

May be a pattern of repeated absences from work that are not explained by illness either in themself or their family.

Financial irresponsibility, as indicated by acts such as defaulting on debts, failing to provide child support, and failing to support other dependents on a regular basis.

7. Lack of remorse, as indicated by being indifferent to or rationalizing having hurt, mistreated, or stolen from another.

Rationalizations may include "Life's unfair" or "Losers deserve to lose."

May blame the victim for being foolish, helpless, or deserving of their fate (e.g., "They had it coming anyway.")

May minimize the harmful consequences of their actions or indicate complete indifference.

May fail to compensate or make amends for their behaviors.

May believe that everyone is out to help themselves and should stop at nothing to avoid being pushed around.

SOURCES:

https://www.helpguide.org/articles/personality-disorders/antisocial-personality-disorder-aspd.htm

https://www.reddit.com/r/aspd/comments/qen3yx/what_are_some_of_your_examples_of_reckless_or/

#aspd #antisocial personality disorder #diagnostic criteria #psychopathy #sociopathy

[manie-sans-delire-x]

People diagnosed with aspd, is there any one serial killer that you particularly relate to? None?

#aspd #antisocial personality disorder #psychopathy