Post: #1

Interesting read, where a writer learns about clinical psychopathy and how some elements of a psychopathic profile can actually be beneficial in modern society. Highly recommended, not just because it's well written and interesting, but members of this forum may find some of the elements of the psychopathic personality (charm, overwhelming confidence, high level of risk-taking) rather familiar topics of conversation.

One bit, for example, sounds almost right off these forums, where the writer is in a high-security ward for deeply dangerous psychopaths interviewing them:

Quote:"When we were kids," Jamie chimes in, "we'd have a competition. See who could get shot down the most times on a night out. You know, by girls, like... anyway, the bloke who'd got the most by the time the lights came on would get the next night out for free."
"Course, it was in your interest to rack up as many as possible, weren't it? A night on the town with everything taken care of by your mates? Aces! But the funny thing was, soon as you started to get a few under your belt, it actually got fucking harder. Soon as you realize that it actually means jack shit, you start getting cocky. You start mouthing off. And some of the birds start to buy it!"

Heard that before? Once you stop caring about the outcome, success rate rises. Recommended advice from a cold murderer.

Very good read, although mildly distressing that success in the modern age actually seems to require or at least encourage doses of psychopathy.

Post: #2

Reading the book now. Creepy, but interesting.

Post: #3

http://www.counseling-office.com/surveys...athy.phtml
you can see where you are on the test.


this gives you a taste

Post: #4

I got 81% on the 'factor 1' of psychopathy (non-criminal stuff). It says because I only fuck with people im not a psychopath, but I scored very highly on the narcissist portion of things.

Post: #5

i got a 93 on part 1, and a 64 on the second part. ive had bosses and acquaintances tell me that im a sociopath so i guess people observing me can tell if they spend enough time with me. personally i dont have any problem with it since its something i was born with and cant change. my closest friends also are sociopaths. in fact i find it hard to become close with someone who is empathetic as i dont respect their psychology as i just see it as a weakness.