Most people are surprised by this truth about psychopaths
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- čas přidán 4. 06. 2024
- Dr. Abigail Marsh is a preeminent psychologist and neuroscientist renowned for her groundbreaking research on empathy, altruism, and psychopathy. She serves as a Professor of Psychology at Georgetown University, where she directs comprehensive studies investigating the neural and psychological mechanisms underpinning human social behavior. Dr. Marsh received her Ph.D. in Social Psychology from Harvard University and has been the recipient of numerous accolades for her significant contributions to the field of psychological science. Her research, which integrates advanced brain imaging techniques with rigorous behavioral experiments, has profoundly enhanced our understanding of the factors that drive empathy and selfless behavior in humans. Dr. Marsh is also the author of the highly regarded book "The Fear Factor," which examines the science of altruism and fear, providing valuable insights into the psychological profiles of altruistic individuals and psychopaths.
If I could scream it from the rooftops or have it printed across all billbords everywhere: true evil is never going to tell you that its evil and the other thing is that what makes evil so dangerous is that most evil people will have mastered the ability to pretend vulnerability and empathy and any type of sensitivity.
The first sign of a psychopath is their strong need for their own personal boundaries but the excessive desire to break down boundaries. It's part of the divide and conquer phase, followed by control, then destruction, then the discard.
Yup. Never trust charm. It’s a tool not a personality trait.
My mom is a narcissist and we all know. But what left me in denial for so long was her love. She clearly loves me. She knows how to be so good and kind. And that lead me to think that she probably doesn't understand or know the hurt that she gives me at times. At the same time deep down I believe she does know. There's no way she doesn't know she's emotionally manipulating me. She knows exactly what she's saying. A classic sentence of her is: "But that's not what I meant. You mistook it as always." like the time she told me she didn't kick me out on the streets or mean to kick me out when she told me to go live with my dad and that I wasn't welcome here. Right... That's not what you said but forbidding me to stay here is kicking out. Even if you're pawning me off to another safe house. You're still kicking me out of the home I live in.
I struggle with social signals and there are def folks I work with that manipulate by being nice. One of my old bosses would always shower me in praise before asking for a big favor or dumping some extra work on me. It took me a while to recognize it, and now I’m suspicious of people that are too nice or friendly.
I'd actually say voldemort was extremely charming in his Tom Riddle days. He was very popular, brilliant, handsome and was thought to be in line for a career in politics.
Hannibal wasn’t obviously deranged in the series. It’s the opposite actually, he was quite charismatic
Jesus saves, Jesus heals, Jesus grants peace ❤️
One of the best psychopaths in movies and TV is Villanelle from Killing Eve. She is charming and funny, but does not form any connection to other people or show empathy with their suffering.
I don't trust nice people😂😂😂
As long as one believes that the evil man wears horns, one will not discover an evil man. - Eric Fromm
The BTK killer in Kansas was a deacon in his church, had three daughters, and was a boy scout master. He bound, tortured and then killed over a dozen people.
My youngest sister is a psychopath. For years I've watched the same pattern where I warn people about her, and I tell them some of the things she's done.
"They're lovely right up until they get you in the back of their van." Saying the quiet bit out loud.
I never think about make believe villains when I think of bad people in real life. What I think of is someone who is nice to my face and stabbing me in the back. Someone slandering me. Someone going out of their way to be unkind.
Absolutely, when I started getting rid of toxic people I learned who cared about me and who didn’t.
I wouldn’t necessarily use the word ‘nice’, I would use the word ‘charming’, because psychopaths are always manipulating.
Psychopaths and sociopaths, from my experience (I was married to one) don't view people as, well, people. Not the way you and I do. They view them like pets.
I wonder if I'm like this sometimes. I grew in an environment where you were punished for being honest. The adults didn't want any kid calling out their hypocrisy and denial. Their coldness, neglect, possessiveness and manipulation would have made me completely crazy if I had not turn it around and built an emotional wall around myself. Then you grow up and none of your emotional needs are appropriate for adult life. No one can meet them because they aren't your parents - they're your peers. And what you really want is that bond with a parent, or adult, or authority figure that you can trust - but you're the adult you have to be able to depend on and trust. The fact is, if you do not have the chance to develop that side of your human nature it's stunted. Psychopathy could very well simply be a defense against overwhelming emotional insult and assault AND a way of coping, because you just end up mimicing people around you in order to "pass" as a normal person. I'm not exploitative is the thing and I generally just try to avoid people.
My ex is 100 percent a psychopath. When someone can look you in the eyes and tell you in intricate detail how they would end the life of their childs mother, and have 0 expression on their face while doing so is absolutely terrifying. I have never been so happy to have been cheated on in all my life. Made that decision a no brainer