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Psychopathy!!

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Thoughtsfortheday · 02/03/2021 15:08

I been doing some reading on the Luke Mitchell trial and stumbled upon (and lost a few hours) lots of videos on You tube on both convicted and non offending psychopaths, including the radio 2 interview with a lady from America (think her name was Andrea) who was diagnosed and now author and researcher on psychopathy.

I’m both terrified and fascinated by the subject especially as so many diagnosed have said they find it quite easy to put on a neuro typical mask so that they can fit in and live a “normal” life.

And though I’m aware the majority of people wouldn’t pose any threat to you or me and will live a law abiding life I guess the fear of the unknown can be quite scary!

I wondered if anyone knew or suspected anyone they know to have have a psychopathic scoring or even ever sensed a difference in someone that has made them uneasy and also coming back to Luke Mitchell and other convicted criminals if it makes them better liars or more likely to admit what they have done.

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pumpkinbump · 03/03/2021 01:17

I also find the whole thing quite interesting. I read somewhere that 1 in 100 people is a psychopath. Scary.

hilariousnamehere · 03/03/2021 01:20

I had a boss who freely admitted to being a psychopath. And behaved fairly appallingly by anyone's standards. He definitely didn't bother with any sort of mask Confused

hilariousnamehere · 03/03/2021 01:21

Didn't mean a smiley 🤣

oil0W0lio · 03/03/2021 01:51

Yes I can think of a few people but luckily I never got particularly involved with any of them - phew😶

MrsTerryPratchett · 03/03/2021 01:54

I worked with offenders so I must have met a few. There was one bloke who made me extremely uncomfortable. He probably thought he masked. He didn't.

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