tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5794535954827182754.post1947698507182799881..comments2024-02-17T04:06:00.805-05:00Comments on Just Not Said: Channeling your inner psychopathJohn Craighttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08729625146043379286noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5794535954827182754.post-22942753770644058632014-10-23T17:49:35.752-04:002014-10-23T17:49:35.752-04:00Gethin --
Very much so. At a certain level, I'...Gethin --<br />Very much so. At a certain level, I'd love to be a "sociopath for a day." I wish I had their nerve, their bravado, their glibness, and their lack of performance anxiety. So, yes, all true. <br /><br />But also keep in mind, they never have peace of mind. (I wrote about this a little while ago in a post called "Why you should never envy a sociopath." The worm of discontent constantly churns in their stomachs, they never know love, and they never know peace of mind. So keep that in mind too. <br /><br />Good to heard from you btw, it's been a while.John Craighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08729625146043379286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5794535954827182754.post-12906190332914833592014-10-23T17:38:57.283-04:002014-10-23T17:38:57.283-04:00Do you ever feel occasional envy of sociopaths, Jo...Do you ever feel occasional envy of sociopaths, John? I'm a 'beta male', so I get glimpses of jealousy where I wish I had the sheer nerve that sociopaths do. But then I remember how sociopaths invariably end up ruining their own lives, and conclude that it's probably best that I'm not one. Still, to have that boundless confidence would be pretty cool...<br /><br />- GethinAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5794535954827182754.post-70018546350497902402014-10-22T09:30:37.723-04:002014-10-22T09:30:37.723-04:00Andrew --
Once again, you're right. Just sayin...Andrew --<br />Once again, you're right. Just saying someone is a sociopath doesn't really convey anything except one's own opinion, so you have to provide evidence. Coincidentally, a friend just said to me a couple days ago that the quickest way to discredit someone is to provide evidence of their hypocrisy, since most people abhor hypocrisy. A sociopath's life and words will inevitably be filled with hypocrisy, and if you spend enough time around them, you'll see it. Then all you have to do is tell others about it. <br /><br />This is, by the way, why public figures are often easier to spot as sociopaths than people you've met personally. The people you know you'll only see a small snapshot of, the snapshot they want to give you. A public figure's life is an open book, so we get to see them in their entirety -- in some cases, in their full hypocritical splendor.John Craighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08729625146043379286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5794535954827182754.post-54262081435992584072014-10-22T09:23:17.335-04:002014-10-22T09:23:17.335-04:00Ha yep,
True, they love to be adored, pitied and...Ha yep, <br /><br />True, they love to be adored, pitied and feel they have manipulated. So hurting pride will work as would supplying the ego.<br /><br />It is funny though, if I say 'hey John, Jane's a sociopath" most people would reply "but she seems real nice... I once saw her buy a homeless person a warm pie"<br /><br />So it is difficult. This is actually pretty close to a real life example for me.<br /><br />I personally would give the homeless person money to buy cigarettes and alcohol, I'm pretty sure they don't want a damn pie.<br /><br />AndrewAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5794535954827182754.post-47752230564647407472014-10-21T20:13:15.894-04:002014-10-21T20:13:15.894-04:00Andrew (?) --
What you say is true.
You're n...Andrew (?) --<br />What you say is true. <br /><br />You're not going to beat a sociopath in the sense of hurting their feelings, though you can enrage them by wounding their pride. (And all sociopaths are also narcissists, so they can be led by the ego as well.) But basically the best way to beat them is to alert others to their presence. Sorta like, why, watch out, there's a black widow spider in that corner. John Craighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08729625146043379286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5794535954827182754.post-6438228150074102302014-10-21T20:08:07.085-04:002014-10-21T20:08:07.085-04:00You can appeal to a narcissists ego, this is the b...You can appeal to a narcissists ego, this is the best way (and probably only way) to deal with them.<br /><br />A sociopath is different they enjoy the the "dance" and seeing their victim in pain. <br /><br />I think they cannot be beaten. There is nothing "inside" to beat. You can avoid being a victim, only when you know they are a sociopath which is usually when you become the victim ha haAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5794535954827182754.post-51204941099885777652014-10-21T19:36:22.644-04:002014-10-21T19:36:22.644-04:00Andrew --
You're correct. But if one is armed ...Andrew --<br />You're correct. But if one is armed with the knowledge that one is dealing with a sociopath, one can take that into account and act accordingly. (By counting on them to do the wrong thing. And also by appealing to their egos.) <br /><br />You can also dispense with your own moral qualms, I suppose, if dealing with one of them. The catch there is that a sociopath will take revenge in a particularly ruthless way, if he can. John Craighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08729625146043379286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5794535954827182754.post-80701373334344880402014-10-21T19:25:54.533-04:002014-10-21T19:25:54.533-04:00My understanding was it was impossible to out mane...My understanding was it was impossible to out maneuver a sociopath. While non-sociopaths are wasting brain energy on moral decision making, feelings of guilt and having a conscience sociopaths do not waste thought on such things. This would give them more mental energy to make a calculated move?<br /><br />AndrewAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com