The Psychology of Psychopaths - Predators who Walk Among Us

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"Psychopaths are notorious for not answering the question posed them or for answering in a way that seems unresponsive to the question'. You just described 98% of politicians.

Schools need to be educating kids at appropriate developmental stages about psychopathy and narcissism. It is a public health concern.

Im a diagnosed sociopath (aspd) and when it comes to psychopaths and narcissists running into them has always created interesting situations, because i can always tell what they are and i like to play with my cards out so I always call them out on their behavior and take enjoyment in their attempts to mask and deny what’s plainly obvious to me, some have dropped their masks entirely when they realized that i know, and surely enough they have always avoided me after, my best advice is if u have a bad feeling about someone, don’t ignore it and do not feel pressured to be nice or comforting towards them, their only goal is to gain smth out of you so you have no reason to be good or polite to them

My father is 100% a psychopath. Watching these videos really validates what I have experienced growing up. He has been cut out of my life and I am actively working on healing from the trauma he has caused.

The damage dealt by the psychopath says more about the weaknesses of our society than of the psychopath itself. We are deeply vulnerable against people that pathologically lie.

I've heard it said that trauma from interacting with a psychopath is more difficult to overcome than any other trauma. It will destroy your ability to feel connected with other humans, and will also disconnect you from yourself, Stay away from people who lie, and stay way from people who actively try and convince you of why you shouldn't listen to yourself.

I dealt with psychopaths for decades in the prison/jail system, they are an interesting group. Their psychopathy runs along a continuum from street hustles to someone void of empathic feelings. Some were nice men/women, other were obnoxious, demanding, entitled and aggressive. It always amazed me at how entitled they were, always demanding certain things as if everyone has to stop what they were doing and cater to the client's needs/wants. They could quickly become angry when they did not get what they beloved they were entitled to. One guy demanded that the jail make him a birthday cake and when that did not happen he filed grievances after grievance. He became enraged that his demand was not met.

Every time I watch one of your videos I literally see things coming together in my mind, recollections of past events or encounters being understood and resampled with more clarity and distance. Thank you so much for the work you are doing! It is helping me become more sane! ha ha ha, but true!

Beware the ones who seek your pity, they prey on empathy.

‘Looking at the eyes of a psychopath, is like looking at the eyes of a reptile’ So true.

I am a diagnosed psychopath. Seen many therapists and psychologists all my life. Only one has ever got me right and indeed when she told me what I am I never saw her again because I felt exposed.

This channel has helped me a lot in opening my eyes to truth. Thank you for what you and your team do. Truly thank you. 🙏

A very common mistake is showing empathy for psychopaths. Don't fall for that trap

I was raised by a psychopath mother. Their gaze, when they let slip the mask of sanity, is absolutely terrifying. It's like my mom would take on the literal aspect of a demon. It would freeze me in place and I'd be unable to move like I was mesmerized. I sorta think these guys are demons walking among us.

One way I have heard described psychopath vs sociopath is imagine eating something and you end up with a wrapper. You toss the wrapper and it never crosses your mind ever again. You feel no empathy for it, you don't worry if it's okay, you don't even fully recall if you even did toss it. A psychopath is the same to their victims. A sociopath on the other hand will keep that wrapper near just to make sure he knows he threw it and enjoys the feeling of treating it like the nothing it is

Sometimes I wonder if my mother was a psychopath, sociopath, or just a narcissist with an alcohol problem. All I know is I have intense mental trauma from being raised by her. I believe having emotions around someone like that can either cause you to lose them, or for them to become ultra sensitive. Im lucky I think that mine were just intensified or I would not have been able to heal as much as I have. (Through therapy) I’ve always given too much of myself to others because I was forced to give her all of my attention to feel guarded. It’s gotten me hurt many many times but it’s also given me the skill of truly loving someone unconditionally. And knowing I’ll never be like her is a comfort. Although I’m so so afraid to ever have children.

The main thing I don’t think most people realize is that psychopaths, many of them, are very good at appearing to be a good, normal, genuine person. They are very charming too. I learned this the hard way. A year and a half into a relationship, that I thought was great. I learned this person was not who I thought they were, and they were lying about everything. We had mutual friends, and no one knew any of this stuff, and wouldn’t believe it if I told them.

I've always been initially distrusting of overly charismatic or charming people. It often feels like they have an agenda. It's always safer to make a type 1 error.

You describe them very well. No emotion except for themselves Unable to feel for someone else nor care for them. Always consider themselves the centre of the world. You can find them in those with learning disorders too, which is often missed. They will manipulate others because of their disability and do so with no conscience.