Unmasking the Mask: 69 Shocking Signs Psychopaths Use to Hide in Plain Sight
The problem is that this is not what a psychopath looks like. You want to know what a high-functioning psychopath looks like? Take a look at Bill Clinton. I can’t issue a diagnosis based on the scant information I have from public sources but his body language, his speech pattern and his behaviour scream first order psychopathy i.e. psychopathy emerging from a physiological dysfunction.
So how do you feel when you meet someone like that? It feels slimy, empty and uncomfortable at the same time because they are unpleasant due to the lack of empathy, they are empty in terms of authenticity of personality and you are made uncomfortable by their insistence on dominating you in all possible ways. They are problematic clients because they almost never are willing to be treated individually and it is mostly that they are being brought in by a partner or by order. And then it is a chore. A f*****g chore. It’s never a therapy session, it’s always a battle and their only goal in dealings with you – to win.
Psychopathy of the first order is a physiological condition and it is not that uncommon as a trait. It can also be positive – many surgeons have it which is how they can cut people up with much less trauma. Psychopathy of the second order is acquired (aka sociopathy) and it is much more disturbed behaviour and much more overt so it is not as hidden as first order. It is also not that disturbing once you realize what it is. It is only when it is very extreme that you get ugly stories or reactions that you might not expect. Psychologists who deal with various kinds of people might be made uncomfortable by exposure to psychopathy of this kind but people who deal with a lot of anti-social people get used to it. It’s like watching a gruesome horror movie. The first makes you flinch. The second makes you cringe. The third makes you chuckle. And then you begin to enjoy it in a morbid way. But since this is work it becomes just a chore.
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