Posted on 07/17/2012 2:09:01 PM PDT by jyro
10 signs for spotting a sociopath #1) Sociopaths are charming. Sociopaths have high charisma and tend to attract a following just because people want to be around them. They have a "glow" about them that attracts people who typically seek guidance or direction.
#2) Sociopaths are more spontaneous and intense than other people. They tend to do bizarre, sometimes erratic things that most regular people wouldn't do. They are unbound by normal social contracts. Their behavior often seems irrational or extremely risky.
#3) Sociopaths are incapable of feeling shame, guilt or remorse. Their brains simply lack the circuitry to process such emotions. This allows them to betray people, threaten people or harm people without giving it a second thought.
#4) Sociopaths invent outrageous lies about their experiences. They wildly exaggerate things to the point of absurdity, but when they describe it to you in a storytelling format, for some reason it sounds believable at the time.
#5) Sociopaths seek to dominate others and "win" at all costs. They hate to lose any argument or fight and will viciously defend their web of lies, even to the point of logical absurdity.
#6) Sociopaths tend to be highly intelligent, but they use their brainpower to deceive others rather than empower them. Their high IQs often makes them dangerous.
#7) Sociopaths are incapable of love and are entirely self-serving. They may feign love or compassion in order to get what they want, but they don't actually FEEL love in the way that you or I do.
#8) Sociopaths speak poetically. They are master wordsmiths, able to deliver a running "stream of consciousness" monologue that is both intriguing and hypnotic. #9) Sociopaths never apologize. They are never wrong. They never feel guilt. They can never apologize.
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Withholds birth certificate.
Fakes birth certificate and releases it through an “independent” online site wholly owned by the sociopath.
Fakes another birth certificate, acts like no other fake had previously been released.
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Thanks jyro.
The thing that's amazing about a con artist is that he puts a lot of work into it and could do very well in a legitimate endeavor...but something in his nutty personality actually makes him enjoy the thought that what he's doing is wrong, illegal, immoral and fraudulent, and I think it even makes him enjoy the risk of getting caught. We're talking crazy, after all; functional, but crazy.
Agreed. But since he seems to have gotten to Harvard without superior grades and even without any educational records at all, I guess that's not surprising.
He is not a smart man and has always been moved ahead by powerful people behind him. However, he's nuts and really believes that he's special and he's done it all on his own, and I think it's gone to his head and he's beginning to turn on some of his backers.
The problem is that a sociopath can be very dangerous when anything gets in the way of his version of reality or his perception of himself, and I think Obama will be even worse in his second term.
WHEW!! For a minute there...
I think you are confusing sociopaths with your general run of the mill animal.
He wasn't actually an editor. He was the President of the Law Review. I don't know if there actually is one editor. There's an editorial board. The presidency seems to be a political office, mediating between various groups and factions, but not actually responsible for editing or for the actual content. It's a little fuzzy, but it seems like the president of the review needed political or interpersonal skills more than raw intellectual power.
Being a "sociopath" or a "pathological narcissist" isn't just a matter of having certain traits that many people in the population have. You have to cross a certain line. A surprising number of successful people are charming, shallow, manipulative, conceited, but not incapable of shame or remorse, or absolutely incapable of empathy, or unable to distinguish truth from fantasy, so they aren't quite "sociopaths" or "pathological narcissists."
I'd never been all that trusting, especially regarding money. He didn't get me for all that much. A few airline tickets via frequent flyer miles and $600.00, which was a lot to me at the time. It was then that I finally saw what he was. The rationalizing, he'd pop up with a new leather coat, things like that, still owing me. "I didn't spend your money on this, your money went for business expenses just like I told you, and you'll be repaid many times over for your kindness and for having faith in me," he said.
I came close to beaning him on the head with a telephone, and did get my money back. I don't know of anyone else who has. I've seen the crazy and the vindictiveness, but never directed at me. To the people I tried to warn away, it was explained away as "sour grapes," I was just being childish over a small loss.
When it was all said and done, I didn't really cause him any problem at all. So, we're still "friends" and I do socialize with him and his longtime girlfriend on odd occasion, whenever they're having some event or get together. I think he thinks I lend him credibility, lol.
He's going to cross paths with someone just like himself one of these days, and I'm not at all certain whether it'll be twice the trouble or they'll end up killing each other. He's beyond my ability to reach. But, again, very pleasant, great company, fantastic storyteller, the best of everything, their parties lack nothing and are very enjoyable.
Do Mulims have that in the Quran.
It’s for belivers of Islam only as I read it [Quran 24:45)
“ all believers should be of good nature to others, and wish them blessings from God “
He wasn’t the editor of the law review, he was its president.
Hey Obummer has a “typical white mom from Kansas?” If you can call Dunham typical—or white?It ‘sracist to call somebody black when they have as much white blood in them as Obummer has- I hear even Myshell his belle has a white guy in the gin shed somewhere.
The command comes from the Lord of heaven and earth, and is issued to everyone. (Following a false religion is no excuse for disobeying.)
Diagnostic criteria for 301.7 Antisocial Personality Disorder
(DSM IV - TR)
A. There is a pervasive pattern of disregard for and violation of the rights of others occurring since age 15 years, as indicated by three (or more) of the following:
(1) failure to conform to social norms with respect to lawful behaviors as indicated by repeatedly performing acts that are grounds for arrest
(2) deceitfulness, as indicated by repeated lying, use of aliases, or conning others for personal profit or pleasure
(3) impulsivity or failure to plan ahead
(4) irritability and aggressiveness, as indicated by repeated physical fights or assaults
(5) reckless disregard for safety of self or others
(6) consistent irresponsibility, as indicated by repeated failure to sustain consistent work behavior or honor financial obligations
(7) lack of remorse, as indicated by being indifferent to or rationalizing having hurt, mistreated, or stolen from another
B. The individual is at least age 18 years.
C. There is evidence of Conduct Disorder with onset before age 15 years.
D. The occurrence of antisocial behavior is not exclusively during the course ofSchizophrenia or a Manic Episode.
Yeah. What?
Don’t cite antisocial when we are talking socio.
Since socio is interchangeable with psycho.
And those “feel good” people only use the pre socio. You know, not to upset anyone.
This thread has all the earmarks of drawing people to the conclusion Obama is a sociopath.
But that lame POS can’t/won’t/doesn’t come even close.
He is just a lame POS.
...and his paler twin, Willard.
Which dude, exactly?
We've been talking about two main dudes in this thread.
I had one for a son in law too, he was absolutely like a bomb going off in the middle of the family.
Hubby has a saying about that, he calls people like that “coyote smart” they are not necessarily IQ smart. It was odd, my sociopath son in law could score really high on nearly any written test but to talk to him you would not guess he was very intelligent. He was coyote smart though.
Understatement. He can't spell the word Syracuse. He can't pronounce the word corpsman. His grammar is poor. And he doesn't hold his wine glass correctly. Harvard, at least, should have taught him how to hold his wine glass.
Your daughter was married to my former son in law - so sorry.
(However, with my daughter they created three fantastic kids.....there is nothing in them of him - Thank you Jesus.
Well except their coloring, but they are so stink’n cute it doesn’t matter)
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