Clinical variants of psychopathy. Antisocial psychopaths

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Psychopaths are people who prey on other people. These are “wolves in sheep’s clothing” who gradually suck your self-esteem, strength and resources out of you, and then do the same to others - endlessly, until death.

It is very difficult to be completely sure that the person you are dealing with is truly a psychopath.

Because in everyday life we ​​are accustomed to calling sociopaths psychopaths, as well as people with narcissistic or antisocial personality disorders, excitable hysterics, people with asthenic disorders, and some others. Diagnosis of such a plan can be difficult. Why? Because you are most likely a sincere and kind person who believes that other people are good too. It can be extremely difficult to accept the idea that the person you trusted is not really who he seems.

Dealing with a psychopath

You must maintain inner strength and honor. Accept the fact that this is a psychopath in front of you, and be prepared for what awaits you ahead. Please don't confuse a psychopath with a serial killer. Without a doubt, the vast majority of articles in newspapers and magazines, as well as television programs, are devoted to psychopathic serial killers. However, severe cases occur at a rate of approximately one in 30,000. Most psychopaths prefer to live undetected.

No contacts

The most important thing you must understand is that you must stop any contact with the psychopath. It's easy to say, but much more difficult to do. Of course, the difficulty of breaking up with a psychopath directly depends on how seriously you got stuck in the relationship. If your romance was fleeting, the breakup will happen almost painlessly. If you have an affair with a business partner, breaking up will require a tougher position on your part. Deciding to stop contacting a psychopath is only the first step, and it won't be worth a dime unless you take effective steps to actually reduce any means of communication and interaction with this human predator.

Keep your decision a secret

Use stealth technology. This means that you must be very careful and keep your plan to end your relationship with a psychopath a deep secret. Do not try to confront or influence a psychopath with a group of people. This will have long-term unpleasant consequences for you.

You may feel like you have to warn others that this person next to you is a psychopath... for the love of God, don't do it! The sad truth is that psychopaths have a brilliant ability to juggle facts and carry out masterful counterattacks, and the target of these counterattacks is your weaknesses and shortcomings. A sudden counterattack will leave you wondering: “What happened? Why am I being attacked? What happened is that you are a good guy who wanted others not to be hurt the same way as you. Have you tried to open the eyes of those around you? Congratulations, now everyone sees that you are actually very bad.

They are immune to other people's yawns

In one study, scientists gave 135 students a task: fill out a questionnaire that was supposed to reveal their tendency towards psychopathy. Participants were then given three videos to watch in random order. On one of them there was a man with a neutral expression, on the other he was laughing, and on the third he was yawning. And while the participants watched these videos, the researchers closely watched their faces, trying to notice any activity in the facial muscles.

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Organize your support

Because you will need it. You should find a professional - a psychologist, lawyer or doctor - who has experience dealing with psychopaths. You will need someone who will be on your side, helping you maintain mental and physical health, because if the psychopath is not willing to let you go in peace, really ugly things will happen. You may think that your friends will be a good source of support for you...it will be a complete surprise to you that if your psychopath saw this coming, he or she may have already worked with your friends, spreading false stories about you, so that the time you contact them... they will be sure that of the two of you, it is you who is the psychopath (although, of course, they will be afraid to tell you about it to your face). So your friends, of course, can be the best support system... unless your psychopath has already worked with them and released a dose of poison towards you.

Protect yourself

Protect your assets. Psychopaths completely drain their victims, and this is not only about the emotional state, but also about everything else that you have, including money, power, social status or reputation, as well as any other property. If a psychopath sees you as a threat to his prosperous existence and an obstacle to manipulating other people, he will strive to destroy you and will watch with ecstasy as you lose everything step by step. And the point here is not that he or she wants to take over your things or status; they are simply obsessed with the desire to see you completely destroyed and stripped of everything you had. They demand that you pay exactly this price for not allowing yourself to be persecuted anymore. Don't let them take everything from you. Do what you can to save at least something of what you have... of course, if it is not too late.

If you want to save your job, contact your boss and let them know that you are in a relationship with a vindictive and lying psychopath, and that you are taking steps to get out of this relationship and cut off all ties. This is a true preventative measure, because the psychopath will try to deprive you of your job. This is the usual revenge of a psychopath, which is always expressed in such an attack. If management is warned about this, they will be less likely to believe new information that begins to appear to them. For example, that you received bribes at work, engaged in theft, used or sold drugs, spread rumors discrediting your superiors, shared confidential information about the company with competitors, and so on, and so on. Regardless of the specific content, all stories of this kind will sound very plausible (down to the smallest detail) and will be aimed at discrediting and firing you.

As soon as the psychopath begins to understand that you are avoiding him, not communicating and not spending time with him, if he feels that it has become more difficult to manipulate you, he will certainly begin (if he has not already started) to throw mud at you; especially if he understands that you suspect that he is a psychopath. Sometimes - and such cases are quite rare, when if your relationship for a short time was limited to only light flirting and did not have time to develop deeper - a psychopath may not see you as a threat to continue manipulating other people, and therefore will allow you to simply disappear from his life and eventually just let it go.

What behavior

What is the friend zone in girls and men - the main signs

To know how to recognize a psychopath among your friends, you can focus on a number of recognized behavioral symptoms. First of all, psychopathic people do not maintain social connections; for them there is no concept of norms of behavior. They rarely make friends and have a hard time maintaining friendly relationships. To understand with certainty what psychos look like, you need to observe their behavior. Below are signs of a psycho, which are more present in people with an unbalanced nervous system:

• short sleep time;
• do not know a sense of duty and gratitude;
• remember grievances;
• illogicality of actions and the habit of starting new things and leaving old ones unfinished;
• cannot sit in one place of work;
• often change their outlook on life, lie;
• rapid irritability;
• in minor quarrels they can seriously accuse their interlocutor of lying and recall all the shortcomings;
• character often changes, manipulates the feelings of others;
• cannot maintain long-term love relationships;
• there are addictions in the form of perverted sexual fantasies;
• love extreme types of entertainment, do not feel danger;
• jealous;
• have uneven handwriting;
• have their own unique point of view and high mental abilities.

To make sure that you are facing a psycho, it is important to know the main symptoms of behavior

Be steadfast like a rock

Be firm in your decision. Don't respond to a psychopath's counterattacks. If you want to communicate something to this person, it should sound quiet and firm - as if you are a rock. He or she must understand that he or she will not be able to manipulate you or cause you to respond with irritation or fear, regardless of what and how he says. You should maintain good posture: back straight, shoulders free, gaze calm, maintain a positive outlook, smile and exude self-confidence. Even if inside you are not sure of anything at all, on the outside you should look like a calm and firm person. Because any sign of your weakness will be instantly noticed and used against you: either as an opportunity to offer yourself to help, or as a reason to launch a new offensive.

Causes

There are several main reasons that can result from this disorder:

• injury to the head during birth;
• previous infection with encephalitis;
• transmission along a genetic line;
• incorrect way of raising a child, including alcoholism in one or both parents.

If the situations that cause a nervous disorder are reduced to a minimum number, then the symptoms characteristic of psychopaths are reduced. The first symptoms appear in childhood, but with age they begin to take on a more pronounced form.

The causes of nervous disorders extend from childhood

Save your Reputation

Protect any positive reputation you have. Psychopaths have the unique ability to influence people's opinions of themselves and who is being manipulated. Try not to take it personally. I know it's hard to lose the support of friends, family, co-workers and perhaps society at large, but you can't blame people who succumb to the psychological spell that a psychopath weaves around the world like a spider.

A psychopath's overriding goal is to maintain his reputation. He needs to look like an innocent victim in the eyes of as many people as possible, and he has a tremendous track record of proving his impeccable reputation, no matter whose reputation suffers in the process.

Be prepared for the worst

A psychopath will use everything you said or did against you. Expect attacks, slander, slander, gossip, denials like “it was a long time ago” or “oh, it was a joke”; statements that he or she was upset, tired or deceived. These attacks can take countless possible forms. If you communicate via the Internet, please note that your social contacts are easy prey for psychopathic attacks. Friends on Facebook, followers on Twitter, friends and partners on linked-in or any other social networks are very easy prey, and a psychopath, without any embarrassment, will start a wide media campaign against you on social networks.

Document everything

Take photos, save screenshots, copy correspondence, save conversations as audio files. Keep printed copies of everything you can to document any interactions or statements made by your psychopath; Keep these documents in a safe place. Pay attention to what and how you say. Act as if your every word is being recorded and may be read at a future time by a jury or prosecutor, or may be taken out of context in an attempt to make you sound like you are crazy.

Perhaps someday the people who once trusted you will be able to see the truth, but even so, if your psychopath was a master of his craft, they still will not be able to fully trust you as they once did. Even after the essence of the psychopath is fully revealed to the public eye. So do not hold on to the false hope of one day refuting all the undeserved accusations to which you have been subjected. In most cases, the effects of such accusations are permanent, although they may lessen over time. So …

Takes a lot of selfies

It would seem that people who love selfies are sociable and want to share their impressions with others, while real psychopaths are embarrassed by their appearance. But it is not always the case.

The study The Dark Triad and trait self-objectification as predictors of men's use and self-presentation behaviors on social networking sites by psychologists Jesse Fox and Margaret Rooney from Ohio University revealed a connection between the desire to take selfies all the time and tendencies towards Machiavellianism, narcissism and psychopathy. Participants who were suspected of having a psychopathic disorder spent more time on social media than others and took more photographs of themselves.

To be fair, it should be said that only men aged 18 to 40 participated in the experiment. So, girls, you can continue taking seductive selfies as much as you like - you are above suspicion. Although…

Forgive yourself

The main thing is to forgive yourself. You are not a criminal, you just became a victim. And as a victim, you may have seen yourself as vulnerable or in compromising circumstances, and you may have felt like a fool. But you are not a fool. Anyone can become a victim of an experienced psychopath, and this happens every day in all walks of life and in all walks of life.

You couldn't see it coming... but now that you know, you're less likely to fall victim again... and maybe you can help others see the signs - or at least be aware - that there are evil people, human wolves in sheep's clothing who seek to destroy the lives of other people without any remorse.

All materials on the site are presented for informational purposes only, approved by certified physician Mikhail Vasiliev, diploma series 064834, in accordance with license No. LO-77-005297 dated September 17, 2012, by a certified specialist in the field of psychiatry, certificate number 0177241425770.

What is psychopathy?

The word “psychopathy” comes to us from the Greek language and literally means “suffering soul”

These people suffer themselves and make others suffer. This is a congenital or acquired mental disorder . It is expressed in the following manifestations:

• emotional vulnerability, expressed in an uncontrolled outburst of negative emotions;
• lack of restraint in behavior, difficult adaptation in society;
• quarrels based on self-imposed circumstances;
• indifference to other people's feelings;
• manifestation of aggression to achieve personal goals;
• lack of guilt;
• inability to reflect.

Despite all these qualities, psychopaths strive for leadership .

Psychopathy has several varieties , depending on the underlying disease. Psychopathy may be based on paranoia , when people suspect others of bad intentions. The schizoid form manifests itself in a reduction in contacts with people. Affective is characterized by frequent changes in mood. People with the hysterical form require increased attention to their person and are extremely sensitive to criticism.

Frequent mood changes

who openly demonstrate personal interests and commit rash acts distinguished from psychopaths Sociopaths are more critical of themselves and often experience remorse.

Phase 1: The Seductiveness of Psychopathic Fiction

First impressions can be deceiving. Unfortunately, most of us may initially like a psychopath, because undeniable charm, good looks, eloquence, as well as skillful use of flattery and self-indulgence create an attractive image.

However, the impression made by a psychopath is reminiscent of the beautiful cover of a bad book. Unfortunately, there is one difference between books and people: we rarely buy a book without flipping through it or without at least reading reviews, the same goes for buying a TV or a car - you are unlikely to take such a step without first studying their characteristics, but the mask of a psychopath is often taken at face value.

Because psychopaths present themselves in different ways, you may fall for their bait many times. Therefore, it is wise to be cautious (and even suspicious) in at least a general assessment of any new social contact, especially if it has the potential to affect your life in some way.

At a minimum, you should update your first impression of a person as you learn more about them, and have escape routes in case you expose them or become uncomfortable around them.