[ SECRET POST #2640 ]

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⌈ Secret Post #2640 ⌋

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Comments

Re: Repeat after me, kids!

[(Anonymous)]

As the significant other of a psychopath survivor, thank you so very much for this post. It's very accurate.

I would also like to add that, since a psychopath's main trait is their complete lack of empathy, they can fake having empathy if it serves their purpose, even to absurd extremes. Case in point: the psychopath I knew would appear to be very concerned about every evil of the world, always being the first to reblog social justice stuff and all that. That was because she wanted to be in a circle of people where everyone was very concerned about social justice, so she was acting like that to get what she wanted! Everything that is charming about them is completely constructed to serve their purpose. That's why it's so hard to spot a psychopath - their whole trade is to make you think that there's nothing wrong with them, and if you start to suspect something they will first try to shift the blame on you for ever doubting them, and then drop you in whatever way they think you should be dropped.

To stay remotely on topic, I am actually very resentful of how psychopaths are portrayed in fiction. They are either portrayed as obvious evil monsters complete with maniacal cackle, or as charming, intelligent people with a few lovable flaws. An actual psychopath is a monster who never ever wonders if they're doing something wrong, and acts so that their true nature is hidden and muddled enough that they can operate within society easily. A sociopath goes for what's convenient, and just like it's usually more convenient not to murder, it's also usually more convenient not to openly break rules but rather act in the grey areas. I can understand why it's hard to write a psychopath - before meeting one, I would have never wrapped my head around the way they operate - but I am very resentful of how unaccurately they are written, because that can lead to people romanticizing the whole thing or just making it harder to recognize a real one.