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9. Suffering and self pity are not distinguishing traits of a psychopathic person

Thu May 2, 2013, 05:38 PM

May 2013

Self aggrandizement, God like complex, yes. Internally, they tend to think that they are superior, and have no experience of emotion at all. They cannot empathize because they don't have the same internal fauna that you and I have. They don't feel sorry for themselves, so they cannot even comprehend how someone else can feel sorry for themselves. They don't feel pain the same way you do either. They do not sense danger, having little to no fear of anything. They don't care about you because they don't care about themselves.

Schizophrenic patients are people who have the internal suffering you mention. The two are almost polar opposites.

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Psychopathic Traits Can Be Found In Children's Brains, Researchers Find [View all] dipsydoodle May 2013 OP

How is it they can't feel others' pain, but feel their own? leftstreet May 2013 #1

I think you may have just defined what sets psychopaths apart... Demoiselle May 2013 #2

There's actually some type of condition where you don't even feel personal pain, not even physical. toby jo May 2013 #7

oh my. I hope your dog is ok. magical thyme May 2013 #13

Adam Lanza. GeorgeGist May 2013 #43

Randi Rhodes once said this is why CEO's get paid so much... yurbud May 2013 #36

Because they lack empathy -- the ability to put themselves in another's shoes. n/t pnwmom May 2013 #3

No, a lot cannot feel their own pain either HockeyMom May 2013 #8

Suffering and self pity are not distinguishing traits of a psychopathic person Cronus Protagonist May 2013 #9

So, these are the future CEO's? And con men? And serial killers? SharonAnn May 2013 #17

Some of them are apparently insensitive to their own pain Yo_Mama May 2013 #40

Republicans do it all the time. tblue May 2013 #42

Good, if we can fix it, no more Republicons. mountain grammy May 2013 #4

Sounds like mainstreetonce May 2013 #5

Yes, and I'm sure he's not the only one. Didn't mean to be flippant about important research mountain grammy May 2013 #14

Article that came out last year on the difference go west young man May 2013 #23

Interesting articles daleo May 2013 #45

Not surprised at all. proud2BlibKansan May 2013 #6

No big surprise but can we help them? marions ghost May 2013 #10

They grow up to be cold-heated, compassionless Republicans selfish greedy that couldn't give a fuck LaPera May 2013 #11

Phrenology, mildly updated. alcibiades_mystery May 2013 #12

Pretty much. Twaddle basically. nt bemildred May 2013 #15

You are probably correct about that, O mysterious one.... Proletariatprincess May 2013 #16

"Pseudoscientific nonsense." greiner3 May 2013 #27

Many religious fundies trivialize science too when it allows a premise they disagree with. LanternWaste May 2013 #41

Scientists don't let fundies decide what to think about science. bemildred May 2013 #44

you mean like people who would hold down a terrified kid and hack off his hair? Sunlei May 2013 #18

Can you imagine a president with those qualities? Auntie Bush May 2013 #35

The Bad Seed NoodleyAppendage May 2013 #19

How about they take a brain scan on the entire Bush crime family. olddad56 May 2013 #20

Anyone who has taught Public School can verify this nikto May 2013 #21

This kid needs counseling! nikto May 2013 #22

Doesn't sociopath/lack of empath happen because of their childhood? EuphoricEpisode May 2013 #24

Some of them have bad childhoods and some don't XemaSab May 2013 #25

I used to work for FlaGranny May 2013 #28

The sociopath/psychopath mostly depends on both AngryAmish May 2013 #34

Born RobinA May 2013 #37

let's not be too hasty DonCoquixote May 2013 #26

My grandson has Aspergers. FlaGranny May 2013 #29

you might have a better pair of eyes DonCoquixote May 2013 #30

I Am In Mental Health RobinA May 2013 #39

I Get What You Are Saying RobinA May 2013 #38

I always knew children were the source. Heywood J May 2013 #31

Possibly a defect in their mirror neuron development? GliderGuider May 2013 #32

I knew a few in elementary school. Javaman May 2013 #33