Symptoms of Antisocial Personality Disorder (Sociopath)

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19. I saw the OP w/ the Hare list first, and then found this post.

One of the things that is difficult for people to understand, is that he can be both stupid and clever at the time.

It is an ingrained instinct for them, and happens without thought. Some of it is reptilian. As you said - animal cunning.

One of my musings is - what is the cause? My thought is - just the right combination of nature and nurture. (As is the case w/ one of my fascinations - serial killers such as Bundy, Gacy, and the like.) Thank you for feeding one of my hobbies.

The grifter is the convergence of so many different diagnoses - it is a "perfect storm". And we are in the path, as are so many in the world.