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31. The problem with psychopaths is that they are so good at manipulating...

Sat Dec 7, 2013, 04:23 PM

Dec 2013

through charm and inclusion that it's easy to let them right in. At one point in my life I had a few of them in and out of my life. One woman, in particular, turned out to be dangerous and possessive. When I finally just shut the door on her, she went about trying to destroy my business and all of my friendships. This went on for years and I later discovered that she had done the same thing to her family, business partners and anyone else who came close enough. She had bilked enough money out of her family and the government to live without working. She used her free time to sue anything that moved. Bright, well educated and completely crazy. She finally moved out of state and found new people to torment.

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How to Spot a Psychopath [View all] n2doc Dec 2013 OP

mark for later Lil Missy Dec 2013 #1

I had the misfortune of having a sociopath in my life recently ConcernedCanuk Dec 2013 #2

Good book rec. "Without Conscience" By Robert Hare is a good one too. laundry_queen Dec 2013 #7

oh wow! - THAT was one of the books I read! (and studied) ConcernedCanuk Dec 2013 #10

I had a best friend like that in High School. Jazzgirl Dec 2013 #16

No apology needed - by the way ConcernedCanuk Dec 2013 #18

yep, when I ditched my psycho cousin, first thing she did was call all of my friends- bettyellen Dec 2013 #21

Glad you are free. Happened to me and I didn't know he existed. Very scary. applegrove Dec 2013 #20

I survived two of them LadyHawkAZ Dec 2013 #28

I bought this book because I had a sociopath next door womanofthehills Dec 2013 #37

That exactly how she "hooked" me - played the pity card ConcernedCanuk Dec 2013 #40

Turn on the TV. Open a financial section of magazine. Go to Google images and enter 'bankers', Egalitarian Thug Dec 2013 #3

Bankers! Mortgage Bankers. leftyladyfrommo Dec 2013 #4

The only people around them are others just like them. Egalitarian Thug Dec 2013 #5

Right now we are following them into oblivion. leftyladyfrommo Dec 2013 #6

We've forgotten it, but citizen controlled government came about to do just that. Egalitarian Thug Dec 2013 #13

Interesting point laundry_queen Dec 2013 #8

From the site: treestar Dec 2013 #41

"psychopaths tend to be pretty quickly "outed" - that's bullshit. ConcernedCanuk Dec 2013 #46

Of course it is. It flies in the face of the self-evident as well the research that has been done. Egalitarian Thug Dec 2013 #50

Whenever the truth should hurt... Octafish Dec 2013 #9

Throw a dart at FR. rug Dec 2013 #11

Congratulations for not being a psychopath today! Luminous Animal Dec 2013 #12

That makes two of us rucky Dec 2013 #23

Do they know that they are sorefeet Dec 2013 #14

Yes they do, and proud of it. ConcernedCanuk Dec 2013 #32

EXCELLENT book on this Bigmack Dec 2013 #15

I scored an 11: Not a psychopath (Mom will be proud) Tom Ripley Dec 2013 #17

I usually look for the flag lapel pin Viking12 Dec 2013 #19

Fox News is on their TV 24/7. Initech Dec 2013 #22

Sociopathic Ideas are a part of the Right Wing / Modern Republican Party, there's where to start AZ Progressive Dec 2013 #24

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My ex was/is one. darkangel218 Dec 2013 #26

Have to agree 2naSalit Dec 2013 #53

The first sign is declining reponsability darkangel218 Dec 2013 #54

Growing up with them 2naSalit Dec 2013 #56

I took the quiz and... JimboBillyBubbaBob Dec 2013 #27

How to spot a psychopath sounds a lot like how to spot a Republican AZ Progressive Dec 2013 #29

Identifying those around you is half the battle. Cleita Dec 2013 #30

The problem with psychopaths is that they are so good at manipulating... Walk away Dec 2013 #31

I have sometimes used the Lilienfeld PPI-R for forensic evaluations Jackpine Radical Dec 2013 #33

Does it follow from that dipsydoodle Dec 2013 #34

Not pipi_k Dec 2013 #35

I usually figure the fridge full of human body parts is a giveaway Warren DeMontague Dec 2013 #36

It's not so much that... Kurovski Dec 2013 #45

Hang out on Wall Street. Thick. tsuki Dec 2013 #38

So what happens pipi_k Dec 2013 #39

Funny.. I'm just watching Cha Dec 2013 #42

Scored a 2 90-percent Dec 2013 #43

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A 2, for me. polly7 Dec 2013 #44

Me too. llmart Dec 2013 #48

rec'd..... llmart Dec 2013 #49

that pretty much covers most CEOs Skittles Dec 2013 #51

Our sick society offers the very highest rewards for the very worst of human behaviors, Egalitarian Thug Dec 2013 #52

My ex-husband was an interesting combination Blue_In_AK Dec 2013 #55

I think they are the saddest people of all Skittles Dec 2013 #57

Exactly. Blue_In_AK Dec 2013 #58

I believe it's what happens to a child in the first five years Skittles Dec 2013 #59

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I scored a 2. War Horse Dec 2013 #61