Sociopathworld
I found an interesting article on sexuality and sociopathy recently. Sociopathworld was created by a self-proclaimed/confessed sociopath advocating the acceptance of sociopaths’ viewpoints on life–it makes fascinating reading. Sociopaths lack the ability to feel emotion in the way that ‘neuro-typical’ people do and have no sense of empathy, identity or commitment outside of their own agenda. I’ve a particular interest in this pathology, along with narcisissm, having crossed paths with a number of these folks and their self-interest. The tendency toward highly rational and logical thinking is something I find attractive, along with their propensity for risk-taking and indestructibility. They also seem to get by without much sleep. Ultimately though, if you’re a person with actual feelings, any attachment to someone without them is a slippery slope.
I recently had an interlude with a sociopath. He was particularly charming and quickly identified my needs and desires and adapted to them. I had the feeling all along that he wasn’t completely sincere in what he was saying, but said to myself that that could be many people. He was overly complimentary, obliging and considerate. Other warning signs were there: prior gambling addiction replaced by heavy smoking, extreme risk-taking in business and persinal activities, sexual promiscuity, infidelity. He was also very funny, energetic, dynamic and capable. He was honest about what he had to offer, I’ll give him that. But I soon caught him out in a complex and detailed lie and confronted him on it, only to have him deny everything before saying he didn’t have time to deal with these sorts of things. It was bemusing and somewhat annoying to have what seemed like a good thing, ruined. I guess it never really was what I thought it was anyway. Here’s an academic essay on the sociobiology of sociopathy.
Tags: sociopaths, sociopathworld
January 29th, 2010 at 10:52 am
Having experienced one myself I know how strange they can be. Alarmingly this mental illness affects about 1 in 25 people.
February 2nd, 2010 at 9:56 am
Funnily, I read a book “The Sociopath Next Door” -by Dr. Martha Stout, and it gave a detailed description of the different types of sociopaths that are living amongst us. As Charles noted above, such mental illness affects 1 in every 25 person (or every other person that you do pass on the street has some form of sociopathic tendencies). Scary!
February 3rd, 2010 at 3:14 pm
…I’ve heard this statistic too. I’ve also heard that in Asian countries, the percentage is closer to one in a hundred, partly due to the more community-centered culture.