Psychopaths - Recognising the Traits or Symptoms.

Psychopaths are born emotionally blind, these children will eventually become adults who never remain attached to anyone or anything for long. Children, once diagnosed can sometimes be helped by the parents, by trying to instill in them a sense of what is right and what is wrong and by obtaining counselling.

These children often get in trouble with the Police. However, the parents often take the wrong approach, protecting them and arranging for any charges to be dropped. Being spoilt as a child and protected from the Authorities, will only instill in the adult psychopath that this behaviour is acceptable. They then think that they can do what they like and are not responsible for their actions!

A psychopath uses people for exitement and entertainment to build their self esteem. Their involvement with other people often gets others into trouble, sometimes they even call out the Police themselves in a pre orchestrated deception! They will have no regret or remorse or accountability for their actions.

How to recognise a psychopath:

No guilt, remorse or accountability. / Pre Orchestrated and deceptive behaviour.
Compulsive lieing. / Self centered and self important.
Lack of emotional insight or response. / Poor self control.
Irresponsible behaviour. / When caught lieing, they detract with laughter.
Forgetful, especially names. / Promiscuous sexual behaviour.
Impulsive and Irresponsible behaviour. / Blames others for their actions.
No realistic long term goals. / Controlling and manipulative people.
Superficial charm and friendliness. / Short term relationships, sometimes abusive.

Psycopaths often play on the emotions of others. They can say the words 'I love you to a partner", but as they are devoid of emotion, to them it has no more meaning than "get me another coffee". They can be married or have jobs. However, their jobs and marriages don't last, as their life is usually unorganised and verges on personal chaos. They lack emotional intelligence and they have difficulty describing how they or others felt. Others are constantly explaining to them what they have done and how their actions have hurt other people. Others go over this time and time again, but it is like "getting blood out of a stone" or "hitting your head against a brick wall". This has no significant change in their personal choices, behaviour or accountability for their past actions. They fail to understand how their behaviour has impacted on others, sometimes with irreversable effects!

They do know when they have been caught breaking rules, but try to detract from the problem and sooner or later will end up in trouble again. They do not like lack of freedom, but often impose it on others. They feel fear and anger, but not guilt for what they did or what they are about to do. They also do not use their brain the same way as people with normal disposition.