Inside the Brain of a Psychopath

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  @theanatomylab · 4 years ago · pinned

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  @marniemarn4574 · 4 years ago (edited)

  My child (16 yo) was murdered by an individual with ASPD. I wrote a heart wrenching victims impact statement, but when I faced him in court, I decided instead to tell him he did not deserve to know the devastation he has delivered upon me and my family. Though his demeanor expressed little more than disinterest, I like to think that I didn’t give him the pleasure of knowing his actions have caused long reaching, Devastating pain. This video affirmed my decision. Thank you for posting it.

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  @hibryd7481 · 3 years ago

  &quot;Psychopaths have a different brain than you or I...unless you&apos;re a psychopath. &nbsp;But not me, I&apos;m definitely not a psychopath&quot;, said the man holding the human brain.

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  @orion10x10 · 4 years ago

  Seeing that having &quot;little to no anxiety&quot; is a symptom of psychopathy was very relieving, I have very high anxiety perpetually. This is the first time I&apos;ve been happy about it 😬👍

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  @JessBlessed214 · 1 year ago

  As a mother of two little ones I think communication and making them feel safe emotionally and physically with you helps the most. Feelings matter, everyone wants to feel heard and accepted in some sort of way…

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  @thev0idnati0n · 4 years ago

  As a person with an Antisocial Personality, I appreciate you going through this! I never knew that my CNS could change due to trauma. One thing I would like to say though is that most people with this disorder usually do have a moral compass, but it&apos;s more skewed. Personally, it&apos;s not about hurting people. It&apos;s like, my mind is so logical that it only works in that way without emotional empathy. I can reason why it&apos;s not a good reason to do something, but there&apos;s no emotional attachment to the decision.

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  @herothegeorge · 3 years ago

  The fact that a group of humans have figured this out is probably more amazing than the pathological development of psychopathy itself. &nbsp;My mind is blown.

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  @Verniece1968 · 4 years ago

  I was in a relationship with a Narcissistic Psychopath. The craziest thing I noticed is that he couldn&apos;t cry. He learned how to make himself cry. He was so good at faking emotions. They learn by observation of non-psychopathic people and they learn young. They observe others and mimic emotions and get really good at it. It&apos;s so crazy.

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  @jaumepp1975 · 1 year ago (edited)

  It&apos;s so refreshing to see someone who actually explains things properly, not only the typical serotonine-happiness, dopamine-pleasure and things like that. Big thanks from a Shrink!!!

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  @xeztan · 3 years ago

  Crazy that we know the brain doesn’t fully develop, specifically the part in our brains responsible for logical/rational decision making, until we’re about 25 years old yet we’re expected to decide what we want to do with our lives while we’re still in high school. Arguably one of the biggest decisions we’ll ever make which requires a lot of planning and logical thinking.

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  @DMG118 · 4 years ago (edited)

  I was diagnosed with psychopathy (ASPD/psychopathic traits) and I agree in most part with this video, although I have to say I think more should have been made of the fact that we hav emotions AROUND empathy. We may not experience &quot;empathy&quot; but we DO experience disgust, sadness, fear, etc. and a good, loving upbringing is VITAL to keep those with psychopathy on track. TEACHING your children good morals and good lifestyles is vital. For eg. people laughed and scoffed when Ted Bundy talked about &quot;pornography&quot; luring him, but I can honestly say that (for people WITH a predisposition) that stuff really is a blackhole for us to fall into. NOT for most people, but for those with a pre-disposition. But THE most important factor imo is a good, loving upbringing where parents teach their goods good, solid morals and worldviews. Don&apos;t just let your kids &quot;figure it out for themselves&quot;. If you don&apos;t FEEL something, you CAN be taught it.

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  @spookyluke60 · 3 years ago

  I was diagnosed with ASPD in early adulthood. I wanted to say a few things:<br><br>I can understand other peoples emotions, but I cannot feel them. Imagine not understanding a math problem, that’s what it’s like in my brain regarding emotions. I know people feel them and what they look like, but I don’t feel them.<br><br>The connection between right and wrong exists, I can see which is “right” and “wrong” but it really comes down to which benefits me more.<br><br>I think the biggest take away is that what normal people feel, the consequences for other people they hurt, it doesn’t compute for me. It almost doesn’t make sense, it’s literally something I cannot understand, like reading a foreign language.

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