I never really met a psychopath myself but I always wonder if they are really that dangerous as portraied in movies and TV-shows.
If not can you please explain me why in simple words as I don’t understand much about this topic?
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Saw a statistic a while back that something like 50%+ of the big name CEOs and richest company owners are psychopaths
Not feeling bad about trampling people over to get to the top ends up being a good way to get to the top. Who woulda guessed
dont trust tv shows and films on mental illnesses.
statistically, people with mental illnesses are more likely to be a victim of a crime than to be the criminal.
not a single mental illness will make you do crimes or harm other people by itself.
Why are people describing sociopathy? No, a psychopath is not always dangerous. It’s just a combination of some personality traits, and like any trait, that doesnt determine their actions. They can be violent or not. They can exploit people or not. They can be educated to be a very good person in society. The only thing dangerous is that it’s easier for them to do bad things because of their lack of empathy and remorse.
They take what they can get. If you give them no rope then they can’t hang anybody. Also they are beholden to their own abilities just like the rest of us. A really thick psychopath would be more ineffective in achieving their ambitions.
If society can channel people like that into positive outcomes then they can make a positive contribution even if driven by self gratification.
Not always. There are people who don’t want to be sociopaths anymore, but they’re forced to be because not enough money is given to the psychiatric field. Punishing and/or ignoring them is cheaper than researching how to treat them.
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