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suman suhag's avatar

There seems to be an assumption in this question that an actual “sociopath” could be suffering from a significant degree of mental distress. Exactly what kind of distress does someone who by definition feels no remorse for any action and who has no moral qualms whatsoever experience? ASPDs (sociopaths) don’t see anything wrong with themselves - what is the nature of the hope that you wish to impart? Literally, the suggestion itself makes no sense from the perspective of an ASPD. If someone who is really ASPD is “confiding” in you about their personality disorder (not mental illness - a personality disorder is different) and suggesting to you that they are somehow emotionally suffering, then you might want to upgrade your security systems. ASPDs lie and manipulate people. They play head games with people. They use people and frequently hurt people. ASPDs don’t have those little “come to Jesus” moments - if you experienced that then you truly found a unicorn that farts rainbows. It is much more likely that someone thinks they are a “sociopath” (and possibly wants to be one because they are truly sick) — or that someone has decided to draw someone else in closer for nefarious reasons. Playing on someone’s emotions to make them more vulnerable after they have either gained enough knowledge about the victim, or after their earlier games have ran their due course. “Hope” to an ASPD is typically nothing more than a very cold calculation: what is the method by which I obtain what I want? They place no value on the kind of hopes an ordinary person has, in fact they have disdain for such emotional tripe. Entertaining an ASPDs “hopes” is likely to prove to be more than just a fool’s errand. It could have devastating consequences for others.

Håkan Holgén's avatar

Jag kom att tänka på "likeability" när jag läste din text. Känns lite som samma sak. Jag tror också att det blir extremt viktigt framöver. Såg siffror idag om partiledarnas förtroende. 2% är ju inte mycket att hänga i granen. (som förövrigt inte kom in den här julen ;-))

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