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Sociopaths in TV and literature


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Does anyone else get annoyed by the overuse of the word sociopath in tv, films and books in recent years when describing almost any bad guy, even though they are not really a sociopath but just an asshole? I feel it creates a false impression and at least where I live a strong negative bias, especially with police and at court.  

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niggers tongue my anus

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Yea, sociopaths are boring now.

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Somehow I thought SC was past this phase.

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I'd say it's at a stage three meta in that it's about about about SC. 

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As a diagnosed psychopath, I've learned it's better to hide my disorder and blend in. I wasn't always so clever however. Believe me, psych wards and asylums are frustrating, terrifying, and emotionally damaging places. My parents made sure I was a highly medicated child. I was a zombie for most of my younger years. I will never let anyone do that to me again. 

 

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The Vow by HBO is a good documentary series about a psychopath who just went to jail. Unraveled was also quite good.

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I think a lot of people have sociopathic tendencies. Funfact: you get away with calling anyone any pd with the word 'tendency' behind it in a clinical letter. Everyone kind of knows what u mean but u don't have to prove it. 

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In clinical work they often refer to a sociopathic spectrum, which is basically the tendency to be less emotively empathetic. Surgeons and psychiatrists often score high on that spectrum. As  Dr. Alok Kanojia puts it, he wouldn't be able to do his job effectively if he broke down crying when his patients share traumatic things. 

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