Deconstructing myths about psychopaths: What are they really like?

S.O.T.T: 'The psychopath is kind of like an aggressive narcissist at core i.e. they are self-centered to an extreme degree ... like, off the charts selfish! They may try to portray themselves as a humble person, but if you pay close attention, you'll see that their actions expose them as consistently having only their own interests in mind. They also tend to be charmers, at least in the beginning of any relationship you establish with them. They believe they are more important than they really are (and attempt to convince others of this) and typically take themselves and their image quite seriously. Because they typically cannot meet their own larger-than-life descriptions of themselves, they lie, and lie frequently.

Psychopaths have absolutely no regard for the feelings of others, who they typically accuse of 'over-reacting' when their insensitivity is pointed out to them. One of the biggest give-aways is that they will almost never accept responsibility for the consequences for their actions, nor do they seem to show any remorse or guilt when they hurt someone else. Psychopaths can and do apologise and show some degree of superficial remorse if they correctly strategise that the situation requires it - they know from past observations that those around them expectcertain reactions because that is what they (normal people) would do in the circumstances - or because doing so will get them what they want. While they'll certainly try to show that they care, they don't actually internally experience what it feels like to care. Their actions will not be motivated by any real remorse and they will do the same thing again....read more>>>...