I approached him assuming he was a psychopath. The most dangerous types were harder to spot. Often highly intelligent, deeply manipulative, glibly charming, uninterested in other people and totally unwilling to acknowledge the individual rights of anyone apart from themselves, the more dangerous individuals with anti-social personality disorder were masters at evading detection by psychs who couldn’t see past the veneer. Narcissistic bordering on grandiose. Inflated sense of their own entitlement. Zero compunction about manipulating others. Generally lacking the capacity for love. Generally lacking the ability to feel shame or remorse. They either experienced only shallow emotions or feigned emotion altogether. They had a constant need for stimulation… Well, you get the idea. Truthfully, I doubted this guy would talk to me any more than he would talk to the cops. Well, unless he decided I could help him in some way, or perhaps entertain him…since “short attention span” was… Read more »
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