The Psychopath Wreaking Havoc

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The psychopath never wishes you well even if that psychopath happens to be a member of your own family.  As a matter of fact, the more envious the psychopath becomes of you, the greater chance you will become their next target.  If you lend a psychopath any money, don’t expect to be paid back.  The psychopath believes they are entitled to everything, including what belongs to you.  If you should confront a psychopath, you can expect threats, bullying, intimidation and even violence.  The psychopath has a strong desire to control, and their objective is to “make short work of you”—and reduce you to feel like nothing.  Standing up to a psychopath may cause you serious emotional and psychological trauma.  The reason I know all of this is because I have been a victim of the psychopath.


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Female Psychopath - the Scorpion

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"The female psychopath walks among us.  She may charm like a songbird, but will sting like a scorpion.  Born to Destroy  is a compelling and unforgettable reminder that not all psychopaths are men."  J. Reid Meloy, Ph.D., author, The Psychopathic Mind; Clinical Professor of Psychiatry, University of California, San Diego.
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PSYCHOPATHIC TACTICS - BEWARE

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A psychopath is always dangerous in your life because you cannot see the real person behind the mask.  To a psychopath, you are nothing more than an object to be used and discarded.  The psychopath's tactics are many:  they may charm you, bully you, ingratiate themselves to you ... they may even make you feel sorry for them.  Whether they are a scamster or a murderer, the psychopath's aim is to deceive you.  Psychopaths never play by the rules, and they are good at sizing you up to decide just how you can fit into their schemes.  If you let them, they will destroy your joy, your happy moment, your self-confidence, your self-esteem, and yes, even your life  -- if you let them.  The reason I know all of this is that I have been a victim of the psychopath.

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Female Psychopaths - Often Not Convicted but Devastating

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I cannot stress enough that many psychopaths never go to prison or even come to the attention of the criminal justice system.  Their havoc can be devastating ... taking tolls on family, friends and business associates ... while leaving a trail of confusion and misery.  You will find them in all walks of life.  They can be lawyers, doctors, psychiatrists, teachers, business people, entertainers, politicians, and so on.  Psychopathy expert, Dr. Robert D. Hare states that "these individuals are every bit as egocentric, callous and manipulative as the average criminal psychopath, however, their intelligence, family background, social skills and circumstances permit them to construct a façade of normalcy and to get what they want with relative impunity." Hare, Without Conscience, 113 (New York 1999).

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Psychopaths at the Holidays

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This short video gives insight into what to expect if you come in contact with a psychopathic relative during the holidays.  While it is always best practice to avoid the psychopath, sometimes you're in a family situation where that may just be impossible. 

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A Nobel-prize Winner's Opinion about Psychopathy Causation

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While researching theories of psychopathy for my book, Born to Destroy, I connected with Professor Eric Kandel, Nobel-prize winning neuroscientist from Columbia University to discuss possible causes of this character disorder.  I was especially interested in his opinion about research suggesting that there were anatomic correlations with psychopathic characteristics in the brain's frontal cortex and paralimbic system.  He thought that was certainly possible, as recent fMRI data have suggested. However, when questioned about the likely causes of these anatomic differences, he demurred, stopping short of suggesting they were innate.  When asked: "Is it likely that these anatomical correlates are inborn, developed in utero, or changes in structure that develop over time, perhaps through disuse?," he responded simply: "No one knows."

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Winifred Rule discusses PSYCHOPATHIC TACTICS

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WINIFRED RULE - UPCOMING OHIO LIBRARY PRESENTATIONS

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Meet Winifred Rule and learn how to spot and protect yourself from a psychopath.  Two library presentations on Thursday, November 1 and Sunday, November 4 in northeast Ohio. No charge for admission.

Winifred Rule is a member of the Society for the Scientific Study of Psychopathy, and is author of Born to Destroy, the first instructional work on the female psychopath, based on her experiences and lessons learned from living with two psychopaths--her mother and her sister.  Her work has been featured in libraries and curriculums of major universities in the United States and abroad.  Born to Destroy was accepted into the collections of Columbia University and the Leninka Library, Russia’s Library of Congress, to assist psychiatrists, researchers and lay people to better understand the impact of psychopaths in everyday life. Ms. Rule has received certification in using the principal diagnostic instrument for evaluating psychopathic characteristics (Dr. Robert D. Hare’s PCL-R) from the Darkstone Group, the only organization authorized to issue this certification in the world.


Thursday, November 1 - Rocky River Public Library - 7:00 p.m.
                                        1600 Hampton Road
                                         Rocky River, Ohio 
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Sunday, November 4 - Shaker Heights Public Library - 2:00 p.m
                                     16500 Van Aken Blvd.
                                     Shaker Heights, Ohio
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Winifred Rule - Defines Psychopath

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PSYCHOPATH or NARCISSIST???

                                              “Am I dealing with a Narcissist or a Psychopath?”
                                    Professor Craig Neumann sheds light on a difficult question

 Psychopathy is a pathological personality disorder that reflects interpersonal deceptiveness, manipulation, callous and remorseless use of others, along with impulsive behavioral style and overt antisocial behavior (ranging from aggression to violent criminal acts). Only a few features of psychopathy (glib, grandiose interpersonal style) overlap with narcissism… the psychopath is about taking advantage of people for their own selfish interests, or sometimes just to hurt people because they find that amuses them.

 A grandiose (or malignant) narcissist may end up hurting others, but not because they find it enjoyable but more as a byproduct of thinking they are so great and whatever path they may choose, even if it involves rolling over people, so to speak, is OK given their ‘greatness’

 DSM-based narcissistic personality disorder (which mostly refers to grandiose narcissism and is somewhat limited in capturing vulnerable narcissism), also involves personality pathology but involves an interpersonal style and way of thinking that revolves around maintaining an elevated sense of self-esteem and getting attention from others to keep their self-esteem afloat, so to speak… paradoxically, the narcissist is fundamentally dependent on others attention for self-esteem maintenance, while they also think they are far better than everyone else.  While most people develop a healthy sense of self-worth, the narcissist requires other peoples’ admiration to have a sense of self-esteem (and thus the pathology and essence of their disturbed way of relating to others).  The (vulnerable primarily) narcissist most definitely has a grandiose sense of self, like the psychopath, and they can have shallow empathy for others (because everything revolves around them), but they are not generally impulsive and aggressive like the psychopath.

 The psychopath is completely dissocial, whereas the narcissist(s) will be social, but for their own self-esteem ‘boost’. The psychopath will be ‘social’ to take advantage of others in many more ways than the narcissist would ever do

 

The critical difference could be said to involve their differing ‘world views’.  The psychopath doesn’t care what others think about them and operates solely to use people for whatever they please. The narcissist(s) is (are) solely focused on their elevated self-importance and demands (required for the vulnerable narcissist) people to pay attention to them.

 

The vulnerable narcissist (VN) has a fragile sense of self-esteem, and without the attention from others is prone to depression, suicide, and various erratic behaviors, even aggression, in an attempt to get admiration from others because without the attention from others they are empty inside, given they have no healthy means of positive self-evaluation… as you can see VN is not a good thing. Turns out, grandiose narcissism also has some considerable down sides, but these folks tend not to have negative emotion, and often are very extroverted.

Dr. Craig Neumann: Professor of Clinical Psychology, Associate Director of Clinical Training, University of North Texas; Member of the Board of the Society for the Scientific Study of Psychopathy

 

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