8 Signs You’re Dealing With a Psychopath 

Psychopathy is not an official diagnosis but refers to a combination of behavioral traits including antisocial behavior, “callousness,” and low levels of empathy and interpersonal emotions. People whose behavior mostly falls under antisocial tendencies are instead diagnosed with sociopathy - officially antisocial personality disorder. So here are a few signs to look out for.

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Please make a video on the cons/suffering of psychopaths.. e.g. hated by others, failure to commit to relationships & friends, tired from being fake all day

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"number 3, they're charismatic" Well, i know I'm safe now...

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"What comes to mind when you hear the word 'psychopath'?" People who pour the milk first when making cereal.

These signs seem to also match those of Narcissists'. I would really be interested in learning of some signs that differ between Narcissists and Psychopaths. Thank you for the great educational video.

Yes, I do know of a guy who showed most of the traits listed here. He is apathetic, denies responsibilities, denies about his mistakes and blames others instead, acts impulsively and can be very lovely and friendly to people that he can leverage from. It is a good thing that he had moved out as he is a true piece of work.

Thank you for posting those videos! I'll have them in mind if i find my friend's behavior abnormal or puzzling

I’m a mental health nurse and I could have done with these videos back when I was studying.

I still can’t get over the fact that there are people out there that will hurt you and just walk away like nothing happened !

I do want to say I've seen a lot of hurtful people label others as a psychopath just because they don't like them or disagree. Please don't use this to hurt others. It's supposed to be to help one another not hurt one another.

The number 3 i can relate. But i think it's something like a coping skill. I can mimic lots of personalities to certain moments, may them be in public or in my own home. But i rarely use my most social side normally.

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Psychopathy is an interesting phenomenon, and not one I see often day to day. I've heard, however, that psychopaths can make surprisingly good medical professionals of all things. Their lack of empathy helps give them better clarity of mind when dealing with people who are badly injured, severely ill, or otherwise in great pain or suffering. Because they don't feel particularly compelled to comfort their patients, they're more likely to undertake the treatment those patients need than they are to try and comfort them, and may handle constant exposure to others' pain and suffering much better than someone emotionally normal. Because they care about their paycheck, which is directly tied to their patients' wellbeing, they have proper motivation to look after their patients, while their lack of empathy allows them to do so more easily.

i came here thinking about my friend that claims shes a psychopath or an insane person just because she would fight someone over an anime character. it's really fake. i wish she wouldn't say things like that 😕

Great report, thanks for the warning

I grew up in a household for 7-8 and half years straight now and I'm almost 18 yrs old. I basically I had to deal with my mom's boyfriend each day. He has undiagnosed bipolar disorder which explains 2 signs from the list. Everytime he just looks for a reason to get mad and then makes us miserable for the fun of it because he isn't happy. I thought "this is absolutely ridiculous, crazy, why can't he just go get help if he thinks he doesn't need it". It's basically him thinking help is petty when all he does is disrespect but not only me and my mom, others too. It's that attitude problem I don't really enjoy being around. Next thing I know him going around blaming my mom for giving him the silent treatment from a couple weeks ago now. I feel like every time my mom wants to date someone It's like a former drug user or someone with a mental disorder. I definitely experience his constant mood swings as well. There was a couple points where he'd be charming and sexual which creeped me out entirely. Sometimes he'll blame me for sitting around and doing nothing. He barely did nothing when he never had a job for 4 or 3 months after he was fired from the last one. How I was thinking this, he basically does a lot everything wrong since in his opinion he thinks he's better than everyone. That was also a big lead to why he barely operates well in life too. He doesn't care about daily stuff but drinking alcohol all the time and smoking weed. So if he wanted another gf or at least gotten better help for once. He could've gotten friends.

Interesting points. When someone hears psychopath, it is always synonymous to serial killer. You have pointed aptly that there is more to it. Also I have observed that some of these traits are common to person diagnosed with high functioning autism.

Sign 1: They mine straight down in Minecraft

Thanks for the video! Now I gotta learn how to blend in without people knowing I am a psychopath.

Thanks for the tutorial

I hope you're all having a wonderful day!

Me watching this to make sure I'm not the psychopath I'm dealing with

I'm so happy i found this. I have some1 who i thought was a "friend". And only when they didn't get wat they wanted anymore did they manipulate others to push me away and make me feel as if i was the problem. This video showed that they do need the professional help they always say they don't need. Ty

This is a good video. Thank you.

You are confusing psychopathy and sociopathy in some of these symptoms. While the literature constantly flip flop on which is what, one lacks natural empathy the other has learned to suppress their empathy, usually due to environmental factors. These can be things like growing up around criminals or in dysfunctional families. The difference is that the ones lacking natural empathy cannot learn it, while the ones that learned to suppress it can unlearn it if the conditions that reinforce it change.

This channel has honestly made me feel more aware of certain tendencies I may have, but not self diagnosing. Just more aware of them.

Can you please do more similar to this? I love these subjects that include sociopathy and psychopathy. Also can you do a video on Shared Psychosis?

I have actually seeked treatment for theese problems, and I am way better now, It makes me so happy when channles like you talk about theese things, and it truely means a lot to me, Thank you. In my case I was always the happy one, but I would always try to start some type of drama. I was starting to realize that I really did not care about…pretty much anything, at my grandfathers funeral it was just a normal day for me, I was Even walking around telling jokes. As a 11 year old………. I Even started to make fun of the other people in my class who where crying for hours because the same happend to them. Looking back at it now, I am really happy my parents got me help, and I am very thankful for that❤ There was one thing you didnt mention though, People become diffrent, less worth. Like your life matters so much more, the others Are Dirty, Filthy and disgusting. I am better. At least thats what I thought. My biggest problem was when I got bored, I would do some really, really bad things when I got bored. I remember being outside the school, Thinking of something to do. I was throwing rocks around, and suddenly I saw a bird flying around the Windows outside my classroom, I grabbed a rock and threw it at the bird, I missed but scared the bird and it went flying right into the window. Falling down, my classroom was more than 5 meters over the ground so the bird fell HARD down at the hard ground, I started to poke it with a stick as a teacher saw it and told me to leave it alone. Lucky for me She didnt see what I did. When I did bad things, I never had a real reason. Only this, My own Entertainment. It was really the ONLY thing I cared about. Again, I did Seek help and I am better now. Thank you psych2go for talking about this❤❤❤

I’m asocial, and because of this I don’t have many friends, so I look at what my sister does and tries to learn from that. I also went from being cheerful and giving everyone hugs to being asocial and alone. Life is great! 🤣

I really love videos like this it’s really teaching me so much about people. Everyone needs to start really watching these and deal with there problems by getting help. Keep making great videos 🧘‍♀️🦋

Am I the only one who is here for writing purposes and wants to create a character with psychopathic behaviours and needed help- And btw, thanks! Your videos are actually really helpful and life changing!

I am like the total opposite of a psychopath, which isn't good either. I care so much that it's very difficult for me to even hear about atrocities happening to other people. I care about the lives of complete strangers as well as my loved ones. I also care a lot about where other people are coming from and why because I find it very motivating to learn about other people's perspectives on various topics. Why is that? I don't know; I'm not entirely sure why.Also, if I learn that I accidentally hurt someone else's feelings, I feel so guilty about it that I can't sleep well, I eat too much, and am an emotional train wreck until it gets resolved, which isn't healthy either. Since most people are not like that, the level of understanding that anyone I tell this to is almost nonexistent. It's very difficult to cope with, and the majority of people don't understand it, unfortunately.

I like that you decided to bring more light on this topic, as it has been misused as a stereotype for raging violence.

The Word that's Good means better than other thing a person does. The Word that's nice means nicer than other thing a person does.

Cognitive Empathy is a great tool for those with ASPD, however, it requires patience with yourself and others, and even explaining it to those in your intimate circles so they can also help especially during times of conflict. It's really hard not to fall back on old ways, especially if you do bear responsibility for a transgression. That being said, those with ASPD can be perfectly fine people, with the right treatment and strategies. They just have to make it their personal goal to be more mindful of others. Also, keep in mind, that we use anti-social mechanics in our civilization at large to ensure the function of society; such as the ungodly large military industrial complex that exerts force and influence at large that keeps people economically tied to the US, and therefore our prices competitive. War is inherently antisocial, but it's literally a lever to make sure (US society, at least) functions.

my friend got diagonsed as one and after she got help she was actually a lot nicer and i never noticed any weird behaviours after that!

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This was on point, thanks for reminding me that they are psychopaths. Never thought it would happen and I never knew what it was. It’s sad that out of all my friends and girls I dated. There’s one of them that stuck out like a sore thumb. She’s way out of control and so is her punk boy

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Wow, the way you explain it definitely makes sense that it's on a spectrum. I'm starting to see that I have some but not all traits sometimes and so do most of the people I know. Interesting. Thanks for posting this.

Good video! Most people thinks that psychopaths are just serial killers because of media, it's very good to see a deeper explanaition! Can you guys make more videos about DID and OSDD?

I would definitely say the most of these traits matches my unfortunate encounter with such a kind of person. Being impulsive and constantly returning with different temporary masks might describe this psychopath, capable to blame me for having accepted to be supportive by lending money. Irresponsibility is undoubtedly the keyword here which I would rather use to describe my interactions with such a person.

I happen to know a person who have all of these 8 signs, thanks for the video

me thinking of my siblings while watching this *hehe I’m in danger*

"Well, of course I know him. He's me."

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I've heard that hurting animals first before humans is another way to tell if someone is a psychopath. I'm not sure if that's true or not

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All of these I have, and many many more. When i'm driving and see something in the road, I tend to speed up to hit it, even swarving off the road, etc

Being concentrated on one's goals isn't synonymous with irresponsibility. It means they don't let anyone feelings get in their way. That's different.

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Great video! I have experienced this in my household. This is something people need to be aware of. Thank you for sharing this! Keep up the amazing work!!!

Thank you for telling me what I did wrong, I will ensure no one suspects of my Psychopathy next time.

This little video has made sense of the pandoras box of being abused by these types of people. My wife has been abusing me for goin on 17 years and I only very recently figured it out... unfortunately, I completed the 5000 piece jigsaw puzzle with no picture for reference and fumbling around in the dark about 17 years too late. She has crushed, broken, used up, and left a hollowed out husk she now is trying to throw me away

Psychopaths lack remorse, when comfronted with things they've done wrong, they may blame you. Why? Because they probably won't take the time to think through how placing the blame in you will make you feel the same way they do at the moment. Instead, they use you as a scapegoat in an attempt to relieve the discomfort & anger they are experiencing.

The thumbnail makes it look like all psychopaths are evil though...

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Had a friend who exhibited all these traits. The crazy thing was, he would go out of his way to tout how he was completely the opposite of this. For example, he lied alot, he'd talk about how he was a bad liar and can't lie. Thank God he's out my life, guy was exhausting to be around

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Like your videos) Omfgs relatable, because my little sister is like that from time to time, and her dad was like that too 😱 just can't imagine how much harm or damage or whatever she'd cause if she's to work in some sort of mass media field or something.

There is also this thing where they lack feelings of shame, embarrassment and depression with sadness. Pretty sure my step dad is and my mother is a narc. He does have some traits.

My supposed friend from last school year matched the majority of these signs. I don’t want to expose her or call her out so I’ll just call her May. She often accused me in front of our group of friends, repeatedly no matter what I did. She would always find ways to get everyone on her side and even booted a girl from our group. When she kicked the girl out, everyone shrugged it off except for me. I decided to teach her a lesson, but I don’t want to speak of it. Long story short, she had ended up cussing at me threatening to kill everyone and herself. Also, she had a best friend/ backup for her plans, I’ll call her Tammy. Tammy would stick by May’s side because she was afraid of her making everyone turn against her, resulting in Tammy laying back letting people get bullied at May’s hands. I left about two weeks ago without saying anything to anyone. May texted me on zoom and gave me a whole apology essay. This isn’t the first time, here’s an example of the cycle: Bully, Plead for me not to leave, I stay, and rinse and repeat. I didn’t reply and blocked her. May would always say that she wasn’t accusing me or someone else and insist that she was just ‘Gathering Evidence.’ She was manipulative, an example of when I was first joining the group and she was on thin ice with the group. She manipulated me into being on her side and defend her. Now I realize that she was trying to manipulate me in a failed attempt in booting me out. She also would pretend to be dark and mysterious, posting weird song lyrics, and complain about her life. In all honesty, she was a bit strange and that should’ve been the first sign. Overall, I really hope she isn’t a psychopath, I feel bad for her and wish she carries on with life becoming a better person.

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I have lots of those characters and the thing which sucks most is lack of empathy. I am trying my best not to hurt anyone and be a positive force in the world. I’m working on how to reverse this.

My first crush was one, we still have feelings for them as they were acting nice to us, though they killed themselves.

That moment I encountered a person that exhibited most of these signs but found they weren't hostile. In truth, they were only scary when provoked, so just don't provoke them.

Sadness can increase your aggression if the sad person see every day others happiness...pay attention to yourselves and make sure to avoid this

apparently, i went to a psychologist and they diagnosed me with anxiety, depression, ocd, schizophrenia and psychopathy. i didn't understand much of psychopaty, but they also said something of sociopathy. so yeah i don't know if i should trust them, but i'm pretty fucked up.

As you mentioned in the beginning… psychopathy is not a mental disorder, but you categorise them as such at the end of the video. Very consistent… Anyways, as we know from the scientific literature: psychopaths are risk averse and less likely to be intoxicated while committing criminal acts, rather they are completely focused, so they can calculate carefully each and every detail to avoid getting caught. Impulsive behaviour best describes sociopathy and other cluster B personality traits, without excluding psychopaths when it comes to pleasure and excitement (like spending money, having many sexual encounters..). The core definition of psychopathy and its traits include solely the inability to care and experience 5 negative emotions (at least as high as the average person), therefore we call psychopathy (Factor 1 or primary psychopathy) the interpersonal affective facet, comparing to factor 2 (the sociopaths) which are called the lifestyle antisocial, due to their strongest relationship with the disorder. 🤓

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I'm one as well. We're easy to spot once you start observing our behavior (we're not scary, we're not serial killers but we sure stand out). I do not understand human emotions so if someone come over crying I will talk with them but I won't comfort them. I can rationally and logically look into their situation and look for errors. Actually everyone thought about it as a very positive trait because I could "give helpful advices" or "let them face the truth". So I think we're pretty much needed in society.

What if my friend has all of these tendencies? I always thought he's "just" a narc but this all fits 100% and it makes me even more afraid of him.

Teenagers: Wow literally me

“They don’t feel guilty” Caligula after hitting a priest with a hammer and laughing: *[stares in Latin disbelief]*

I would like to see a the point of view on a person who overcame psychopathy. It would be so interesting.

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I really need a diagnosis

Everyone: dealing witth psychopath Me: *wait thats me*-

Coupled, with their lack of guilt & moral responsibility to others, it is unsurprising that psychopaths are not the most reliable

All of theses things on this list I had as a child now I know what's morally wrong and right so I just stop myself from doing bad things even though I can't stop the feeling or thinking of doing bad stuff

Blame others for your mistake hmmm that sounds familar about people who trashtalk in video games.....

I’m not here to see if I’ve met any psychopaths, I’m just here to see if I could be one myself. Don’t be concerned I’m not insane. Just curious. Edit: good news. I’m not a psychopath! Of course this is NOT for actual use of diagnosis, but I used this as a guideline for the base of it. But don’t bother with this comment, I’m just talking to myself at this point.

Aaaaand thank you for confirming my suspicions.

My friend has almost all these traits, especially irresponsibility.

sometimes i go outside with my friends and one of them has a brother. i dont even say anything to him and he just starts kicking me and trowing rocks at me

I found out about this channel not too long ago, and now I'm in love with psychology and I'm pretty sure I wanna study that in college now eeeek

My husband was released from prison after 12 years. He spent 5 years in solitary confinement. When he was released I became a target because of how I “hurt” him. Even though he slept with SEVERAL girls and would make me aware, I was not aloud to talk to another guy or be anywhere he wasn’t allowed. He called 911 and said someone overdosed because I wouldn’t leave my cousin’s house. There too much to mention. I spent 2020 trying to stay alive while he spent 2020 trying to get me to kill myself. Things are better now. I have a restraining order and I am no longer a target.

I could definitely add more to this cause... All he does is be impulsive too like that explained in the video. Like he just uses anger as well to control us.

so thats whyy, my notfriend zofia puts the blame on me when a short pops up for me recomending me her anime that she does not want me to like ,and also some other signs, this vid helped me sm

Thanks, this video really helps. I know a person who said they were a psychopath, telling me their doctors told them, and I wanted to see if they were telling the truth and needed help or were telling me because they wanted to be "cool". I appreciate your channel and all the psychology help it gives me. Thank you

The narrator's voice is so calm, friendly, and reassuring.

It makes people feel better to tell them what's actually wrong

This video help alot. Thanks for making it. I now know what to hide. Haha