Halloween has passed and my ghosts became calmer and the monster from the mirror hasn't bothered me since. But that doesn't mean I forgot about it and I'm still trying to figure out what really happened. Of course, for the time being I might just dismiss it as a hallucination from overworking myself, but maybe I will find something. The mirrors are still a bit glowy when I pass them, but I try not to see it.
But let's talk about something different. November has come and I have heard that most serial killers are born in November. So that's today's topic - serial killers. Moreover, I would like to target one specific group of serial killers - psychopaths. The theme of psychopaths have been explored by many authors and movie makers. Somehow people with twisted minds and an ax attract so many people to the cinemas. The term psychopath sometimes is thrown left and right, but what exactly makes a person a psychopath?
According to studies it takes two things - genetics and upbringing. And they have to be both effective (effective as in there's a gene and a bad childhood) in order for the person to turn into a psychopath. That means that people who have the gene but had an amazingly nice childhood will not necessarily turn into a mass murdering psychopath. Now that doesn't mean that we have to test each and every child for the gene and immediately put them in mental hospitals. What we should take out from this study is that we should treat kindly and ensure a good childhood.
If it so happens that a person grew up to be a psychopath it doesn't necessarily mean he is a killer. A person has to kill at least three people to be labelled a serial killer. But psychopaths go above all that because of their lack of feeling guilt and remorse and predatory behavior. But like it was mentioned before - not all psychopaths are in jails and mental hospitals. They are among us. So naturally, a question arises - how to spot one among the crowd?
There is a special psychopath test which lists the characteristics. One of them is that the person lies a lot. Lying is a psychopath's everyday bread. What else? Usually it's violent behavior - with animals, people, they hang out with criminals, they are happy with other people's misfortune and they like to inflict it as well.
Now if you know any people like this that doesn't necessarily mean that they are psychopaths. Most people share one or two or even more traits with psychopaths. That's why it's so hard to actually identify them. Plus, if you did the test and you start thinking "oh no - 9 out of 10, I'm almost a psychopath - what shall I do? Should I go to a mental hospital and admit myself right now?" don't worry. If you start thinking this, then most probably you are not a psychopath as they have such developed defense mechanisms that they will never think they are in fact psychopaths. Not even when they are killing somebody. Heck, they might even think they're doing the dead person a favour.
Now there you have it. After reading this you might start being suspicious of each person you meet, or you might continue your life as you used to. But for now, sleep tight. If you can.
According to studies it takes two things - genetics and upbringing. And they have to be both effective (effective as in there's a gene and a bad childhood) in order for the person to turn into a psychopath. That means that people who have the gene but had an amazingly nice childhood will not necessarily turn into a mass murdering psychopath. Now that doesn't mean that we have to test each and every child for the gene and immediately put them in mental hospitals. What we should take out from this study is that we should treat kindly and ensure a good childhood.
If it so happens that a person grew up to be a psychopath it doesn't necessarily mean he is a killer. A person has to kill at least three people to be labelled a serial killer. But psychopaths go above all that because of their lack of feeling guilt and remorse and predatory behavior. But like it was mentioned before - not all psychopaths are in jails and mental hospitals. They are among us. So naturally, a question arises - how to spot one among the crowd?
There is a special psychopath test which lists the characteristics. One of them is that the person lies a lot. Lying is a psychopath's everyday bread. What else? Usually it's violent behavior - with animals, people, they hang out with criminals, they are happy with other people's misfortune and they like to inflict it as well.
Now if you know any people like this that doesn't necessarily mean that they are psychopaths. Most people share one or two or even more traits with psychopaths. That's why it's so hard to actually identify them. Plus, if you did the test and you start thinking "oh no - 9 out of 10, I'm almost a psychopath - what shall I do? Should I go to a mental hospital and admit myself right now?" don't worry. If you start thinking this, then most probably you are not a psychopath as they have such developed defense mechanisms that they will never think they are in fact psychopaths. Not even when they are killing somebody. Heck, they might even think they're doing the dead person a favour.
Now there you have it. After reading this you might start being suspicious of each person you meet, or you might continue your life as you used to. But for now, sleep tight. If you can.
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