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This is a long but worthwhile read and just generally good to know, but my main objective here is to ask if this sounds like anyone you know? lol, You'll probably figure it out pretty quickly.

Psychopathy is a personality disorder characterised by a combination of emotional, interpersonal, and behavioural traits that can make it incredibly difficult to recognise and deal with these individuals. Psychopaths are often charming, manipulative, and deceitful, making them skilled at masking their true intentions and manipulating those around them for their own gain.

If you suspect that you may be dealing with a psychopath, here are eight signs that can help you identify and understand their behaviour:

Acts of Great Kindness: One of the most common traits of a psychopath is their ability to switch between extreme acts of kindness and cruelty. They may display great acts of generosity and charm in order to manipulate and gain the trust of others, only to later use this trust against them for personal gain.

Confidence: Psychopaths are often extremely confident and self-assured individuals who have a natural charisma that draws others to them. They are able to exude confidence and charm in social situations, making them appear likeable and charismatic.

Lack of Empathy: One of the key traits of a psychopath is their inability to feel empathy or compassion for others. They are often unable to understand or relate to the emotions of others, leading to a lack of empathy and concern for the well-being of those around them.

No Remorse: Psychopaths often lack remorse for their actions, no matter how harmful or destructive they may be. They are able to justify their behavior and manipulate others into believing that they are not at fault for any harm they may have caused.

Manipulative: Psychopaths are skilled at manipulation and deception, using their charm and charisma to influence and control those around them. They are able to manipulate situations and people to their advantage, often without others even realising they are being used.

Impulsive and Reckless Behaviors: Psychopaths often engage in impulsive and reckless behaviours, with little regard for the consequences of their actions. They may take risks and engage in dangerous activities without considering the potential harm to themselves or others.

Callousness: Psychopaths display a lack of emotional depth or connection with others, often exhibiting a cold and callous demeanour. They may appear indifferent to the suffering of others and lack the ability to form genuine emotional attachments.

Deceitful and Dishonest: Psychopaths are often deceitful and dishonest individuals who may lie, manipulate, or deceive others for their own personal gain. They are skilled at creating false narratives and manipulating the truth to serve their own interests.

Irresponsible: Psychopaths often display a lack of responsibility for their actions, blaming others for their problems and refusing to take accountability for their behaviour. They may engage in reckless behaviours and fail to plan for the future, leading to a lack of responsibility in their personal and professional lives.

Complete Disregard for Societal Norms: Psychopaths often have a complete disregard for societal norms and rules, believing that they are above the law and can do as they please without consequences. They may engage in criminal behaviour or unethical actions without remorse or guilt.

Disregard for Others’ Safety: Psychopaths may display a lack of concern for the safety and well-being of others, putting them at risk for harm or danger. They may engage in harmful behaviours that put themselves or others in dangerous situations without considering the potential consequences.

Lacks Long-Term Goals: Psychopaths often lack long-term goals or plans for their future, living in the present moment and seeking immediate gratification. They may be impulsive and fail to consider the long-term consequences of their actions, leading to a lack of direction or purpose in their lives.

Opportunists: Psychopaths are often opportunists who are skilled at taking advantage of situations and people for their own gain. They may exploit others for personal gain and manipulate circumstances to benefit themselves without consideration for the impact on others.

*Eric's Note* This is a very simplied version of psycopathic traits as the actual diagnosis from the DSM-V-TR goes on for several pages, but still a good list to remember, especially if you live with or know a narcissist.

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Things Can Only Get Better - Sanity and Sarcasm Righteous indignation . . . it's what's for lunch.

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This is what a 55 year old having a hissy fit looks like.

Things Can Only Get Better - Sanity and Sarcasm Righteous indignation . . . it's what's for lunch.

Sophomore and junior years of high school.

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Put on your tin foil hat and babble on a street corner with me.

Mr Roboto - Sanity and Sarcasm Artificial Intelligence. It's just about everywhere we look and a few places we don't. The world is fascinated with AI and the things they can create with it and the things it can do for them. It's everywhere you look anymore and the trend started quite a while ago. It's been slowly creeping in ever

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2 posts in the same week. Not bad.

Mad World - Sanity and Sarcasm What?! Can it be?! Eric's back already?! Yep! I sure am! And you wanna know why? Seriously, do you know? Because I don't. There is something in my head that wants out and this is where it usually happens, so I figured, just sit down and start typing and see what weird s**t escapes. It's

I'd honestly rather run into a bear too.

The more people Taylor Swift aggravates, the more I like her.

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I went with a less depressing subject this time. You're welcome.

Forever Young - Sanity and Sarcasm If you could go back to your teens, would you? I did. Come see what happened.

Keeping it simple tonight with a Monte Cristo. Ham, American Cheese and Meunster.

Mint Chocolate Chip Brownies, it's what's for breakfast.

And also what one does when one can't sleep at 3:30 am.

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Just being real.

Human - Sanity and Sarcasm **Trigger Warning**This post contains descriptions and personal experiences of severe clinical depression. I’m including this content in order to demonstrate to others that they are not alone and educate those who do not understand true depression. Because apparently, trigger warnings are a thing ...

Still in search of a job, folks, so if anyone knows of a part-time, work from home job that will earn me $1500 per month or less, give me a shout.

Yeah, you are reading that correctly. If I make more than that, they will disqualify me for disability which they say I will find out if I'm approved for it in about a year.

The more you know, the less you wish you did.

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Happy New Year . . . or whatever.

Holding Back The Years - Sanity and Sarcasm Here we are. A new year with new bad decisions to be made and I'm old enough now that I have to write them down so I don't forget them. The holidays are over and I'm happy to say that I didn't do a goddamn thing. Like, seriously. Nothing. I stayed at home for the

https://www.sanityandsarcasm.com/hungry-like-the-wolf/ Come to the Dark Side - I've got some bomb-ass cookies!!

Hungry Like The Wolf - Sanity and Sarcasm Bear with me here, Kids. There's a point to this . . . Nürnberger Lebkuchen 4 Eggs 2 Cups Sugar 2 Cups of Sifted Flour 1/2 Tsp of Cinnamon 1/4 Tsp of Ground Cloves 1/4 Tsp of Powdered Cardamom 1 1/2 Cups of Blanched Almonds* (Ground Fine in a food processor) 1/2 Cup of Lemon

To all of my BWH peeps . . . please come join my page for my new blog, Sanity and Sarcasm! Hope to see you all there!

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Finally got off (or is it on) my ass and wrote a new one. I have stepped out of the darkness for this one.

Lady In Red Sup, ya’ll! It’s been a while, I know. I make no apologies because I made no promises as to how often I would write. Still, I’m sorry anyway, because I’m mad at myself for h…

Detective Stabler wins todays round of internet.

If there is anyone still out there, you may have noticed that the website has gone . . . well, generic. There is a reason for that. I have always believed in supporting the local business and I have been running all my websites through the same company (it was a dude with some servers back in 2006 when I got my first website and over the years became a full on company) Unfortunately, he did not survive the last year of our fu**ed up lives and he passed away about a month ago.

His poor wife is doing all she can to get everyone straightened out so she can close down the company, but unfortunately, she does not know the workings and getting things moved has been a challenge. I have kinda moved opticynicism.com, that is to say, I have rescued the website, but I have not managed to get the domain itself transferred.

For BrickWitHouse, I'm having the opposite problem. I have transferred the domain but I can't get my hands on the content of the website, so it is one of two things. Gone forever and I'll have to start from scratch, OR, its content is still on my old ass MacBook which is buried somewhere in my storage unit and I will not see it again until I get my house.

Either way, the website will be back, I just don't know yet if it will be starting from scratch when I attempt to revive Brick Wit House once I actually have my HOUSE again. Stand by for upcoming news on that.

In the meantime, please follow my love of my life, first kiss from 1980-something that I have re-found and her lifelong dream project that I've started a website for at hollyannshouse.com

I'll be back soon, ya'll!!

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I'm fu***ng mad, and the fu**ed up part is, my own country made me this way.

The Day We Lost America We all have significant events that we will always remember. Sometimes we remember the specific date, and at other times we remember only the event. Whether they are world altering events, or just …

Why do I love this guy? Immediately remembered doing Brick Wit House with me in Tampa. First words out of his mouth were "Holy s**t, man! Good to see you again!"

Doin' it!!

Headed to Charlie Goodnight's to see my favorite comedian and second favorite podcast host tonight! Guess who!?

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Apartment Tour It's the tour of the new apartment I told you I'd give you! You know, the one I told you about on the episode I did that I forgot to push record on the video...

Just A Flesh Wound That's right, I'm back! Finally! In the first episode of many months, I'm letting you know where I've been and what I've been up to. I've even got a guest with a pretty messed up story to tell. He miraculously survived it and in his only interview about the incident (he even refused the local news s...

Brick Wit House is BACK! First episode from the new and improved Brick Wit House Recording studio and Bait Shop!

I know, you're all stunned, but I'm here . . . or I'm back. Something like that. New episode of Brick Wit House will release tonight at 12:01 am whether I want it to or not! You can check me out on Spotify now too!

I'm BAAAAAAAAAACK!!!

The new job in North Carolina is going great, ya’ll! (Well, mostly. *See tweet below) I’ll be giving ya’ll an update on the show this coming weekend. Miss all of yous!!