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Only a Psychopath Wouldn't Read This All the Way Through

Only a Psychopath Wouldn't Read This All the Way Through

Are you curious to know if you are one?

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Alejandro Betancourt
Apr 11, 2022
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“Curiosity killed the cat, but for a while, I was a suspect.” —  Steven Wright

I’m sure you have seen that video where they say that only a psychopath can draw certain things. I know I have been trying to see if I can do it too! It’s fun and games until you realize that maybe, just maybe, you ARE a psycho.

I think most of us are in some ways, aren’t we? What is so scary about discovering that you are one? What is it about psychopaths that’s so frightening? and perhaps being one?

I’m not sure, but it has something to do with the unpredictability of their actions. They seem like they could kill you at any moment and not think twice about it.

Or it’s because they are so darn good at lying. They can convince you of anything and make you believe whatever they want you to. That’s a pretty scary thought.

Most of us have done things that we aren’t proud of. Or, at some point in our lives, we wish for the demise of someone. But that doesn’t make us psychopaths. So …

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