Hi Michael,

I always find your posts to be interesting and thought provoking. I think that society has done a "great" job of glamourizing the psychopath - that is, making every psychopath appear to be a bloodthirsty killer/rapist/cannibal/whatever. So when people think psychopath, they think, major criminal. That being said, however, even those who don't commit big crimes, aren't the majority of psychopaths unlike you? By that I mean, they don't try to control their symptoms and live a normal life. I hope you don't mind me labelling them as "symptoms", just don't know how else to phrase it.

So while I completely agree that those comments are way too far, it doesn't really surprise me to see them. I mean, how many people have watched a tv show or movie about the psychopath who says "Hey, I may be a psychopath, but I'm going to resist my urges and live a decent life...free of crime!" And then the audience cheers, breaks into song and dance...OK, I'm letting my imagination run wild.

Also, how many psychopaths are so open with their diagnosis? I'm not saying this is a bad thing, but I wonder if some interpret that as someone who is not only proud of their label, but also someone who is proud to act on that label. So perhaps the assumption from others about you is that you are the classic, criminal psychopath. Just a thought I wanted to put out there.