Might I Be A Psychopath?

pricehaylein · Aug 28, 2019 at 03:24 PM

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Originally Posted by theoretical

Possibly. The only way to know for certain is to get tested. It's a lengthy process, there are risks involved, and the psychologist isn't going to be able to help you. Whether you want to put up with all that just for the sake of curiosity is up to you.

Why are you going to therapy?

I took the Levenson Self Report Psycopathy Scale test online. It said 4.8/5 primary psychopathy and 4.7/5 secondary. Thats when i started thinking about it. What kind of risks were you talking about?

Aug 28, 2019 at 03:41 PM

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Originally Posted by pricehaylein

I go to therapy for PTSD.

Malingering?

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Originally Posted by pricehaylein

I took the Levenson Self Report Psycopathy Scale test online. It said 4.8/5 primary psychopathy and 4.7/5 secondary. Thats when i started thinking about it. What kind of risks were you talking about?

The LSRP is mostly used for research purposes and isn't intended as a diagnostic tool. It takes a lot more testing than that to get a good idea of your nature.

As for risks, there's a chance that, if you get the diagnosis, it goes on your record and could be used in court should it ever come to that. A therapist can be subpoenaed. Also, you could be forced into inpatient treatment for being a danger to yourself or others. It's rare, but I've heard of it happening. A buddy of mine nearly got committed for admitting to psychopathic behavior, but he was very violent. I think, if you don't admit to violent or suicidal tendencies and stick with the interpersonal/shallow affect crap, you should be fine.

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