14 Myths About Sociopaths Movies and TV Keep Repeating

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14 Myths About Sociopaths Movies and TV Keep Repeating

Sociopaths! You know ’em, you hate ’em -- they’re the monstrous underbelly of society. All those bad things people like to believe about Republicans or child predators or lobbyists, it’s all true about sociopaths -- depraved monsters dedicated to the suffering of others, mindless, abhorrent, awful. The type of creature that we can all rally against. No sympathy. No love. Hollow eyes. Oblivious to the suffering of others. A beast of emotionless destruction. (Gaston voice rises.)

But a lot of that's kinda bullshit? Humans have a lot of different stuff going on for them, but generally there's not a specific This version of human is just straight up evil. Everyone is multi-faceted, even the darkest people -- and sociopaths aren't even that. Sociopathy is typically a term referring to people who have Anti Social or Narcissistic Personality Disorder -- they're driven to find stimulus because their emotions are turned to the low setting, they have no shame or normal amounts of fear, no ability to feel guilty, an inability to connect with others in a meaningful way, a void blank of existence according to general media, but in reality they're not much different from someone who needs Zoloft for anxiety or therapy to keep from spiraling. Here are some facts about media's favorite scare-actors.

Ultra Evil

SOCIOPATHS IN FICTION Myth SOCIOPATHS ARE THE ULTIMATE EVIL. Truth In reality, a lot of sociopaths just want to make some eggs in the morning, read a newspaper, walk their dog, and watch Judge Judy. Because they're, like, you know, people. CRACKED.COM

Source: NPR

Sadistic

SOCIOPATHS IN FICTION Myth SOCIOPATHS ARE SADISTS. Truth While sociopaths do get pleasure out of manipulating others, it isn't always to hurt or victimize them-they might actually be trying to help (in their own way). CRACKED.COM

Source: Time

Awkward

SOCIOPATHS IN FICTION Myth SOCIOPATHS ARE SOCIALLY AWKWARD. Truth Most sociopaths have at least fairly okay social skills, if not above average charm. Sociopathy's defining traits are being shallowly affable and highly charming. CRACKED.COM

Source: Insider

Cold

SOCIOPATHS IN FICTION Myth SOCIOPATHS ARE EMOTIONLESS ROBOTS. Truth Though it's occasionally for manipulative reasons, sociopaths do get sad and cry. Turns out sociopaths are just kinda people! Weird. CRACKED.COM

Source: Healthline

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