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Understanding Psychopathy: The Psychopathic Stare
One of the signs giving away a psychopath is the “psychopathic stare”.
13/01/2024
Ruth Silbermayr
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I can’t remember exactly when I first noticed my ex-husband’s “psychopathic stare,” but it was probably early on in our relationship. Back then, I didn’t realize that psychopaths walk among us, living seemingly normal lives, forming relationships like anyone else.
Mindpsychiatrist explains the psychopathic stare as follows:
Definition and Traits: The psychopathic stare is characterized by a cold, penetrating gaze lacking emotional warmth, often linked to individuals with psychopathic traits.
Recognizing Signs: Key indicators include intense focus, emotionless expressions, lack of blinking, disconnection from body language, and a predatory quality.
Psychological Implications: This stare may signal predatory or manipulative behaviors, reflecting a disconnection from emotions that can create discomfort in interpersonal interactions.
Addressing Misconceptions: Not all intense gazes indicate psychopathy; context is crucial, and this stare can be exhibited by non-psychopaths in various emotional states.
Focus on Patterns: Instead of judging based on isolated instances, observing consistent behavioral patterns is essential for accurately interpreting the psychopathic stare.
Promoting Awareness: Understanding the psychopathic stare can enhance self-protection and boundary-setting in social situations, allowing for safer interactions.
The Chinese believe in demons and believe demons can take possession of the body of a person, and that they are particularly intent on possessing little children. That’s why children will be told not to do this and not to do that, so that a demon will not take possession of their body. My children, for example, weren’t allowed to run in the grass, according to their Chinese grandmother, the reason for this was that there were “demons” in the grass.
To be honest, I don’t know if she truly believed there were ‘demons’ in the grass or if she simply said that to stop my children from running in the grass (I suspect it was the latter). She was always very controlling, and whenever we went anywhere—like walking home from kindergarten—she would essentially forbid them from doing anything fun, such as playing in the grass along the way.
She was one of those people who had to ruin all the fun all of the time.
In some areas, Chinese will hire a person to make a demon leave a child’s body, for example, when a child gets sick with a fever. I’ve heard this can cost one thousand up to a few thousand Yuan for a session.
I believe this belief may have come from the way psychopaths stare.
The psychopathic stare isn’t always visible, but when a psychopath enters a rage, it feels as if they have transformed into an entirely different person. Suddenly, they will fixate on you with a stare that makes it seem as though their real personality—or the one you believed they had—is absent. In that moment, they exude such evil and lack of conscience that the idea of humans being possessed by demons doesn’t seem far-fetched. When you try reasoning with them during their rage, it will feel as though no one is truly “there.” You’ll also notice the psychopathic stare, which is distinctly different from a normal gaze.
It’s hard to describe, but if you have experienced it, you’ll know what I am talking about. It is not the same as a person staring at another person in a normal kind of way!
To me, it always seemed like this: Real soul out, something else is taking over, person cannot be reasoned with and isn’t home in their own body!
Once you detect that your spouse has the psychopathic stare, it’s time to pack your belongings when he isn’t around and move to a safe place. Goodbye, little psychopath!
Are you familiar with the psychopathic stare?