murmurs.
“I have an idea.” I respond as I stand and approach the door. When I open the door, Bailey runs into the room and jumps onto the bed.
She smiles automatically as he lays his head in her lap, “Who is this?”
“Bailey. He can keep you company. He’s vicious, so don’t think about trying to get away.”
She smiles as her eyes find mine.
“I’ll see you later, Dani.”
“How have you been, Gabriel?” Dr. Gnosh asks.
I sit opposite of her in the roomy, serene office. The walls are a pale yellow and wind chimes catch the breeze through the open window.
“I’m good.” I respond, resting my elbows on my knees as I look down at my hands.
“Good? Just good?” She says soothingly. Her voice is like the calm after the storm.
My eyes meet hers as she stares at me intently from over her glasses.
“Can I ask you a question off the record, Doc?”
Her expression remains neutral as she places her trusty pen and writing pad beside her on the couch. Removing her glasses, she holds them in her hands as she leans forward. “Sure.”
“Is it possible to have inherited my father’s disorder?”
She stares at me momentarily before she responds. “Certain psychopathic traits can be passed down, yes. We would have to eliminate certain characteristics before determining that, though. For example, do you lack empathy? Do you feel contempt towards people for no other reason than them simply existing? Are you narcissistic? Of course, these generally aren’t things that you yourself can determine. Most psychopaths do not acknowledge that there is anything wrong with them. In many cases, they feel that it has nothing to do with them, and everything to do with the world that they live in. We would need to run tests, but tests aren’t all inclusive. People who have this disorder can still lead normal lives. They can love. They can have a family and they can be successful.”
I frown as I stare at my hands. Love? Family? Those are the things that my father wanted more than anything, but never wholly achieved.
“There are two types of psychopathy. To be frank, I generally do not go so in depth with disorders, but you’re a smart man, Gabriel, and based on your history, I think it’s important that you have an understanding. Cleckleyan psychopathy entails bold, disinhibited behavior. Criminal psychopaths are generally meaner and more reckless. The triarchic model suggests that all psychopaths display three main characteristics; Boldness, disinhibition and meanness. Obviously, any one person who is diagnosed as someone with psychopathy may display one or more of the characteristics than others. We’re all unique.”
“What about pain? The enjoyment of feeling pain? Feeling… pleasure from it?”
She smiles as she stares at me, “Sadomasochism, yes – it has been argued that people with psychopathic tendencies seek pleasure in violent sexual acts. When you narrow it down, the enjoyment associated with sadomasochism is inciting sexual pleasure while violence resembles attachment… ownership in most cases. I think it’s important to remember that those who practice consensual sadomasochism do so out of love and attachment – or the need for love and attachment.”
“What about relationships? You say love is possible, how is that achieved?”
She tilts her head to the side, “Love – yes, love is possible. Relationships are generally more difficult for a psychopath. Where emotions, empathy and things of that nature run deeper for others, sometimes it simply doesn’t exist for someone with psychopathic tendencies. Sex is usually unbalanced in these relationships because the psychopathic counterpart of the relationship tends to seek pleasure for only themselves, leaving the other feeling unappreciated, or used. Psychopaths are sexually motivated by power. They are sadists. This is why psychopaths tend to seek out the lonely types, because they tend to be susceptible to a psychopath’s sexual
“I have an idea.” I respond as I stand and approach the door. When I open the door, Bailey runs into the room and jumps onto the bed.
She smiles automatically as he lays his head in her lap, “Who is this?”
“Bailey. He can keep you company. He’s vicious, so don’t think about trying to get away.”
She smiles as her eyes find mine.
“I’ll see you later, Dani.”
“How have you been, Gabriel?” Dr. Gnosh asks.
I sit opposite of her in the roomy, serene office. The walls are a pale yellow and wind chimes catch the breeze through the open window.
“I’m good.” I respond, resting my elbows on my knees as I look down at my hands.
“Good? Just good?” She says soothingly. Her voice is like the calm after the storm.
My eyes meet hers as she stares at me intently from over her glasses.
“Can I ask you a question off the record, Doc?”
Her expression remains neutral as she places her trusty pen and writing pad beside her on the couch. Removing her glasses, she holds them in her hands as she leans forward. “Sure.”
“Is it possible to have inherited my father’s disorder?”
She stares at me momentarily before she responds. “Certain psychopathic traits can be passed down, yes. We would have to eliminate certain characteristics before determining that, though. For example, do you lack empathy? Do you feel contempt towards people for no other reason than them simply existing? Are you narcissistic? Of course, these generally aren’t things that you yourself can determine. Most psychopaths do not acknowledge that there is anything wrong with them. In many cases, they feel that it has nothing to do with them, and everything to do with the world that they live in. We would need to run tests, but tests aren’t all inclusive. People who have this disorder can still lead normal lives. They can love. They can have a family and they can be successful.”
I frown as I stare at my hands. Love? Family? Those are the things that my father wanted more than anything, but never wholly achieved.
“There are two types of psychopathy. To be frank, I generally do not go so in depth with disorders, but you’re a smart man, Gabriel, and based on your history, I think it’s important that you have an understanding. Cleckleyan psychopathy entails bold, disinhibited behavior. Criminal psychopaths are generally meaner and more reckless. The triarchic model suggests that all psychopaths display three main characteristics; Boldness, disinhibition and meanness. Obviously, any one person who is diagnosed as someone with psychopathy may display one or more of the characteristics than others. We’re all unique.”
“What about pain? The enjoyment of feeling pain? Feeling… pleasure from it?”
She smiles as she stares at me, “Sadomasochism, yes – it has been argued that people with psychopathic tendencies seek pleasure in violent sexual acts. When you narrow it down, the enjoyment associated with sadomasochism is inciting sexual pleasure while violence resembles attachment… ownership in most cases. I think it’s important to remember that those who practice consensual sadomasochism do so out of love and attachment – or the need for love and attachment.”
“What about relationships? You say love is possible, how is that achieved?”
She tilts her head to the side, “Love – yes, love is possible. Relationships are generally more difficult for a psychopath. Where emotions, empathy and things of that nature run deeper for others, sometimes it simply doesn’t exist for someone with psychopathic tendencies. Sex is usually unbalanced in these relationships because the psychopathic counterpart of the relationship tends to seek pleasure for only themselves, leaving the other feeling unappreciated, or used. Psychopaths are sexually motivated by power. They are sadists. This is why psychopaths tend to seek out the lonely types, because they tend to be susceptible to a psychopath’s sexual
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