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Related: About this forumHere's Why Psychopaths Are Unable to Love Their Own Children
The effects are devastating.
LINDSAY DODGSON, BUSINESS INSIDER
27 JUL 2018
Dark triad personality (DTP) traits are narcissism, Machiavellianism, and psychopathy. These traits manifest in people as excessive self-love, a manipulative attitude, and a lack of empathy.
It's unclear how many people in the population have these traits, but various studies and estimates put the number somewhere between 1 percent and 10 percent.
DTPs are often reported to have an obsession with themselves, and they struggle to see the point in other people's feelings. Because of this, their relationships are often abusive and controlling.
Romantic partners are manipulated, used, and tricked into believing they are crazy, before being abruptly devalued and discarded.
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https://www.sciencealert.com/can-psychopaths-love-their-own-children-science-psychology
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Here's Why Psychopaths Are Unable to Love Their Own Children (Original Post)
Judi Lynn
Jul 2018
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Duppers
(28,117 posts)1. Main points: lack of empathy and their oppressive controlling.
Imho, it's almost total lack of empathy. And of course the control is to benefit them.
I had a lot of experience with them.
rusty quoin
(6,133 posts)2. If I recall this right, most of them are in prison.
Second place are CEOs
Laffy Kat
(16,376 posts)3. And Washington, D.C. nt
blm
(113,040 posts)4. Or Wall St.
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MichMary
(1,714 posts)5. Very enligtening article
Thank you for posting.
localroger
(3,625 posts)6. Well that clarifies a few things
My parents, paternal grandparents, and spouse's parents all have a DTP partner and every single other member of both families fits one of the victim profiles.