"> Enjoying pain implies empathy, just inverted."
No. That is not how they are processing it according to this author. A sadist may operate the way you describe, from empathy. But the result is that sociopaths experience pleasure in tormenting others as if it is a game and they are winning. Are you arguing points from a book you haven't read? The Amazon quote is not enough information. If you are arguing from another source expert on sociopaths let me know I would like to read it. --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "sparaig" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "curtisdeltablues" <curtisdeltablues@> wrote: > > > > You might have to read the book to understand the concept. According > > to the author they can get a real kick out of inflicting psychological > > pain on others. It is a game for them. They enjoy seeing others > > squirm before their power to inflict misery. They are not robots with > > no emotions, they just lack empathy. > > > > > > > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "sparaig" <sparaig@> wrote: > > > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Sal Sunshine <salsunshine@> wrote: > > > > > > > > Curtis, this is on my list! But, cheapskate that I am, I haven't > > been > > > > able to find a good deal on a used one yet. Glad to hear you read > > and > > > > enjoyed it. > > > > > > > > On Aug 6, 2006, at 3:11 PM, curtisdeltablues wrote: > > > > > > > > > One of the best books I have read this year is called "The Sociopath > > > > > Next Door" by Martha Stout. The condition is far more common than I > > > > > had realized, 1 in 25. Only a tiny percentage of them are > > criminals. > > > > > > > > Yep, most never get caught at anything--unless it's perhaps some > > > > white-collar crime. > > > > > > > > > Most just operate in society without a conscience. Wherever they are > > > > > they take delight in tormenting people. Operating without any sense > > > > > of the reciprocity that binds the rest of us, their contempt for > > > > > others leaks out even as they try to fit in and hide their agenda. > > > > > > > > Right, most just live for the thrill of tormenting others, in either > > > > petty or much larger ways, whatever they can get away with. One of > > > > them is in the White House now. > > > > > > > > > > Seems that that is a misinterpretation of things. Sociopaths just > > don't CARE. They don't > > > live to hurt people --people are simply there for them to exploit. > > > > > > To subscribe, send a message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Or go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ and click 'Join This Group!' Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
