I Psychopath. The Documentary.

I have wondered over time how some people can just be mean. I dont just mean, angry, or argumentative, I mean... mean. I have tried to look into the meaning which many scientists and doctors have different perspectives on why some people just dont get along, or are mean to others for no apparent reason.

From how they grew up, or having to build a wall after being hurt themselves. This film is about a man that is a self proclaimed "psychopath" by the name of Sam Vaknin, he is a 47 yr old convicted corporate criminal, he agrees to be filmed while going from expert to expert in psychopathy.

This is an explicit, very real look into the daily life of a self proclaimed psychopath, and how he effects everyone around him.

I,Psychopath - Documentary - [part 1] Extended Version

I,Psychopath - Documentary - [part 2] Extended Version

I,Psychopath - Documentary - [part 3] Extended Version

The rest can be seen at the same page.

I have to say that I was very bothered by the film at first and thought this guy was just nuts, and that there was no way to explain it, but it also shows light to something that surrounds us all the time, but everyone is afraid to talk about it.

Peace, NRE.

Well I have to apologize as I really did not leave enough about the man that was in the film, but I would like to leave a little now.

Sam Vaknin-

Shmuel Ben David "Sam" Vaknin (born April 1961) is an Israeli writer.[1] He is the author and publisher of Malignant Self Love: Narcissism Revisited (2001), editor-in-chief of the website Global Politician, and runs a website about narcissistic personality disorder (NPD).[2]
He left home to serve in the Israel Defense Forces from 1979 to 1982. Between 1980 and 1983 he founded a chain of computerized information kiosks in Tel-Aviv, and in 1982 worked for the Nessim D. Gaon Group in Geneva, Paris, and New York. From 1986 to 1987 he was the general manager of IPE Ltd. in London. It was in the mid-1980s that he became aware of difficulties in his relationship with his fiancée, and that he had mood swings. In 1985 he sought help from a psychiatrist, who diagnosed him with narcissistic personality disorder (NPD). Vaknin did not accept the diagnosis at the time. He moved back to Israel, where he became director of an Israeli investment firm, Mikbatz Teshua.[2] He was also president of the Israeli chapter of the Unification Church's Professors for World Peace Academy.[1]

In Israel in 1995 he was found guilty on three counts of stock fraud, along with two other men. He was sentenced to 18 months' imprisonment and fined 50,000 Shekels (about $14,000), while the company was fined 100,000 Shekels.[4] In 1996, as a condition of parole, he agreed to a mental health evaluation, which noted various personality disorders. According to Vaknin, "I was borderline schizoid, but the most dominant was NPD," and on this occasion he accepted the diagnosis, because, he wrote, "it was a relief to know what I had."[5]

Vaknin moved to Skopje, Macedonia, where he married Macedonian Lidija Rangelovska. They set up Narcissus Publications in 1997, which publishes Vaknin's work.[6] Between 2001 and 2003, Vaknin was a Senior Business Correspondent for United Press International.[1][7] He has also written for Central Europe Review about political issues in the Balkans,[8] as well as for the Middle East Times.[1][9] Until a few weeks before the September 2002 Macedonian election, he served as an adviser to Macedonia's Ministry of Finance. In addition to his position as editor-in-chief of the Global Politician website, he writes regularly for other publications, such as the International Analyst Network,[10] and the online American Chronicle.[11]

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He was also president of the Israeli chapter of the Unification Church's Professors for World Peace Academy.
Unification Church

The Unification Church is a new religious movement founded by Korean religious leader Sun Myung Moon. In 1954, the Unification Church was formally and legally established in Seoul, South Korea, as The Holy Spirit Association for the Unification of World Christianity (HSA-UWC). In 1994, Moon gave the church a new official name: Family Federation for World Peace and Unification.[1] Members are found throughout the world, with the largest number living in South Korea and Japan.[2][3] Church membership is estimated to be several hundred thousand to a few million.[4][5] The church and its members own, operate, and subsidize organizations and projects involved in political, cultural, commercial, media, educational, and other activities. The church, its members and supporters as well as other related organizations are sometimes referred to as the "Unification Movement". In the English speaking world church members are sometimes referred to as "Moonies"[6][7] (which is sometimes considered offensive);[8][9] church members prefer to be called "Unificationists".[10]

Unification Church beliefs are summarized in the textbook Divine Principle and include belief in a universal God; in striving toward the creation of a literal Kingdom of God on earth; in the universal salvation of all people, good and evil, living and dead; and that a man born in Korea in the early 20th century received from Jesus the mission to be realized as the second coming of Christ.[11] Members of the Unification Church believe that Moon is this Messiah.[12]

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More about his thoughts about narcissism can be found on his page.

Peace, NRE.

reply to post by NoRegretsEver


Psychopaths aren't really all that hard to understand.
There are two kinds of conscience:
1) Knowing right from wrong(software conscience)
2) feeling right from wrong(hardware conscience).

Psychopaths lack both.

Sociopaths are capable of forming a type 1) Conscience given the right condition(they tend to be the Zealots of a belief system).

I would say the guy in the video is a Sociopath, as Sociopaths are capable of self awareness, Psychopaths aren't. As most Psychopaths that I have unfortunately dealt with are all pathological liars. But the line between a Sociopath and a Psychopath is razor thin and not clearly understood.

Awesome find though, observing these types of people always yields loads of data in spotting them.