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Is the Narcissist You Know Really a Psychopath? These 4 Scary Differences Will Shock You

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Honor Payne
4 min readJul 2, 2024
Psychopath vs Narcissist.
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Have you ever wondered if your ex or supposed narcissist in your life is actually a psychopath? I’m going to examine the key differences between narcissism and psychopathy, and how you can tell which one you are dealing with.

Psychopaths contrary to popular belief, do not indulge in killing people all the time.

Many of my most excellent teachers have been notable primary psychopaths, who were experts in their field and their unique psychopathic ways of thinking opened the doors to highly strategic analysis without being hampered by unnecessary emotion that would otherwise render this level of strategy impossible.

Having said that, you wouldn’t want to upset them!

There is a noticeable difference between primary psychopaths and secondary psychopaths: Primary psychopaths tend to have better impulse control and self-control.

They get bored easily and need constant psychological stimulation, so expect them to have lots of constructive projects or things to do.

The high levels of impulse control of the primary psychopath can often mean that they do not break the law, or at…

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Honor Payne
Honor Payne

Written by Honor Payne

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