A content creator who identifies as a ‘diagnosed psychopath’ has described three characteristics that might indicate psychopathic behaviors.
Vic Path, a creator on TikTok, frequently posts content aimed at raising awareness about antisocial personality disorder (APD), which in its extreme form is often associated with psychopathy.
While being labeled a psychopath is not an official diagnosis, Vic uses this term in her content for clarity and impact.
In a recent video, she clarified: “I’m a diagnosed psychopath – except I’m not. That’s a lie because psychopathy can’t actually be diagnosed. This is a very common comment that I get on all of my videos, so today I’m going to clear up why I call myself a psychopath and why I don’t just use the term ASPD to describe myself.”
She elaborated: “The reason I call myself a psychopath is because I identify much more with the traits of a psychopath than I do with the traits of a sociopath.”
Vic proceeded to highlight three characteristics that might suggest psychopathic tendencies.
While many enjoy occasional adrenaline-pumping activities, consistently seeking high-risk experiences could be indicative of psychopathic traits.
Vic mentioned activities like bungee jumping or skydiving as typical high-risk pursuits, as those with psychopathic tendencies often push boundaries.
She also observed that individuals with these traits might ‘do anything to achieve something,’ regardless of the impact on others, and are highly driven to ‘get what they want’.
If you find yourself pursuing your goals at any cost, you might be exhibiting psychopathic-like behaviors.
Finally, Vic, who describes herself as a ‘diagnosed psychopath,’ explains that such individuals often exhibit ‘low stress levels’ and can maintain calmness in situations that typically induce anxiety, like job interviews or social introductions.
In another video, Vic emphasized that ‘psychopaths do have feelings,’ despite the often negative behaviors they might exhibit.
“Our emotions are just different than other people,” she noted.
“For the most part, they’re very muted as compared to a normal person, and there are some emotions that we don’t have at all, but overall we do feel things, we do have emotions.”
“We can be sad over things, we can feel upset, and the biggest reason that I have cried in my life is over stress.”