Jessica B. Kelly's Blog, page 30
January 13, 2015
ASPD, Psychopathy, and Diagnosis
Readers will often ask me about the diagnostic process as it relates to psychopathy. I must reiterate that my journey is abnormal; I was given the Psychopathy Checklist – Revised outside of the walls of a prison. In order to receive my diagnosis of ASPD and a confirmation of psychopathy, the stars had to align just right. […]
January 12, 2015
A Pound of Flesh … When Sentences are Not Enough
There is something fundamentally wrong with a society that refuses to honor the price paid by the convicted. What purpose is there in releasing a person from prison only for them to be devoured by the neurotypicals that refuse to acknowledge the possibility of rehabilitation? Sentences, in this sense, are for life. For a society […]
January 11, 2015
An Angel Hung by Its Halo … Antisocial Compulsion and the Psychopath
I’ve written that the psychopath is merely amoral, but I do believe that the psychopath struggles with silencing compulsions of immorality. Although he may lack conscience, the psychopath is still subject to thoughts of good and evil; it may be that those thoughts are not visceral feelings but intellectual realizations, however. That said, the “fun” […]
January 10, 2015
Punishing the Psychopath
Why are psychopaths punished disproportionately for the crimes they commit? Yesterday, I saw this post circulating around tumblr. It depicts a series of pictures of pit bulls and describes the heroic actions that each of the pit bulls are responsible for. At the end of the series of pictures, there is a single statement that says […]
January 9, 2015
Psychopaths and Privilege
As far as I can tell, the concept of privilege – the state of having more opportunities available as the result of some trait that others may not have – does not bother the psychopath in the slightest. I know that it does not disturb me when I avoid dangers as a “passable” transgender woman […]
Psychopaths and Interpersonal Relationships … Tan but Hollow
I’m not convinced that the psychopath does not want interpersonal relationships, but I am convinced that the psychopath grows tired of the steps needed to create and/or maintain those relationships. I believe this sentiment is summed up best by this finely worded forum post by one of the moderators: I want a cactus. But instead I end up […]
January 7, 2015
The Imaginary Table – Society and the Silencing of Mental Illness
The other night I was walking the streets downtown, heading back to my truck after a nice evening at local coffee shop. I witnessed an exchange between a young woman and a clearly mentally ill individual. The mentally ill individual had apparently flagged down the young woman in order to ask for assistance. She complied, […]
January 6, 2015
Treating the Psychopath – Divided We Stand, United We Fall
We’ve all heard the phrase, ‘united we stand, divided we fall’ before. When it comes to studying the psyche this approach could not be more dangerous. It would be ludicrous to claim that depression is incurable or that it can be cured with one silver bullet, yes? It would be considered tactless to write off […]
January 5, 2015
Call to Arms
The site is gaining traffic in an exponential fashion and the forums have brought in some fresh faces and viewpoints. However, I feel that this site is at a critical juncture where growth will either continue in an exponential fashion or could taper off. For the forums in particular, I worry about the typical stagnation and boredom that […]
Psychopaths and Unmotivated Antisocial Behavior – Bloodletting
All too often it seems that the psychopath must find release. Many psychopaths find that they live with an unquiet mind that seeks out antisocial behaviors for the sake of it. While I usually write regarding successful psychopaths, this post will focus on the less successful and more criminal ones. These less successful psychopaths find […]
