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NOVEMBER 17, 2021
KAUA‘I MIDWEEK 11
Lately, women’s magazines keep mentioning “so- ciopaths.” What is a socio- path? From what I’ve read, it seems like both my exes were sociopaths. How do I avoid attracting others? – Wary Woman
When a guy asks you on a date, it would be great if you could check him out on LinkedIn and be all, “Oh, look ... endorsements for embez- zlement, insurance fraud and identity theft!”
Sociopaths sometimes form one-on- one emotional attachments, but these are typically pretty toxic.
THE SCIENCE ADVICE GODDESS Amy Alkon Mr. McDreamy Is A Sociopath
about others but are incapa- ble of forming any emotional attachments. (Think lurking plotters lying in wait.) Socio- paths are the fiery ones: impul- sive, hot-headed and boastful; easily enraged — even to the point of violent outbursts — making them more likely to end up in the slammer. Socio- paths sometimes form one-on- one emotional attachments, but these are typically pret- ty toxic.
“all in.” When you start dating someone, take a wait-and-see approach — over, say, three or even six months — and pay special attention to his behavior when he seems un- aware he’s being observed. See
Mr. McDreamy, rather than sliding into the temptation to simply believe that — making yourself prone to ignore behav- ior that suggests he has a big scoop of hummus where his conscience is supposed to be.
Set aside everything you’ve
You can’t avoid attract- ing sociopaths, but because they’ re impulsive, explosive and braggy, they can only hide their true nature for so long. You can be speedier at ejecting them from your life
read about sociopaths, much of which is probably wrong. Sociopathy and its nasty sib- ling, psychopathy, are mani- festations of “antisocial per- sonality disorder”: a relentless pattern of exploitative behav- ior involving a disregard for the rights of others and a lack of guilt upon violating them. However, sociopathy and psychopathy differ in mean- ingful ways, though they are often written about as if they are interchangeable — in the media and (ugh!) even by re- searchers.
Your child’s life is precious.
Don’t wait.
Vaccinate.
In short, sociopathy is “fire,” and psychopathy is “ice.” Psychopaths — the icy ones are coldly calculating
Hoku and Emma, COVID-19 survivors
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The FDA has authorized the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine for children ages 5 and above.