What are some information about sadistic personality disorder?
Sadistic personality disorder is a condition in which a person derives pleasure from the suffering of others. There are different types of sadistic personality disorder ranging from the “everyday sadist” to a “sexual sadist”. These conditions differ based on what activity the sadist takes their pleasure from.The disorder is commonly associated wrongly with psychopathy. It is a different region of the brain that is responsible for the pleasure rewards that the sadist gets. Id a psychopath is also a sadist, it is a comorbid condition, and not one that comes hardwired with psychopathy. It is also a very rare presentation, and can increase the danger levels a psychopath represents.Like psychopath, sadism is caused, at least in current theory by a combination of genetics and upbringing. So while a person may have the genetics, it seems to take someone flipping the epigenetic switches to cause it’s origination.You can find a list of possible symptoms here:Sadistic Personality
Explosive Sadistic Personality Disorder?
Can't diagnose someone over the internet like this. However, if I really thought someone had something like explosive sadistic personality disorder (which is like Hannibal Lector on a massive overdose of crystal meth- total utter science fiction), I sure wouldn't try and talk to him again, and if I did, I really really wouldn't let on that I knew! Cuz how is he gonna handle that? If you are having violent thoughts, then go to someone who can be trusted and talk to them about it. The chances are good that you just have something bothering you. If you have actually killed people and tortured them, or even tortured small animals, then turn yourself in and get help.
What is the difference between narcissism and sadism?
The narcissist loves only himself or herself. The sadist loves to hurt others. "Your mother died?" they will both ask. The narcissist will then say, "Do you think I should wear black to the funeral? After all, she was my second cousin's grandma's best friend, and I look fabulous in black." Meanwhile, the sadist says, "Just called to give you a laugh. Remember how your sweet Mama grounded you for a week, just because you were a little bit late driving me home after Joan's birthday? Look who's grounded now!"Both enjoy watching themselves in the mirror: the narcissist, to see how gorgeous s/he looks; the sadist to catch a glimpse of the face behind, to see if his or her latest barb or insult has hit hard enough. They both can hurt other people, the narcissist by making himself the center of attention in a situation whose emotions belong to someone else, and the sadist by making a grieving or insecure person even more miserable.And let's not even mention sex! Oh, why not? Sadism in this area of human relationships pretty much goes along with and is named for the Marquis de Sade, whose appetite for hurting his sexual partners physically (though emotionally was also fun for him), was widely known. No shades of grey for the Marquis! He went straight for the bloody and the black. And why? Because he liked to hurt people, and because he thought he was entitled to do it. "Will you stop that unbecoming weeping, child? Do you not realize that the merest slash of my whip is an honour to you? I am the Marquis de Sade, am I not? I can and will do whatever I want."Sadism and Narcissism do, indeed often work hand in glove. Neither the narcissist nor the sadist cares who they hurt or offend. The narcissist doesn't care because she believes no one is as worthy of feelings as she is. The sadist carries this a giant step further by hurting others on purpose for her own pleasure. In a way, they are both sadists and both narcissists, because they put their desires at the center of their own worlds, and justify their selfishness by the position they believe they have in those worlds.
What’s the difference between a sadist and a narcissist?
A narcissist is someone who first and foremost has a pathological need to have their ego and self-esteem bolstered by others. They do not manufacture natural self-confidence. When they don’t get this emotional validation from those they “value” they will lash out.A sadist, simply put, is someone who garners pleasure from inflicting pain on others — be that emotional or physical pain.Sadism is NOT a characteristic of narcissism (NPD), although a narcissist may have a comorbity of sadistic personality disorder (so-called “malignant narcissists” have NPD + ASPD + strong sadistic traits).A person with just NPD is likely to cause emotional harm to those in their circles, but that harm is not premeditated and the narcissist garners no pleasure from inflicting such damage — in fact, they’re probably not even considering whether or not their actions have caused you harm. It just doesn’t cross their mind because of their self-focus.
Sadism: Personality quirk or mental illness?
Sadism is definitely NOT a 'personality quirk". It is mental illness. Personality disorders=mental illness. Sadistic Personality Disorder is in the Diagnostic Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, also known as the DSM-5. The DSM-5 is used by:psychiatrists, psychologist and social workers to diagnose individuals with mental illness. Sadism involves gaining pleasure from seeing others undergo discomfort or pain. The opponent-process theory explains the way in which individuals not only display, but also take enjoyment in committing sadistic acts.[2][clarification needed] Individuals possessing sadistic personalities tend to display recurrent aggression and cruel behavior.[3][4] Sadism can also include the use of emotional cruelty, purposefully manipulating others through the use of fear, and a preoccupation with violence.[5] Theodore Millon claimed there were four subtypes of sadists, which he termed Explosive sadism, Tyrannical sadism, Enforcing sadism, and Spineless sadism.[6][7] The Explosive Sadistic Personality is categorised by unpredictably precipitous outbursts and fury, uncontrollable rage and fearsome attacks; feelings of humiliation are pent-up and discharged, and is subsequently contrite. The Tyrannical Sadistic Personality relishes brutalizing and menacing others, forcing them to cower and submit; it is verbally cutting and scathing; accusatory destructive intentionally surly; abusive; inhumane; unmerciful
Do I have Sadism Disorder?
I think I might be sadistic. I love to annoy people but thats slightly normal. When people are crying and I don't like them I find the situation thoroughly amusing, even when it's my friends! Just today someone fell down and their face screwed up in pain, all I thought was "I love the face she makes when she's in pain." I read erotic stories but the only ones that actually make me blink at the screen is if one character is resisting, especially through out the scene! I don't know what to think. When i was eleven I suspected it, but decided against it. I really don't know what's going on. Help Please.
What's the difference between a malignant narcissist and a sociopath/psychopath with sexual sadism?
Despite Malignant Narcissism (AKA Toxic Narcissism) involving the additional elements of antisocial traits, paranoia, and sadism, it is still Narcissistic Personality Disorder. This means that the core personality adaptation is geared toward protecting the individual’s self-esteem.There is a vulnerability here that is not present in psychopathy or sociopathy, as primary psychopaths don’t seem to suffer from self-esteem regulation in any way, and sociopaths generally don’t have the subjective experience of low self-esteem either from what I understand. Regardless of the different lines of reasoning one could experiment with here, the scientific literature indicates self esteem regulation issues are at the core of pathological narcissism. This is not the case with psychopathy or sociopathy.
What's the difference between a sadist and a sociopath?
Sociopath - a person with a personality disorder manifesting itself in extreme antisocial attitudes and behavior and a lack of conscience.Sadist - a person who derives pleasure, often sexual, from the pain of another.Depending on who you talk to they may or may not be related, but they are definitely not the same thing.A sociopath basically doesn’t have a conscience. Basically it’s a lack of a moral sense. I’d say a narcissist is much closer to a sociopath than a sadist. A narcissist basically only cares about their own self. And a sociopath basically doesn’t care about others. They’re antisocial to an extreme. I.e. they only care about themselves.A sadist can still care. A sadist can be very social. A sadist can be any of a number of different things. Can someone be a sadist and a sociopath? Certainly, just like someone could be a nurse and a sociopath. Being a sociopath doesn’t make you a sadist and vice versa.In fact, I would say that in some ways being a sociopath will actually not make you a better sadist. Most sadists that I have met are very aware of other people. Finding what hurts other people almost requires at least a small amount of empathy. And sociopaths generally aren’t empathic at all.
What is the difference between a psychopath, sociopath, narcissist, pervert, sadist (SPD), and malignant?
The link attached explains perversion and malignancy from the psychoanalytic point of view. Link writes that perversion is basically “destructive behavior” that hurts more “the person”, and is “always congenital”, while malignancy is “congenital as an essential hysterical element”, hurts more the feelings of the person or people, and is “evil”, acting like as from repressed feelings.Anyway, Perversion is used usually for abnormal behavior, specially sexual. Now more of a common term than technical. Malignancy usually refers to extremely toxic behaviors or personality, a rarely used term nowadays.There is no “SPD” per Manual (DSM), and sadism refers to pleasure in pain infliction.Psychopathy and sociopathy also are not on the DSM, as one of my areas of interest, there is plenty of research about them. Psychopathy is a genetic condition onset by birth, leading to a brain variant of shallow emotions, reward-driven behavior, impulsiveness, boldness and callous-unemotional traits. Sociopathy needs genetic makeup but also trauma (abuse, neglect) that renders them impulsive, prone to reactive aggression, blunted emotions for most part but capable of feeling normally.Narcissist is a person who has narcissism traits. Everyone supposedly has such, but rare have the personality disorder. Narcissism is characterized by grandiose sense of self, usually backed up by emotional issues such as low self-esteem, history of disruptive childhood or abuse.All of those can appear differently, all can show unempathetic behavior, aggression verbal or physical or antisociality. For all life or for a slice of it.