Clarence T. Rivers > Quotes

“This is why sociopaths cling on to people they have used. They do not like ending relationships, although they know they are hurting and ruining the other person. When a sociopath refuses to break up with a lover, it does not mean that he cannot live without the person or that he truly cares. His refusal to let go stems from his fear of losing control over the other person and the fear of being exposed.”
― Clarence T. Rivers, Personality Disorders & Mental Illnesses: The Truth About Psychopaths, Sociopaths, and Narcissists

“A sociopath may feel paranoid, possessive, and jealous. But, underneath those feelings is ultimately the fear of losing control over someone they own.”
― Clarence T. Rivers, Personality Disorders & Mental Illnesses: The Truth About Psychopaths, Sociopaths, and Narcissists

“But whereas the psychopath suffers from emotional poverty, a person with BPD does things impulsively precisely because he or she is extremely emotionally sensitive to the stimulus and people around him or her.”
― T. Rivers, Clarence, Psychopath: Enter the Mind of a Psychopath! (Psychopath Test, Manipulation)

“Psychopaths don’t have bouts of delusions or hallucinations wherein they can’t distinguish reality from fantasy. They don’t suffer from paranoia and any other psychiatric conditions (except perhaps their bloated self-importance and ego).”
― T. Rivers, Clarence, Psychopath: Enter the Mind of a Psychopath! (Psychopath Test, Manipulation)

“it feel like this person is only using you? •Does it feel like this person does not really care about you? •Does this person lie to you constantly? •Does this person contradict his own statements or stories? •Does this person take from you and never seem to have the intention of giving back? •Does this person use pity? •Does he make you feel sorry for him too often? •Does this person make you feel guilty or turn the tables and make it appear like you are at fault? •Does it feel like this person is taking advantage of your kindness? •Does this person get easily bored? •Does he seek constant stimulation? •Does he often use flattery to get to your good side? •Does this person make you feel worried? •Does this person make you feel like he is entitled or like you owe him? •Does this person tend to blame others for his mistakes? •Does he refuse to acknowledge his own faults and take the blame?”
― Clarence T. Rivers, Personality Disorders & Mental Illnesses: The Truth About Psychopaths, Sociopaths, and Narcissists

“Narcissistic ASPD: These psychopaths are self-centered individuals who usually lead respectable lives on the surface. Some of them are even leaders of the community, highly-regarded and respected in their careers. They commit psychopathic crimes in secret, and when discovered, their first impulse is to defend their reputations. Their inherent need to be considered formidable and invincible is their most dominant behavior characteristic.”
― Clarence T. Rivers, Personality Disorders & Mental Illnesses: The Truth About Psychopaths, Sociopaths, and Narcissists

“According to research, sociopaths comprise about four percent of the population. This goes to say that sociopaths are quite common. They are everywhere, and most of them are not so easy to detect. In fact, people who come into contact with sociopaths are in denial. They simply cannot admit that someone they thought they knew, someone they have trusted, is actually a sociopath incapable of love.”
― Clarence T. Rivers, Personality Disorders & Mental Illnesses: The Truth About Psychopaths, Sociopaths, and Narcissists

“People with APSD are very good at deception, they usually appear normal at first glance.”
― T. Rivers, Clarence, Psychopath: Enter the Mind of a Psychopath! (Psychopath Test, Manipulation)

“Here’s a simple reminder: not all psychopaths are criminals, and not all criminals are psychopaths. In fact, you may have an acquaintance who can be considered a psychopath—or you might be a psychopath yourself.”
― T. Rivers, Clarence, Psychopath: Enter the Mind of a Psychopath! (Psychopath Test, Manipulation)

“Calculating, devious, and controlling, psychopaths are very dangerous when crossed.”
― T. Rivers, Clarence, Psychopath: Enter the Mind of a Psychopath! (Psychopath Test, Manipulation)

“Because psychopathy is difficult to diagnose, but often subject to public scrutiny, it’s actually often confused with other personality disorders with which it shares some similar symptoms and characteristics, like Narcissistic Personality or Histrionic Personality Disorders.”
― T. Rivers, Clarence, Psychopath: Enter the Mind of a Psychopath! (Psychopath Test, Manipulation)

“Malevolent ASPD. Possibly one of the most dangerous subtypes, psychopaths who fall into this category have dominant tendencies related to sadism (violence) and paranoia.”
― T. Rivers, Clarence, Psychopath: Enter the Mind of a Psychopath! (Psychopath Test, Manipulation)

“while psychopathy is said to be caused primarily by genetic factors, sociopathy is said to be the result of psycho-social and environmental ones.”
― T. Rivers, Clarence, Psychopath: Enter the Mind of a Psychopath! (Psychopath Test, Manipulation)

“Corporate CEO-ship, lawmaking and enforcement, politics, clergy, and media practice are all potentially attractive job prospects for a psychopath.”
― T. Rivers, Clarence, Psychopath: Enter the Mind of a Psychopath! (Psychopath Test, Manipulation)

“For example, if a man with a bad temper has been provoked, then he will surely start shouting or start a fight. You could thus easily provoke that man to fight simply by triggering the anger that is already within him.     How”
― Clarence T. Rivers, Mind Control: 2.0 Mind Control

“The gross difference between HPD and psychopathy is that people with HPD are very emotional—it is in fact the driving force behind their attention-seeking behaviour.”
― T. Rivers, Clarence, Psychopath: Enter the Mind of a Psychopath! (Psychopath Test, Manipulation)

“Many people believe that all psychopaths are aggressive individuals with violent tendencies, and that all of them are criminals capable of doing horrendous crimes. While it is true that a fraction of imprisoned criminals have shown symptoms of psychopathy, research suggests that most psychopaths walk freely among “normal” people.”
― T. Rivers, Clarence, Psychopath: Enter the Mind of a Psychopath! (Psychopath Test, Manipulation)

“He doesn’t feel things the way “normal” people do.”
― T. Rivers, Clarence, Psychopath: Enter the Mind of a Psychopath! (Psychopath Test, Manipulation)

“Philip Zimbardo became one of the most popular psychologists who delved deeper into the concept of mind control. He described it as the phenomenon in which external agents or agencies alter the freedom of choice of an individual or of a group through changing the behavior, motivation, and affection of the involved party. He even specified that every individual is vulnerable to this manipulation and that nobody can be perfectly exempted from the effects of mind control.   If others”
― Clarence T. Rivers, Mind Control: 2.0 Mind Control

“Psychological experts claim that genetics are the primary factors in play with psychopathy, although traumatic events in the environment may be the triggers.”
― T. Rivers, Clarence, Psychopath: Enter the Mind of a Psychopath! (Psychopath Test, Manipulation)

“sociopaths are very crafty when it comes to pre-meditated crimes—they only take risks when the chances are high that they won’t get caught. They cover their tracks to avoid being traced.”
― T. Rivers, Clarence, Psychopath: Enter the Mind of a Psychopath! (Psychopath Test, Manipulation)

“Education is intended to shape the minds of individuals to be productive. Yet, it could also drive people to be counter-productive.”
― Clarence T. Rivers, Mind Control: 2.0 Mind Control

“A sociopath only truly cares about himself and his own needs, and he will protect himself at all costs, even if it means harming others in the process. Needless to say, engaging in relationship with a sociopath is destructive.”
― Clarence T. Rivers, Personality Disorders & Mental Illnesses: The Truth About Psychopaths, Sociopaths, and Narcissists