The psycho path

Well I haven't really determine a writing method other than to dump out some thoughts randomly that correlate to the overall topic at hand.

I have just read most of Snakes in Suits a pop organisational psych book. Which I saw on the shelf of a colleague’s cubicle. Beware the dark side .... Some may choose the path of the psycho. I did expect something more akin to American psycho but instead I read what could only be construed as standard operating procedure for a majority of managers in most organisations

...delving deeper into pop-psych power books

Okay I'm not a fan of negative organisational vibes, manipulation and fear management con artistry but it has its place. I read the 48 laws of power once, again very interesting. There is also a series about the ninja and mind manipulation techniques that can be found in the martial arts sections of book stores (I’m sure there’s many others too) It’s a choice to achieve want you want via a darker path. Power is fascinating, I find it hard to relate to people who really crave power, Ive never quite felt that way. So I have to think about it further, the idea of being more then human or a god certainly conjures up an image of an individual who wields great power.

I did get victimised by a psychopath once. Not a manipulative power hungry boss either. A full blown crazy psycho nut case (although very smooth and charming on first apperance). He took about $7K off me, and fleece over $150k off friends and relatives I know. I cut all connections but the last I heard was they still hadn’t dragged him into court.

It also makes me wonder if psychopaths are in fact dark gods, and evolutionary step above the average man, able to outsmart all of the systems in place designed to stop them because they just do not think like a sane moral conscious person. I mean if you fully believed in evolution then you can see the scientific merit in such an analysis. Entities/life eventually adpat and move beyond their environments and systems. If it is more effective to be psychopathic in todays corporate environment then logically more people will become psychopathic to adapt and survive. Well maybe ?

I don’t agree however that it’s just the way they are born, I believe it occurs because of twisted logic and a desire for more and more to feed the Ego of the individual. Rather than the satisfaction derived from accomplishments that give real self-esteem. Are psychopaths non-feeling or are they just connected to very very deep negative emotions, with no outlet or understanding of how to create positive emotion in themselves. In fact dare I venture forth that the modern psychopath is in fact an individual that believes the marketing around them and constantly search for happiness in all the wrong places, i.e. cars, clothes etc etc. I mean im not trying to say its bad to enjoy these things - but a BMW does not make up for years of child abuse.

I suppose these books help make us aware of what evil is around. They also present a choice for us about what we want ourselves to be, in a world saturated by marketing and greed it is hard not to have your buttons pushed by many factors not just psychopaths.

On a quest for self realisation, living up to your full potential it is important to be conscientious of the how. In fact the how maybe the most important part of the equation ......because before you know it you may well be consumed by the dark side in order to make dreams come true.