How Do Serial Killers Think? Forensic Psychiatrist Answers Your Questions | Honesty Box

In this episode of Honesty Box, we sat down with the brilliant Dr Sohom Das, a forensic psychiatrist who works with individuals who have committed violent crimes and are suspected of having mental illnesses. Dr Das opens up on why people are obsessed with true crime, identifies how to spot a psychopath, and discusses the most shocking cases he's worked on.
Thank you to Dr Das for telling his story. He passed on a message - 'Hey LADbible - I had a great time answering all these fascinating questions. Thank you so much for having me. I would love to see some of your viewers on my KZbin channel, A Psych for Sore Minds, which dissects a smorgasbord of topics related to mental illness and crime:
/ @apsychforsoreminds
00:00 - 00:30 - Intro
00:32 : 00:55 - What do you actually do?
01:30 - 02:40 - Typical personality traits of serial killer?
02:42 - 03:46 - Most violent crimes you've worked on?
02:50 - 05:08 - Why am I obsessed with true crime?
05:08 - 07:05 - How can you tell if someone is a psychopath?
07:07 - 07:56 - What is the criteria for broadmoor?
07:58 - 09:08 - Why do women fall in love with serial killers?
09:11- 10:12 - What is the most dangerous mental illness?
10:12 - 12:26 - How can you tell if someone is lying?
12:26 - 13:11 - Are CEOS psychopaths?
13:12 - 16:13 - Did lobotomies work?
16:13 - 17:55 - Does anybody have the potential to commit a serious crime?
17:55 - 18:38 - Do you ever have empathy for criminals?
18:38 - 19:54 - Is Lucy Letby a psychopath?
19:54 - 20:41 - Do psychopaths cry?
20:41 - 22:00 - Can a head injury change your personality?
22:00 -22:26 - Which serial killer would you like to meet?
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[@LADbible]

Thank you to Dr Das for taking part. He wanted to pass over a message - 'Hey LADbible - I had a great time answering all these fascinating questions. Thank you so much for having me. I would love to see some of your viewers on my KZbin channel, A Psych for Sore Minds - www.youtube.com/@APsychForSoreMinds

[@UncleBuZ]

the ' at the end kills your link ;)

[@APsychForSoreMinds]

Hi. It's Dr Das here! This is the correct link to my channel: www.youtube.com/@APsychForSoreMinds

[@APsychForSoreMinds]

@@UncleBuZ noted. thanks. This should work: www.youtube.com/@APsychForSoreMinds

[@EmperorsShadow-pu9re]

🙏🙏

[@Littlebingus]

I really believe the reason that a majority of women watch true crime videos is because we want to know what to watch out for as he said. That’s the top reason why I watch things about dangerous people.

[@elizabethforsyth3054]

true, I have been stalked and hunted...

[@dee1476]

Maybe. I think I'm just extremely morbidly curious. And I find the psychology behind the stories very interesting.

[@tonirickett7941]

I had my tyres slashed a month ago, its an on going mess. Doesnt care about cops

[@StuartAnderson-xl4bo]

Maybe the main reason men watch these videos is to disguise the traits that are red flags. No one knows whats in another's head no matter how well you think you know them. Many persons play with others emotions purely as a game, physiological evaluation is a joke its a sham science. It's so easy to learn the core traits and manipulate them. I would be surprised if a real psycho or socio path didn't know all this to at least the level discussed. It's sometimes good to just watch things burn 🔥 especially if you have orchestrated the events and are still in the nucleus of the situation. Never forget the thrill of one human is another's terror, and violence is subjective what one person's counts as violence another can see as just lols. The night is darkest right before dawn

[@nicolejenkins2609]

As a child with ptsd, I did this- though extreme hypervigilance. When your "safe" people aren't safe, nobody is. So you are constantly learning about threats and how to save yourself. I wouldn't fully sleep for years trying to prevent pain. The problem is, things did happen as soon as I let my guard down. We exhaust ourselves and flood our brains with adrenaline and cortisol- and are prepared but stuff still can happen. Our abuse can be a blind spot.

[@sarw522]

Speaking to the question about why more women are interested in true crime compared to men - of course, I am only speaking for myself, but for me it isn't about fear. It's about trying to understand a way of thinking that is just so far outside of what I can imagine thinking myself.

[@PersisP]

yep its really obvious, women are way more interested in phychology, understanding themselves and others. Thats why they grow more easily and are more mature often. I was kind off annoyed he didnt pick up on that bc it is so obvious and a good docter will work more through expereince and intuition then through book knowledgde but maybe he just didnt think of it in the moment

[@TeaCup1940]

I'd say it can even be both, trying to understand the way of thinking and at the same time trying to prevent loved ones and oneself to be in situations where they could encounter such people. Trying to avoid murders and psychopaths is a good idea, specially not get involved with them on a personal level as that can be avoided.

[@little.tricks]

For me I believe it's because us women are way more likely to be affected by violent crime and I want to be as aware as possible to try and avoid becoming a victim.

[@Hansgame]

@@TeaCup1940 i wonder why women arent interested that much in learning how to change a flat tire or doing taxes. thats damn hard things and it would be helpful to know how to act in such a situation.

[@Hansgame]

@@PersisP imo women are more interested in true crime, bc they sit at home all day and have the spare time to think about such things, while men are outside, committing these crimes LOL

[@gdaymates431]

Medical student here. I got close with one girl in my course who has a lot of psychopathic traits. It's terrifying to me that she will be a doctor one day. It took me 6 months of ignoring my instincts to finally cut her out. It's scary to see those traits up close. Trust your instincts, people.

[@queenofthebutterflies5212]

What were the red flags, I'd LOVE to know. I'm pretty certain my ex husband was a psychopath but would love to hear your experience. Thanks.

[@gdaymates431]

@queenofthebutterflies5212 A lot of superficial charm, acting really interested in your life and what you have to say but never feeling like they are authentic. Because they aren't, they are asking you questions to find out things about you to use to manipulate you, a real lack of empathy, a need for validation, will end a relationship and be in one 2 days later, no guilt at all about cheating, everytime you leave their presence you wonder "were they telling the truth. These stories don't match up." Love bombing. Making you feel really good only to wound you 3 days later. Soooooo manipulative. Will happily take and take and give very little back. Basically just a person who, at their core, doesn't care about anyone but themselves. Only interested in you for what benefit you can give them. The second you wise up to it, they will drop you like you never existed.

[@Lemonade_Stand_]

Well hopefully she doesnt go into psychiatry. Perhaps she will choose a role that isnt patient facing such as working in a lab.

[@gdaymates431]

@@Lemonade_Stand_ she wants to be a psychiatrist, lol. It's scary. Very scary.

[@alyssatheexcellent]

As Karen and Georgia would say on My Favorite Murder “Funk politeness” trust your instincts and get the hell away.

[@user-lf8mq7cw3h]

This guy was so good at capturing my attention (which is hard. I have adhd) I wish this video was longer…

[@turducken77]

He has a KZbin channel! It’s called A Psych for Sore Minds. He’s super easy to understand and listen to and it doesn’t hurt that he’s very charming and handsome as well 😗

[@lennarthagen3638]

What does adhd have to do with anything

[@erads2185]

Because a big part of ADHD is struggling to hold your attention on something@@lennarthagen3638

[@nadiajones-sarwar3730]

ADHD may cause difficulties with concentrating, focusing, hyperactivity and impulsiveness.

[@leighirvine]

@@turducken77wow I had no idea he had a channel here on KZbin, thanks so much for the info!! I agree with OP, he’s very easy to listen to and extremely knowledgeable, i too wished the video was longer so I’m happy to learn he has a channel!! Thanks again, I’m going to head over there now and watch more ☺️❤️

[@mariabromwich8897]

Imagine committing an horrendous crime during a psychotic episode, being 100% convinced it’s to save someone, then coming out of the episode. Regardless of the legal punishment, how does one come to terms with having done something like that?

[@lennarthagen3638]

Its easy.

[@alexandermills92]

That’s basically schizophrenia. My college roommate cut my throat in psychosis. Had no recollection of it later

[@Catlily5]

​@@lennarthagen3638 If they are a psychopath it is easy. If they aren't they will feel awful.

[@natalievu4399]

​@@alexandermills92OMG I'm glad he didn't manage to end your life. Must've been terrifying.

[@nevafails6185]

I’ve had a drug psychosis episode before. It’s not that you don’t know what’s happening. It’s more like you can’t stop yourself from doing the crazy things. Like your watching yourself through your eyes but can’t control your body parts or the words your saying. I said and did things I can’t even comprehend thinking back. The hardest part after you regain control is knowing that ppl won’t understand unless it happens to them. There is no reason you can give them other than “I was out of my mind”. It’s so painful and frustrating because the stuff you do is so out of character that you can’t even believe it yourself let alone explain yourself to others in the aftermath. That’s why I hate it when evil ppl do evil things and blame it on psychosis. It makes it harder for ppl to understand when someone is a normal person but truly in a psychotic break.

[@johnclark1925]

With that colour suit, the background and the box I thought he was going to pull a rabbit out of the box. 😂

[@jazargoalq785]

Hilarious

[@sjsa7160]

Genuine guy respect his work

[@brittanyp9334]

THANK YOU!!! I always thought that body language interpretation for lying was ridiculous. They say if you're nervous then you must be lying is such bologna! Everytime I watch one of those videos it pisses me the hell off!

[@kellydalstok8900]

I can understand why innocent people would be very nervous when they’re interrogated by the police, especially since there have been so many reports of innocent people having been sent to prison.

[@pdxnikki1]

This guy is really good. Clear, concise & cute!

[@Hansgame]

wtf is with you guys talking about his looks in these comments. thats sexist. the video is about a serious, professional topic and some comments reduce him on his looks. disgusting imo.

[@kellydalstok8900]

@@Hansgame you are so plain that people don’t notice you?

[@brookeyjade6484]

What an amazing man! Thank you so much for sharing with us!!!

[@mccormickja]

Really good video. This guy speaks very well. He explained his answers very clearly and thoroughly. I would say that I’m a man and enjoy true crime but not especially so. I enjoy it because I love to learn about extremism of all forms (terrorism, political views, etc), as it’s fascinating to know where the boundaries are at each end of the spectrum on any given topic and also why people end up with such extreme beliefs.

[@AuskaDezjArdamaath]

My roomie’s mom is a psychopath. Very charismatic lady but dangerous to know if you don’t know how to protect yourself from being exploited. Since she had a stroke a couple years back, not quite as dangerous since she’s not as quick to keep up with her web of lies, but still a menace for anyone not smart enough to realize what she is. She’s stolen from her own children, has had a string of failed marriages, will always give you a lie when the truth would be simpler. The stories we have on this woman!

[@OstblockLatina]

Dude, I don't know what the situation on your local estate market is, but damn, DO TRY TO MOVE OUT.

[@milkshakeflake]

Sounds like my mother

[@lennarthagen3638]

I hope she reads this

[@andrewfulton3435]

@@OstblockLatinaI’m not sure the mother also lives with them

[@julivee9505]

That sounds more like a compulsive liar to me.

[@siofrarafferty3821]

Well that’s one hell of an opener!

[@Cnith]

Very good and interesting expert and questions asked here!

[@MSeliskaZ]

I wasn’t much of a reader but I read a book about serial killers when I was like 10-11 years old. Loves that one😂 if I hadn’t such a severe anxiety, I’d love to work in psychiatry/as a therapist. I love Dr. Das❤

[@Flowerprincess147]

I love the way he talks …… just calming the accent especially ❤😊

[@OstblockLatina]

I'm no expert on the subject, but my assumption is that if serial killers had something characteristic and alarming in their appearance or behavior, they wouldn't manage to become SERIAL killers. They don't have their tendencies tattooed on their foreheads, and they don't stand out at all. They could be your family member, a cashier in the local mart, and look like the most ordinary John Doe ever. I don't mean to make anyone paranoid about their every neighbor or anything, but inconspicuousness or alternatively the personal charm etc. are what it takes to make people trusting enough or lowering their defenses to the degree they can approach them to actually hurt and/or delive them. Also, while you're mentioning "she wasn't antisocial" as one of the reasons why she shouldn't be considered a psychopath, this makes me question your professional competences. Psychopaths can and often ARE social (on the outside). More than that, sometimes they are even charismatic, which is a part of their manipulative strategy.

[@raoulduke344]

@@andreeace4894That's true. Psychopaths are thoroughly employable and actually thrive in professions where lacking a conscience is really helpful: surgeons, investment bankers, defence attorneys, politicians etc.

[@DBIIJ0U]

That's what the expert just said.

[@DBIIJ0U]

@@andreeace4894 Possibly, but to jump on the video and drop a essay like that it's unlikely.

[@PersisP]

doesnt he refer to the traits of anti social personality disorder? There anti-social stands more for indiffrent to others suffering

[@TeaCup1940]

@@raoulduke344Everybody has a conscience. But some people like psychopaths or sociopaths have very little. I believe their conscience has been either destroyed due to child hood trauma or they have numbed it more and more with time and the more wicked deeds they do, the less conscience they have.

[@SPSguy836]

This dudes a legend

[@Snooker007]

Interesting stuff, thanks Love from ❤somebody with a personality disorder

[@Slaatje222]

Incredible video!

[@Drdee1]

It was interesting to see this after reading his book - In Two Minds. I wondered what he was like in real life and enjoyed this

[@tabbycatt6076]

Fancy seeing Dr Das here!! He's the best!

[@drm4819]

I did some research about "successful psychopaths" about a year ago, my take away was : Many people who hold positions of power in the corporate world such as managers, directors, supervisors etc. have been shown to score highly on psychopathic measures (Smith & Lilienfeld, 2013). Boddy (2015) explored a corporate psychopath's impact on work behavior with findings that indicate the presence of a corporate psychopath not only hinders productive work behavior, but also leaves workers feeling a lack of leadership, lack of training and lack of direction. A systematic review by Wallace et al. (2022) on the conceptualization of successful psychopathy revealed certain job roles encourage the psychopathic traits fearlessness, stress immunity and social dominance for positions such as doctors, lawyers, soldiers, and businessmen.

[@Hansgame]

being a psychopath isnt smth bad per se, harming ppl is bad. otherwise its a natural advantage.

[@drm4819]

@@Hansgame Its an adaptive trait. Considering it typically revolves around using others for your own gain, its not bad per say for the psychopath, but not so good for the victim

[@redelfshotthefood8213]

When our President was going to retire, he involved himself in writing a job description for his position. One of things he said was that you need to be able to make unpopular decisions and be unphased by negative feedback. As in, don't care about the underlings feelings. It sounded like something right out of "The Art of War".

[@youyou3671]

What a cool bloke man.

[@abbiebrown2733]

Brilliant

[@caryoulwhitty]

Thanks for all the tips, doc! Gonna fool my medical team now 😊

[@TopicalJuice]

Ahhh my guy Dr Sohom

[@Tomah4wkVideos]

My ex boss is a psychopath. Exploiting his workers like crazy, never taking responsibility himself and always selling the team's achievements as his own. Now he's leaving the company and invited us for lunch, nobody wants to go. He doesn't even realise people don't like him.

[@calvin3005]

Is he called David Brent?

[@Tomah4wkVideos]

@@calvin3005 lol no, he's called Alexander. Maybe David is his cousin xD

[@lilbucko]

Sounds like my old boss

[@Sophie-wj2gt]

sounds more like narcissism

[@redelfshotthefood8213]

​@@Sophie-wj2gtThe two types are often are found in the same person.

[@richardlong2094]

Great video

[@Bazookatone1]

I already got a good feeling form this guy, but once he said that all the supposed experts at detecting lying were full of BS, I was like 2this guy really knows what he's talking about"

[@TrimTrimmer]

There are ways of detecting liars though it doesn’t happen in singular moments. If you give somebody the opportunity to prove their innocence through questioning, an innocent person will be quite happy to sit and talk you through their day second by second because it proves their innocent. Whereas a guilty person has to carefully create every answer to every question which will b a lot of effort. Weather the stories are consistent or any good or not, guilty liars will become pissed off at all the questions being ask. Big difference in someone freely talking and telling and somebody else who is hostile and annoyed at this opportunity to prove their innocence. They don’t do it on singular moments like people think it’s on a continuation of behaviour that contradict the words coming out of your mouth. And then people use past tense words and present tense words in wrong places which is such an automatic process determined by your knowledge and people can’t stop themselves. It’s long winded stuff and people want to see a twitch and call it a lie. But then again most people are quite bad at lying, he works with the cream of crop, life long liars, most of us never know people like that it would be difficult for him in his work but piss easy with common people unprepared in the street.

[@wettowelggh3033]

U clearly don't live in the US if u think an innocent person will "happily talk to you to prove their innocence". Even retired law enforcement will tell u to never speak to the police, even if u are innocent. It will not help. The police's job here is to prove that u are guilty, regardless of if u are or not. So no, refusing to tell someone every detail of their day to prove their innocence is in no way a sign that someone is lying. What the Psychiatrist said is true, there is no definitive way to tell when someone is lying. U can have little pointers that MIGHT be a tell that someone is lying, but there is no definitive way to tell.

[@Lala_lalacllll]

I'm subscribing to his channel 🎉

[@Sherrilynn27]

I just want to say, so many people find it bizarre that I am a mortician and embalm bodies as a career. Really? I can't imagine dealing with psychotic humans for a living. It sounds way worse than what I do.

[@littlemarley1995]

Truly interesting to hear this from doctor. Thanks for that!

[@gujjar.69]

16:00 was the most important reason

[@kellygone2845]

I would love to hear his thoughts on functional brain imaging as a forensic tool.

[@alexc2847]

That’s the best comment I’ve read to far!

[@blessyourheart1167]

@@alexc2847I totally agree

[@JimmyMcBimmy]

Regarding the "love" question....if we're being honest, a lot of the time is due to an inherent brokenness innate to them as a whole; it's the obsession with the "ultimate provider" -- a literal predator.

[@pappaOfswe]

An amazing thing for me too understand delusions was. It’s not irrationell too run out the street screaming ”fire” if you think there is a fire.

[@sodapop83]

as always, the handsome dr das 🤩

[@vivianhall5259]

Handsome and smart too 💕

[@lennarthagen3638]

Just stop.

[@Hansgame]

thats sexist.

[@sodapop83]

@@Hansgame complementing is not sexist

[@Hansgame]

​@@sodapop83 well, nice milkers gurl. guess that counts as a compliment, doesnt it?

[@sarahs5340]

Tbi: I believe we are just beginning to understand traumatic brain injury. In the future we will look back on things like American Football as a kind of archaic, gladiator-like sport with racial underpinnings. Any sport where the human body is repeatedly slammed is unhealthy including sports like motor cross, boxing (fighting sports) and bull-riding. Obviously all sports have a potential to be dangerous, but some are too consistently injurious not to care especially where tbi is concerned.

[@blackie75]

The "macarb-er". I've heard many pronunciations of the word macabre, but I've never heard that one.

[@jonnidk5043]

he needs to do reaction videos to the crimes and mental illness in america!!!

[@Meggzilla]

What about multiple head injuries occurring at the back of the skull, one of them being so bad it caused an actual skull fracture, bled for 2 days because the recipient was so concussed that they walked home, AMA, before the doctors could install stitches. It's caused confusion, a general decrease in organiztion, and surely other small changes, but what other risks could present themselves as time goes on?

[@ThisAlphaWolf]

Sounds like that individual is incredibly lucky not to have slipped into a coma, first and foremost.

[@Hnnhjkjm]

What an opening line

[@pappaOfswe]

16:20 I feel like revenge can ravage a mind as well.

[@thewhitbyphotographer]

Someone I knew was a Psychopath. Managed to function perfectly well in society. Actually became head of the county's Police firearms department, and did some very important work.

[@stanleykassim2839]

I think people are obsessed with true crime to be able to predict future crimes and save victims before they are attacked - like in Minority Report.

[@user-ys7eh9kx9p]

fk that last bit with head injuries really scared me i got epelepsi...

[@Hansgame]

i only got pepsi :(

[@tanyavu5689]

I’m a mother of a 4yo daughter and I have depression so there is this fear that if I don’t know a lot about these killers then I can’t protect my daughter from them so I started following these true crime stories after her birth

[@andrewcarson5850]

Tell her she is pretty often, support her choices, compliment her achievements. This will give her confidence and hopefully keep her away from manipulative folk who will play on her insecurities. The "pretty" thing is surprisingly hugely important, fortifying their self-image, giving them the confidence to accept their own agency.

[@Silver-cl2bd]

One of the questions he was asked is, *how can you tell characteristics of a psychopath?* Based on his answer, I think my mom is a psychopath. 😵‍💫 Damn.

[@saydvoncripps]

I would have thought he would want to meet Lucy letby if he has no idea why she did what she did to get a handle on someone who was so dangerous in the position she was. I for one want to know what her motive was. My sister is a nurse. I know for a fact she became a nurse for the kudos of it, the venerated status they have in society. She tried to kill me twice as a child, she uses people for gain, she isolated my mother to get everything. Indirectly she caused the death ofour eldest sister. I know that woman has killed patients but I've got nothing but knowing her as evidence. She reacts so badly to anyone who sees through her that I can't see how she hasn't killed people, tbh. She likes to work with geriatrics. Makes me shiver to think about it.

[@amys2650]

I can sleep listening to murder investigations. No problem at all. We always have to be aware of situations and prepare for them.

[@robotaholic]

How can I make myself less socially awkward? I'm so repressed and naive. How can I read ppl better?

[@anthonymcnamee6297]

Scary

[@istvanfarkas1660]

I want to hear a psychiatist's opinion about Cyberpunk 2077's cyberpsychiosis. 🙏

[@obfuscatethecode5696]

I think psychosis is more terrifying- Marcelle Thibault and Lindsay Clancy are two that come to mind that give me nightmares

[@dianalara7440]

It’s because women are more likely to become victims of the true crime. It’s survival.

[@andrewcarter7503]

I guess that must be why, according to a study by the UN Office on Drugs and Crime, 79.8% of murder victims are male and in 193 of the 202 countries looked at, men are more likely to be murder victims than women.

[@savethedandelions]

Wu Tang! (?)

[@nickferrari482]

Me litrally watching this video to learn how to avoid murderers 😮

[@milkshakeflake]

Can a brain injury change your personality? Yes...? Anthony Joshua comes to mind...

[@domh4739]

It definitely can depending on the severity and it definitely comes with cognitive side effects which could present as such

[@conormccall9958]

him listing psychopaths' behaviours and im just sat here like😅

[@AchtungAffen]

Do electroshock therapy actually work? Is there any valid data in research on that?

[@Catlily5]

It works for about 6 months and then stops (in the people I know which is a small sample). And causes memory problems.

[@russellcarey2430]

At 11:29 : 'If it was accurate then you wouldn't need a trial system' : he is lying! He says this as if to get his point over with as quickly as possible and have it forgotten as if he didn't want it to be scrutinised. What fun.

[@asimbiswas1044]

Not questioning credentials.. but did a psychiatrist just label people “damaged”…??!! Did I hear that correct ?

[@mariabromwich8897]

Yes. It means a person who has been through something (eg emotional, physical, mental abuse) that has had a long term impact on their wellbeing.

[@asimbiswas1044]

@@mariabromwich8897 hmm you mean “traumatised” …?

[@Wargutz666]

​@@asimbiswas1044end result is the same, picking politically correct terms is kinda like lipstick on a pig, it's still a pig.

[@PersisP]

I think it isnt used in therapy is bc it has a final sound to it, like you cant recover from it so it seems damning idk@@Wargutz666

[@katiboeheim7908]

Agreed... stop doing that, it is what it is glad he is honest, you stay in your lane...people talking out of the profession that are NOT licensed certified credentialed so exhausting shut up and learn

[@amandabeaty1492]

I watch true crime because I want to know what made them the way they are.

[@Skritza]

they censored him saying bullshit near the beginning then let it slide near the end lol well done. The purpose of this?

[@SomeoneBeginingWithI]

youtube automatically detects the language used in videos. Swearing early in the video currently results in the video being suggested to fewer people, but swearing towards the end of the video makes less of a difference. They're being inconsistent an illogical because the youtube algorithm is inconsistent and illogical.

[@simonsepic]

I had a friend in school who was normal then but on the last day of school when everyone was leaving he got hit by a car. Years later he was discovered to be a paedophile.

[@Hansgame]

pretty sure that had nothing to do with the car accident LOL

[@simonsepic]

@@Hansgame possibly

[@jhettzerovelveteen4183]

I thought that was Philly on te thumbnail….

[@SomeoneBeginingWithI]

I'm wondering whether Lucy Letby's crimes might be an unusual presentation of factitious disorder imposed on another aka Munchhausen by proxy. People who impose factitious disorder on another are deliberately causing another person to become ill (eg. by poisoning them) because they like the attention they get when a person close to them is ill. This most often happens with women deliberately making their children ill because having an ill child gets them attention and social support. Lucy Letby didn't have any children of her own, but she had a lot of children in her care, and she got attention from the other hospital staff when children under her care died. The nurses would give each other social support when a baby died, which generally is good because having a baby die is incredibly sad and people who feel empathy really need that emotional support. I think maybe Lucy really liked the feeling of that attention, and didn't feel empathy for the babies, so began to cause babies to die to get more of that attention. She also seemed to like interacting with bereaved parents, and seemed to select babies whose deaths would be particularly tragic like killing two of a set of triplets.

[@stardust9391]

It occurred to me too it's quite possible explanation

[@mattymacp3185]

Is psychopath an official medical term? I thought it was antisocial personality disorder? 8:20

[@SomeoneBeginingWithI]

psychopath isn't a diagnosis in the current version of the DSM, but it was an official diagnosis in the past. Now, people who would have been diagnosed as psychopaths are usually diagnosed with ASPD, the criteria are similar, but not identical. Psychopathy is still a technical term in psychiatry, and there are official scales for measuring to what extent a person has psychopathic traits, which are used in psychiatry and in scientific research. Psychopathy is a sliding scale rather than a binary, it's possible to have somewhat below average empathy and be somewhat charming without being a serial killer. Very mild psychopathy can be helpful in certain settings, for example it can be helpful for surgeons to have lower than average empathy in order to stay calm while operating, but they need to have some empathy in order to be good doctors.

[@Hansgame]

@@SomeoneBeginingWithI people act like being a psychopath was smth bad. harming people and committing crimes is smth bad. these are two separated and different things.

[@spanian7521]

Everything he says is actually true but the problem is in Lucy's case when he just says he don 't know but even though i'm not a ''Forensic Psychiatrist'' i can tell you that our state of mind all of us change under completely different circumstances and sometimes we ourself's don't even expect it doesn't matter if you are Psychiatrist or a Welder or President so we know what sh'es done and we can say what was the most possible motive and the fact she was in this environment of suffering and hospital and being under all of the pain of it all killing babies who were just born so she might have felt justified like ''Late Abortion'' and then getting all of the emotions from the family feeling the pain that in her mind might be the same pain she felt is something to think about...

[@jackchop1576]

I have a difficult time trusting a "professional" who stigmatizes mental disorders on youtube. He started with an example of psychosis and jumped to serial killers but the title refers to antisocial personality disorder which is not always part of either of those other issues.

[@redelfshotthefood8213]

How do you tell if someone is lying? The Behaviour Panel have combined about 80 years paid experience doing just that. One of them was a resistance to interrogation teacher for the US military. Like you said, people often approach a subject wirh a predetermined mind. You're just as human as the rest of us, and have made up your mind on the subject... One of the things they stress is exactly as you say: you can't say categorically someone is lying if they exhibit specific behaviours... But what they can tell is deviation from baseline... Which leads them to pursue certain avenues of questioning over others.... And, they look for clusters of behaviours over specifics. These are folks that 3/4 of them are paid interrogators by various US police forces. So thet are your analogues. One is even from the UK originally. Not just dismissive youtubers. Further: by being a professional who interacts with psychoparhic (caught) offenders... Youre in danger of being damaged yourself. Mess with the bull, deal with the horns. To be unphased, you yourself need to be missing a working amygdala. Because it is gruesome.

[@MayJay1812]

Yeah. With women and falling in love with serial killers, I think the idea isn't so much so a "saviour" complex as it is that women are hard wired to nurture in a way that's going to shape a person's future. Men love to protect, women instinctually do as well but in a different way. Men were alloeed to leave or expected to leave (even for external circumstances like war or whatever) for a large part of history Therefore it was up to women most of the time to be involved enough to influence their Child's personality that would affect their future Women feel this urge with broken men. This need to help them become better

[@kimsherlock8969]

We are not drawn to macabre Life is macabre 😊 We are sheilded in some countries from war and death .....and rotting corspes. To the extent of watching one human die is traumatic Death watched by a person for the first time is traumatic to watch .... We learn to be sheltered from death by absence of human corspes Death is a struggle because we don't know what it is Until sometime we learn.

[@AVTAVT]

As a woman i love true crime but only if the perpetrator is female. Maybe because i have intrusive thoughts about doing certain things, obviously i would never act on them! But im just curious about those who do act on it

[@vibe6771]

2010 likes and . . . wow . . . not one dislike 👍

[@msrainbowbrite]

Nutmeg is a psychopath? sounds about right

[@therealkoolaidandkale]

I heard someone once say something that stuck with me. "Do the opposite of what a man says, and you'll be fine 😂." Also, "If you can't explain a concept to someone clearly and be able to teach it to where they understand, then YOU don't understand it well enough." I'm not sure if his credentials came from a cracker jack box or what, but psycopathy and sociopathy are not "formal terms" per se; rather, they are terms which are used to describe different manifestations of ANTI-SOCIAL PERSONALITY DISORDER, which IS a condition listed in the DSM-V (the diagnostic manual used by mental health professionals). 'Psycopathic' traits and behavior are thought to be more ingrained and something that people are born with while 'sociopathic' traits and behaviors are thought to be learned and conditioned into someone, though both are generally exacerbated via trauma, neglect or both. This "forensic psychologist"..... yeah. If 'word salad' was a person. Signed, A PsyD student

[@dontarguewithidiots7459]

I'm also in the field. Yes, It's true, he uses some terms too loosely. But I would argue it's a LadBible video and there's a certain amount of entertainment factor/having to make this appeal to the layperson. So, I give it a pass

[@Catlily5]

So if my boyfriend tells me to take my antipsychotic medicine I shouldn't take it because he is a man?

[@pinkyellowblue007]

How are some people like Richard Kuklinski able to live a happy and seemingly normal family life as well as being a serial killer?

[@batteryincorporated]

Compartmentalisation.

[@andrewcarter7503]

Everyone needs a hobby.

[@PersisP]

yeah you saw that with guards at the holocaust. All day they would send little children into gaschambers and in the evening they looked at their own children with love in their eyes. One is affection/infatuation, the other gets them off. But I dont think most of them have a truely happy life, it may just seem that way and their wives are satisfied with a more shallow connection, having kids and not being abused fe

[@LimeyRedneck]

💜🤠

[@thesatisfiedcustomer4869]

so basically we have created a society that welcomes and allows pyschopaths to integrate successfully. What does that say about our moral compass as a community? We value psychopathic behaviour in the most part clearly. Not all are murderers, most are billionaires.

[@robertlyons991]

This dude is not up speed! A psychopath is born and a sociopath is made from childhood abuse and upbringing. A Canadian Dr. from Vancouver Canada has developed a forty point questionnaire that identifies the traits of a psychopath and is now the standard used in most countries. I amazed this man doesn’t know the difference between a psychopath and a sociopath!

[@jsp34159]

“Women tend to be quite damaged.”😂😂😂

[@noblestsavage1742]

did he try to say he worked with ed gein? wore his mother as a suit

[@Al-cynic]

Look into the eyes of a picture of the guy who makes a youtube video about psychopathy?

[@powdersplayground3624]

My theory is that men do not watch it as much because it too confrontational, they can see themselves in the horror. Woman can detach as we don’t have the same demons. Generalising of course. Not all. I’ve found some men don’t like to watch or can’t watch certain types of violence in movies, literally because they are too ‘excited’ by it. It brings out the demons in their head, so to speak. Again just a theory.

[@bacontf2]

same way as anyone else - with their brain

[@davelordy]

1':32" _"they take momentums"_ *mementoes 4':00" _"humans are drawn to the ma-car-ba"_ *macabre (mah-caa-brauh)

[@tombosley3048]

Am I seeing things or is that a Wutang button on his shirt?

[@eadweard.]

I can see what you mean but it would be very peculiar.

[@milkshakeflake]

U can use the zoom function in the video. Definitely a wutang logo

[@user-dz1rc4wk2t]

The group

[@tombosley3048]

dang i had no idea that was a thing!!@@milkshakeflake

[@Catlily5]

Yep, he is into rap.

[@leethistlethwaite4381]

whats the one who excels at providing the inevitable, without remorse, regret or any positive or negative emotions, what about the one who does it just because he can, 100% confident no repercussions will come his way, what about the one who kills just because he can and won't be caught or stopped 🤔

[@FiresCollide]

So he's saying that a lot of these psychopaths had hallucinations and delusions. Is schizophrenia under the umbrella of psychopathy? is that just a blanket term now?

[@PersisP]

I think most of them are always a bit delusional about who they are, who other are but a phychosis (abnormality of the soul/mind) is something seperate. thats why he didnt classify the girl as a phychopath (illness of the soul/mind)

[@Catlily5]

No, schizophrenia is not under psychopathy. It is possible to have both but most people with schizophrenia are not psychopaths.

[@nataliaalfonso2662]

Psychopathy is a neurotype. Similarly to autism, they do not have the normal formative neural pruning necessary to feel empathy. Sociopaths are made, through extreme and related traumas. Their brains are TOO pruned. They’ve been made completely numb or can only access rage as an emotion.

[@PraetorianAU]

"How to spot a psychopath"? Are you kidding me? Even a trained professional can struggle to diagnose it.

[@PersisP]

yes there are some red flags if you happen to be around when they occur but most glib people could be one as far as Im concerned

[@Catlily5]

It is not a current diagnosis anyways.

[@anneeq008]

3:00 what the actual FUCK 🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮

[@daviddenham1511]

Hmmmm….interesting how a lot of people are now questioning Lucy Letbys guilt??……..needs to be looked at….

[@jorgia2889]

I get so annoyed at body language experts! It’s like English literature, there’s alternative perspectives😂 yes, they could be nervous because they’re lying, but they could be nervous because they’re being accused!

[@Fitz1993]

The notion that people listen to true crime so they can better educate themselves and avoid becoming a victim is so ridiculous... I'm sure there are people who actually believe that's what they're doing. But anyone with even a shred of common sense realises that true crime documentaries do absolutely nothing to prepare you for real world encounters, nor do they even teach you any signs to look out for, other than don't trust strangers and your closest loved ones are the most likely to harm you... It's like people who watch a lot of kung fu movies thinking they know karate all of a sudden.

[@jaymurray6051]

After clicking off the video instantly 8 times I finally got to the stage where I could play it without some sh..ty unskiperble KZbin commercial, trying to force me to put up with its crap for 20 seconds This gave me a chance to pause and to say I’ll be skipping all your content in future it’s my way of skipping KZbin’s appalling commercial practices

[@JakeSPuwuowo69]

Get an adblocker

[@jaymurray6051]

@@JakeSPuwuowo69 thanks for the advice I’ll check if my tv has one

[@KayosHybrid]

I’m confused, isn’t the use of organised/disorganised a very out of date categorisation for serial killers nowadays? Maybe it’s because he’s young but he’s also using a lot of a sensational adjectives about something that’s supposed to a very important profession. I’m getting sketchy vibes tbh.

[@zp8771]

I wouldn't necessarily say sketchy; doing some basic research (googling academic papers lol) it looks like the controversy is more along the lines that there haven't been enough empirical studies or studies in general to thoroughly prove the theory. At the very least, it can perhaps indicate impulsivity vs planning which could help with a profile. Would love to see more research though.