Sociopathy in Anime || Part 1

❝𝐈 𝐚𝐦 𝐬𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐢𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐝𝐞𝐯𝐢𝐥 𝐞𝐱𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐡𝐞 𝐰𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝 𝐰𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐮𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐟𝐞𝐞𝐥 𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲 𝐬𝐨𝐫𝐫𝐲 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐡𝐢𝐦❞

                                                 - 𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐡𝐚 𝐒𝐭𝐨𝐮𝐭

══════ ∘◦❁◦∘ ═══════

╒═══════════╕

#JupiterLovis

TPL Credit: Kyte

[C]╘═══════════╛

༻✦༺ 　༻✧༺　༻✦༺ 　༻✧༺

Have you ever wondered what would happen if you were unable to identify your emotions or even process them
𝐚𝐦 𝐬𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐢𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐝𝐞𝐯𝐢𝐥 𝐞𝐱𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐡𝐞 𝐰𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝 𝐰𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐮𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐟𝐞𝐞𝐥 𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲 𝐬𝐨𝐫𝐫𝐲 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐡𝐢𝐦❞

                                                 - 𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐡𝐚 𝐒𝐭𝐨𝐮𝐭

══════ ∘◦❁◦∘ ═══════

╒═══════════╕

#JupiterLovis

TPL Credit: Kyte

╘═══════════╛

༻✦༺ 　༻✧༺　༻✦༺ 　༻✧༺

Have you ever wondered what would happen if you were unable to identify your emotions or even process them?

Well the answer isn’t quite easy to explain, but if you fall under that category then you’re most likely a sociopath in the making. Well if only it was that easy to identify sociopaths in the first place. However, as human beings we are able to display our emotions, which stem from our brains’ responses to certain situations and events that later on develop into memories. This means that emotions don’t only include how we internally feel, but they also include how we process and respond to these feelings, whether it’s anger, fear or anxiety. Emotions are what make us human, they help us evolve and relate to each other, and even innovate. In other words, emotions are our means of survival, but most importantly, they help us understand each other, and empathise.

[C]══════ ∘◦❁◦∘ ═══════

Hi folks, it’s Kage and for today’s blog I decided to talk about sociopathy in anime. One of the reasons why I chose to talk about this is mainly because I am naturally drawn to anime and manga characters that portray psychotic and unstable behaviours, but I feel like sociopathy is somewhat overshadowed by the concept of psychopathy, which gained popularity over the years, especially in anime.In my previous blog, I hinted at how in Dr. Stone, Tsukasa’s upbringing influenced his psychotic behaviours in order to achieve his goal. Does that mean he’s a sociopath? Not really, he might display certain characteristics or tendencies, but not every character or a person that commits murder is a sociopath, and not every sociopath is capable of killing.

The layout of this blog would include a character analysis as well as my own perspective and little experience of understanding people’s sociopathic personalities, behaviours and tendencies

[C]»»————-　➴　————-««

[C]╔═════ ∘◦ ✾ ◦∘ ══════╗

[C]What is Sociopathy ?

[C]╚═════ ∘◦ ❈ ◦∘ ══════╝

[C]»»————-　➴　————-««

A very apparent misconception about sociopathy is its relation or similarity to psychopathy.Now I’ll try not to get into much details but the premise is this.

Sociopaths are a product of society.

Psychopaths are genetically wired with that disorder.

When I say that sociopaths are a product of society, it means that their traumatic upbringing has a great impact on how they’re wired in their personalities, the way they view life, and their relationships with others. This also includes experiences of neglect, abuse, bullying, and even losing someone due to death. When these types of events happen to people the difference lies with how they respond to these things, and the type of environment that they live in. Being a product of society might give you a perspective on the dark and sad part of our world, including its people.That’s why childhood is a very sensitive and significant period, because the emotional, social and even psychological development of a child influences the type of adult that they will become. Additionally, this is why not every person you meet is a full functioning sociopath, because like I said as people we are different, yes we experience similar things, but the way we respond and how allow these experiences to affect us are completely different, in my opinion.

[C]»»————-　➴　————-««

On the other hand, psychopaths are in a way born like that, or to be specific they might have experienced a head injury which causes the part of the brain that’s responsible for monitoring your emotions to shut down. The science behind this is the fact that different parts of our brain process different emotions in different ways, which makes a lot of sense. In reality, if you feel angry some will cry, some will punch a mirror, and some will vent it out. As a result, an injury can distort that process, and change your moods and emotions abnormally. Now, this doesn’t necessarily apply to anime characters who are portrayed as psychopaths, but the difference lies with their personality traits and their behaviours, which I will get into later on.

When it comes to the characteristics sociopaths and psychopaths are very similar, but the difference is that sociopaths tend to project emotions and they are somewhat self aware of their actions. That’s why they usually know how to hide their tracks if they commit a crime, or if they’re involved with many romantic partners. Furthermore, they tend to be charming, and extremely manipulative, which can be very beneficial when it comes to socialising, and persuading people to do things for them, or manipulate them into joining a cult or any evil scheme of theirs. On the other hand, psychopaths are flamboyant in what they do, whether it’s their unsettling addictions or pleasures, or even disturbing thoughts that they possess.This is because they aren’t capable of displaying human emotions or even behaviours that we consider normal. To them, empathy is not something they have, it is something they mimic or try to understand how it is done, through other people. They’re unable to imagine what others might feel or think if they were to be approached by them. That’s why they tend to be really observant, and do a great job at being salesmen, CEOs and are great politicians.

[C]»»————-　➴　————-««

[CB]Spoilers ahead !

[C]༻✦༺ 　༻✧༺　༻✦༺ 　༻✧༺

❝ My greatest pleasure comes when such people crumple to their knees and I look down upon their disbelieving faces as their plans fail.❞

[C]╔═════ ∘◦ ✾ ◦∘ ══════╗

[CB]Background

[C]╚═════ ∘◦ ❈ ◦∘ ══════╝

[CB]Source

Anime
انضم
معروضة
احدث
ويكيبيديا
إستطلاعات
إختبارات
مجلد مشترك
Sociopathy in Anime || Part 1
Author's Avatar
H̷o̷k̷a̷g̷e̷ ̷c̷h̷a̷n̷
قبل 3 أيام
4/11/2020

❝𝐈 𝐚𝐦 𝐬𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐢𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐝𝐞𝐯𝐢𝐥 𝐞𝐱𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐡𝐞 𝐰𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝 𝐰𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐮𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐟𝐞𝐞𝐥 𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲 𝐬𝐨𝐫𝐫𝐲 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐡𝐢𝐦❞

                                                 - 𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐡𝐚 𝐒𝐭𝐨𝐮𝐭

══════ ∘◦❁◦∘ ═══════

╒═══════════╕

#JupiterLovis

TPL Credit: Kyte

╘═══════════╛

༻✦༺ 　༻✧༺　༻✦༺ 　༻✧༺

Have you ever wondered what would happen if you were unable to identify your emotions or even process them?

Well the answer isn’t quite easy to explain, but if you fall under that category then you’re most likely a sociopath in the making. Well if only it was that easy to identify sociopaths in the first place. However, as human beings we are able to display our emotions, which stem from our brains’ responses to certain situations and events that later on develop into memories. This means that emotions don’t only include how we internally feel, but they also include how we process and respond to these feelings, whether it’s anger, fear or anxiety. Emotions are what make us human, they help us evolve and relate to each other, and even innovate. In other words, emotions are our means of survival, but most importantly, they help us understand each other, and empathise.

══════ ∘◦❁◦∘ ═══════

Hi folks, it’s Kage and for today’s blog I decided to talk about sociopathy in anime. One of the reasons why I chose to talk about this is mainly because I am naturally drawn to anime and manga characters that portray psychotic and unstable behaviours, but I feel like sociopathy is somewhat overshadowed by the concept of psychopathy, which gained popularity over the years, especially in anime.In my previous blog, I hinted at how in Dr. Stone, Tsukasa’s upbringing influenced his psychotic behaviours in order to achieve his goal. Does that mean he’s a sociopath? Not really, he might display certain characteristics or tendencies, but not every character or a person that commits murder is a sociopath, and not every sociopath is capable of killing.

The layout of this blog would include a character analysis as well as my own perspective and little experience of understanding people’s sociopathic personalities, behaviours and tendencies

»»————-　➴　————-««

╔═════ ∘◦ ✾ ◦∘ ══════╗

What is Sociopathy ?

╚═════ ∘◦ ❈ ◦∘ ══════╝

user uploaded image
»»————-　➴　————-««

A very apparent misconception about sociopathy is its relation or similarity to psychopathy.Now I’ll try not to get into much details but the premise is this.

Sociopaths are a product of society.

Psychopaths are genetically wired with that disorder.

When I say that sociopaths are a product of society, it means that their traumatic upbringing has a great impact on how they’re wired in their personalities, the way they view life, and their relationships with others. This also includes experiences of neglect, abuse, bullying, and even losing someone due to death. When these types of events happen to people the difference lies with how they respond to these things, and the type of environment that they live in. Being a product of society might give you a perspective on the dark and sad part of our world, including its people.That’s why childhood is a very sensitive and significant period, because the emotional, social and even psychological development of a child influences the type of adult that they will become. Additionally, this is why not every person you meet is a full functioning sociopath, because like I said as people we are different, yes we experience similar things, but the way we respond and how allow these experiences to affect us are completely different, in my opinion.

»»————-　➴　————-««

On the other hand, psychopaths are in a way born like that, or to be specific they might have experienced a head injury which causes the part of the brain that’s responsible for monitoring your emotions to shut down. The science behind this is the fact that different parts of our brain process different emotions in different ways, which makes a lot of sense. In reality, if you feel angry some will cry, some will punch a mirror, and some will vent it out. As a result, an injury can distort that process, and change your moods and emotions abnormally. Now, this doesn’t necessarily apply to anime characters who are portrayed as psychopaths, but the difference lies with their personality traits and their behaviours, which I will get into later on.

══════ ∘◦❁◦∘ ═══════

user uploaded image
When it comes to the characteristics sociopaths and psychopaths are very similar, but the difference is that sociopaths tend to project emotions and they are somewhat self aware of their actions. That’s why they usually know how to hide their tracks if they commit a crime, or if they’re involved with many romantic partners. Furthermore, they tend to be charming, and extremely manipulative, which can be very beneficial when it comes to socialising, and persuading people to do things for them, or manipulate them into joining a cult or any evil scheme of theirs. On the other hand, psychopaths are flamboyant in what they do, whether it’s their unsettling addictions or pleasures, or even disturbing thoughts that they possess.This is because they aren’t capable of displaying human emotions or even behaviours that we consider normal. To them, empathy is not something they have, it is something they mimic or try to understand how it is done, through other people. They’re unable to imagine what others might feel or think if they were to be approached by them. That’s why they tend to be really observant, and do a great job at being salesmen, CEOs and are great politicians.

»»————-　➴　————-««

Spoilers ahead !

༻✦༺ 　༻✧༺　༻✦༺ 　༻✧༺

user uploaded image
❝ My greatest pleasure comes when such people crumple to their knees and I look down upon their disbelieving faces as their plans fail.❞

╔═════ ∘◦ ✾ ◦∘ ══════╗

Background

╚═════ ∘◦ ❈ ◦∘ ══════╝

Source

user uploaded image
There’s little to know about Hisoka’s upbringing which tends to make me a bit detached from the character, due to my standpoint on how backstories are as important, because they really bring out vital information about the person, and the world they live in. In addition to this, backstories reveal how the character becomes who he/she is, and the reasons behind his/her actions and certain goals. However, Hisoka is one of those characters where I can overlook the lack or absence of his background to try and make sense of his sociopathic and anti-hero role and personality. This is simply because other areas of his character are so rich and interesting to analyse. As a result, I develop a much better understanding of who he is in terms of his ideologies and also the symbolism behind his character, which I will get into later on in this blog.