I agree with ItDuz. I think media portrayals of psychologically unstable male protagonists are very specific; they're always difficult, awkward, but extremely talented at whatever it is they do, and accidentally charming. They are anti-heros, but archetypical all the same.
Actual sociopaths/psychopaths are emotionally retarded. They're typically very adept at appearing otherwise, but they're content to steamroll through other people's lives taking what they can without any guilt. They can be extremely cruel, and they won't magically find a soft spot just for you, they'll fuck you and throw you away. If you like the idea of being used for sex/money then go for it.
Psychosis which you mentioned is characterised by paranoid delusions. They might throw your mobile phone down the toilet because they think the government has bugged it, they might be convinced you're part of the conspiracy and threaten to kill you, they might have severe depression because of their difficulty dealing with such a debilitating psychological disorder and consider killing themselves.
I think the 'cool and handsome, extremely intelligent men who are troubled in some way' portrayed on telly rarely accurately reflect the true nature of mental instability, and you're letting this fictional ideal cause you to view people with real problems through rose-tinted spectacles.
"Oh he's so dark and disturbed... DREAMY!" *He strangles you to death and cuts off your face to find the mechanical spiders the CIA hid in your skin*
Some disorders are marked by being superficially charming such as narcissists. Many psychopaths who killed were also very charming but they were still crazy and ended up killing people. So having a character with a psychological disorder that is charming is not really that far fetched.
I know - the most adept of psychopaths can charm their way up the ladder into all kinds of impressive positions: dictators, military commanders, CEOs.
Doesn't change the fact that in the context of television, film and literature, psychopaths, psychotics and those with disorders such as Aspergers are rarely depicted honestly, warts and all, leading people like OP to develop unrealistic ideas of what it is to have these various conditions, or what it would be to have a relationship with someone with these various conditions.
I'd like it if you'd stop making assumptions about me, despite not knowing me at all. I have researched mental conditions extremely thoroughly, I know what I'm talking about.
Ok I apologise for making assumptions. But when you say that you noticed your attraction to people with mental conditions after watching Sherlock I found it hard not to.
If you have researched them thoroughly, then I think the answer to your question is no it's not normal. I think being attracted to people who are slightly dysfunctional, different, awkward is fairly normal. But people diagnosed with psychosis or psychopathy/sociopathy aren't 'slightly dysfunctional, different', they have serious issues. That's something that to most people would be concerning and not something they'd be attracted by, but attracted in spite of.
Is it normal to be attracted to neurosis/psychosis?
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I agree with ItDuz. I think media portrayals of psychologically unstable male protagonists are very specific; they're always difficult, awkward, but extremely talented at whatever it is they do, and accidentally charming. They are anti-heros, but archetypical all the same.
Actual sociopaths/psychopaths are emotionally retarded. They're typically very adept at appearing otherwise, but they're content to steamroll through other people's lives taking what they can without any guilt. They can be extremely cruel, and they won't magically find a soft spot just for you, they'll fuck you and throw you away. If you like the idea of being used for sex/money then go for it.
Psychosis which you mentioned is characterised by paranoid delusions. They might throw your mobile phone down the toilet because they think the government has bugged it, they might be convinced you're part of the conspiracy and threaten to kill you, they might have severe depression because of their difficulty dealing with such a debilitating psychological disorder and consider killing themselves.
I think the 'cool and handsome, extremely intelligent men who are troubled in some way' portrayed on telly rarely accurately reflect the true nature of mental instability, and you're letting this fictional ideal cause you to view people with real problems through rose-tinted spectacles.
"Oh he's so dark and disturbed... DREAMY!" *He strangles you to death and cuts off your face to find the mechanical spiders the CIA hid in your skin*
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Some disorders are marked by being superficially charming such as narcissists. Many psychopaths who killed were also very charming but they were still crazy and ended up killing people. So having a character with a psychological disorder that is charming is not really that far fetched.
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I know - the most adept of psychopaths can charm their way up the ladder into all kinds of impressive positions: dictators, military commanders, CEOs.
Doesn't change the fact that in the context of television, film and literature, psychopaths, psychotics and those with disorders such as Aspergers are rarely depicted honestly, warts and all, leading people like OP to develop unrealistic ideas of what it is to have these various conditions, or what it would be to have a relationship with someone with these various conditions.
I'd like it if you'd stop making assumptions about me, despite not knowing me at all. I have researched mental conditions extremely thoroughly, I know what I'm talking about.
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Ok I apologise for making assumptions. But when you say that you noticed your attraction to people with mental conditions after watching Sherlock I found it hard not to.
If you have researched them thoroughly, then I think the answer to your question is no it's not normal. I think being attracted to people who are slightly dysfunctional, different, awkward is fairly normal. But people diagnosed with psychosis or psychopathy/sociopathy aren't 'slightly dysfunctional, different', they have serious issues. That's something that to most people would be concerning and not something they'd be attracted by, but attracted in spite of.