As a writer, I do thought exercises, so yes, sometimes, my exercise for the day (or the hour) is to go to a public place, pick out a person, and randomly 'spin the psychosis wheel' to give them a story. And then, in my mind, I flesh it out from there.
But, as we all know, writers are a sick lot, aren't we?
 DerekD
                                                
                                                Level 7
                                                Apr 14, 2018
                                            
                                                
                                                    DerekD
                                                
                                                Level 7
                                                Apr 14, 2018                                            
                                        Not really.  I look for the seamingly well adjusted, intelligent psychopaths. 
 Donna_I
                                                
                                                Level 8
                                                Apr 14, 2018
                                            
                                                
                                                    Donna_I
                                                
                                                Level 8
                                                Apr 14, 2018                                            
                                        Pick me !!! Pick meeeeeee !!! ????
Yeah, and then i marry them.......hey, do I sound bitter?
@AnneWimsey more Sherlock or Dexter?
@Donna_I NO Dexter, thankyuvurrymuch. Would it give you insight if i told you when i was 12 i had a mad crush on Sherlock Holmes, the original?
Hell, I look side-eyes at people I Know sometimes!
 AnneWimsey
                                                
                                                Level 9
                                                Apr 14, 2018
                                            
                                                
                                                    AnneWimsey
                                                
                                                Level 9
                                                Apr 14, 2018                                            
                                        I don't. Some , I hope, I will never meet ina dark alley, but then I hardly ever find myself in a dark alley. So then I scold myself and look at my picture of Wolverine.
 Spinliesel
                                                
                                                Level 9
                                                Apr 15, 2018
                                            
                                                
                                                    Spinliesel
                                                
                                                Level 9
                                                Apr 15, 2018                                            
                                        lol
What pics are you referring to? The ones here on user profiles, or just random on the internet?
 SpikeTalon
                                                
                                                Level 9
                                                Apr 14, 2018
                                            
                                                
                                                    SpikeTalon
                                                
                                                Level 9
                                                Apr 14, 2018                                            
                                        I'm glad I don't have my driver's license photo on this site. You would all think I have a "collection" in my basement.
Not my best.
 TrailRider
                                                
                                                Level 7
                                                Apr 14, 2018
                                            
                                                
                                                    TrailRider
                                                
                                                Level 7
                                                Apr 14, 2018                                            
                                        I can spot a sociopath having dealt with them both professionally and personally.
 ArthurPhillips
                                                
                                                Level 6
                                                Apr 17, 2018
                                            
                                                
                                                    ArthurPhillips
                                                
                                                Level 6
                                                Apr 17, 2018                                            
                                        The medical term in anti-social personality disorder. It happens in 1in 100 people according to the ICD 10. You are unlikely to recognise them just by their appearance (would that it were so easy). The glib, superficial pleasantries they affect mean that there are more likely to appear attractive, exactly the opposite. When I have encountered people with ASPD in the past (as a MH professional working in forensic psychiatry) I have been surprised by how plausible they appear. Tricky characters, even the more harmless ones. The thing to remember is to them, you are of no more value as an entity as a paper cup.
 Amisja
                                                
                                                Level 8
                                                Apr 15, 2018
                                            
                                                
                                                    Amisja
                                                
                                                Level 8
                                                Apr 15, 2018