homicidal ideation is the term for having active thoughts about murdering others. these thoughts can be intrusive, however they can also often be voluntary.

misconceptions:

‘people who have these thoughts either have killed someone or will kill someone in the future’ - this is false. most people who have these thoughts usually have disordered behaviours (most commonly as a result of personality disorders) and struggle to find healthy ways to cope with their emotions, therefore provocation and stress can easily cause thoughts of inflicting harm onto others. this doesn’t inherently mean these people are dangerous, nor does it mean that they’re going to act upon these thoughts. most people who experience homicidal ideation never act on it and use it more as a way to process their distress/frustration internally.

‘having these thoughts about people in your life means you can’t possibly care for them’ - also false. caring for someone doesn’t make them an exception to mental illness and it doesn’t stop your mental illnesses from existing. to think that someone’s love for you is only valid as long as they’re not displaying traits of mental illness is unfair and is hugely misinformed. to love and be loved by someone who is mentally ill is to accept that they will display symptoms of their mental illness. you are not the exception and they do not love you any less by showing traits of being unwell.

‘so you endorse murder’ - no. that’s not at all what this means and if you seriously think this then your grasp of severe mental health issues is too limited to be commenting on such topics.

‘you’re evil’ - for being unwell? don’t be a cunt. if you seriously think that having a disordered manner of processing emotions internally makes someone ‘evil’ then that sounds more like an issue with you being too sensitive and having a lack of understanding, not an issue with the mentally ill person experiencing these thoughts. don’t make your inability to understand mental illness into someone else’s problem.

That is how I experience things, as a result of my personality disorders.

Sociopathy, or rather psychopatic disorder, is an actual mental illness, but isn't diagnosed until 18 years old because the brain is still developing and the medics can't say if it's actual sociopathy or just teenagers being teenagers. So no, even in season 6 we can't really call Lila a sociopath, though she's in a situation favorable to its development, (especially since she was ran out of school. Nice going eliminating one of the things keeping her in check, Marinette) and there's strong evidence for genetic factors playing a role.

We already have an explanation for her lies. Her mom neglecting her for her job (ironically one of the factors that can cause the emergence of psychopatic disorder is in fact parental neglect) and her trying to fish any attention from any source.

There's also an easy counter to the development of Lila's eventual psychopatic disorder, namely the positive GENUINE attention she craves for... And by giving her Tikki and an equal partner, you gave her just that. She won't be the nicest girl (after all, genetic factors), but she still won't be pushed into sociopathy.

What, exactly, is your cat thinking? Scientists came up with a questionnaire in 2021 that might give you some idea of where your feline friend fits on what's known as the triarchic model of psychopathy. The model measures levels of boldness, meanness, and disinhibition in order to assess overall psychopathic tendencies. Ordinarily, the test is for human beings, of course, but here it's being applied to cats. Having completed the survey – which you can find online – you'll be given what's called a CAT-Tri+ measure for your pet's level of psychopathy. The team is hoping that knowing this score can improve human and cat relationships.

Sociopaths, aka those with ASPD, are capable of love.

Those with psychopathy are capable of love.

Narcissists, aka those with NPD, are capable of love.