I feel myself swimming in a sea of uncaring coldness 90% of the time, I feel in touch with a depth of emotion in the 10%, and in light of this assume the person of the 10% is who I am. It just became like a sort of daily routine for us . i meant my first comment as a serious question. This post is amusing. At its worst point, my family had started to talk amongst themselves over my mental state and the possibility of sending me out for some evaluation. People here are trying to cope with a disorder they never chose to have. Was this normal maturity? If so, how should I go about that? )Speaking of narcissists: Another post on this blog treats narcissists as though they're fundamentally different from sociopaths, but they're not. In some ways I am relieved while deep inside I feel the urge to practice my skills now that I understand the various abilities I have.I feel like I should announce it but would that take some of the fun out of my daily rituals? If your mom is like me she would just try to make ur life hell till she got tired and did something else. I have lots of friends who call, want to hang (way more than Id like to) yet I never call anyone to talk about anything, I never pick up the phone and want to call one of them, not once. I manage to con people into taking care of me. Interesting conversation on whether a sociopath with very shallow emotions can be creative.I dont think that emotions are the source of creativity and Im not even sure that emotions are necessarily a good vehicle for creativity. They feel comfortable lying to you about important issues. They can also analyze and read other people, which is necessary for manipulating them, but this is not empathy on an emotional level. U r turned into one or born this way . I know I'm not one, but I do know there is some level of empathy I lack, and a bit of a "gap" in my emotions. If im enjoying the ride, i wouldnt have a known reputation In fact, it's their love of excitement that makes sociopaths so appealing. Sociopath: Types, Symptoms, And More - MantraCare Their perceptions were limited. Due to circumstance I acquired them as a fulfillment of a need so I feel a sense of acomplishment.As for a lonely life. We live in a world where most people only see 'ying' or 'yang'. I'll be horrified (and I will eventually mourn their death on my own time), but my mind wanders too much to avoid absurd distractions like that. But recently i have come to realize that i am most likely sociopathic, i'm not going to see a psychiatrist or anything about it because honestly, it's not really a problem. I do, because when you're running your mouth that's all I'm thinking about.Let me clear something up about people like myself-at least me anyway. Writing that last sentence out I felt like I was lying as I wrote it. This may sound sexist, but it's not intended to be. Seeing my snowman makes me think everything I type, Chipperly. He does a great stand up kind of makingfunof tthat. People can have high IQs but be incredibly dumb in their day-to-day lives. Sorry to burst some of your bubbles. But my observations of "normal" people suggest there's some level between those two, something that creates a bond between people, makes my friends do annoying things like call me "for a chat" (I generally only phone people for instrumental reasons. that it's too much to believe that he or she is a sociopath. He makes me so happy when I see him pop up! But I am an empath type and do to circumstance (moving around as a child alot, making the conscious choice to prefer truth over myth or compliance, curious by nature so always questioning the "norm" or why and how) I too exhibited the so called acquisition of greater self knowledge and others. So, if you get upset by their behaviour, they will not feel sorry or make amends for their actions. Come on, get real. I've hurt some people in my life, but not out of sadism or some hidden agenda, but out of ignorance. "http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Upqcu2DWK8gThe first time I heard it, I had no idea what it meant, or who sociopaths were. Anonymous 8:28 PM,Yeah, I've read that definition too. The author of PF is writing a new book. I still want to believe he has the potential to become a gentleman as he asked me to help. Or in charge some way. If you can stick to those rules you'll do much better in all but the shortest of runs. My biggest question is how to prove to a third party that someone is indeed a sociopath. Copyright John Whitfield. They can also analyze and read other people, which is necessary for manipulating them, but this is not empathy on an emotional level. Learn more about the profile of a sociopath, signs of an abusive boyfriend, how to forget a sociopath and how to divorce a sociopath. I would like to raise two questions:-1) What does the Word 'sociopath' even mean?-2) What does the word 'know' (in this Blog Title) even mean.Talk and talk, but say nothing; this is what I see here.~andrew, You are all mad.Some of you BRAG you are 'sociopaths'.Some of you BRAG you are 'empaths'.Then you tell each other how much better you are than each other. Name as many animals as you can in one minute. Had I had a different upbringing, I likely would have been too distracted by my relationships to attain this as most people are. I suspect that someone will do that for me eventually, just like life, someone else will have to take the responsibility.So, I don't know if I am a sociopath, but whatever I am is horrible, cowardess and deeply wrong on many levels. Medusa, I completely disagree with you about the creativity. I don't believe in it. Pretending just a few minutes later that it didn't happen the way the victim remembered it is not only useful, but it gives them the satisfaction of having power over other people's minds (crazy-making). Everybody else, inside they were like me, they thought like me, internally we were all entirely selfish, nobody really had "empathy" they just acted as if they did. I hope this progresses for you. It's just their current state that drove them do it, or an animal abuser to tortures kittens. 9 terrifying symptoms of a REAL LIFE sociopath! Here are some of them. All communication will be treated in the strictest confidence. It was wonderful. We would never, given. I don't want to hear your opinion Missus, since I devalued your perspective pretty early on. Am I playing with fire? No.By creativity today I am meaning "creating something new", not just "creating". They cannot feel genuine love, empathy, or remorse. how exactly do they test if you are a sociopath? If folk choose the dark side to channel their fears and anger into the world to make themselves feel better, then its up to them. People I like. But I like it when you like someone enough they make you nervous. I'm nearly sixteen, and as a child the only reason I kept myself from doing bad behaviors was fear of retribution. If you enjoy harming animals or people, you're probably a sociopath, and not one of the benign types.3.) That's just bs people like the idiot that wrote this page would love you to believe about us because it makes it simpler to hate us. Especially the thing about not missing my kids - some people seem to equate not missing your children with not loving them. While the terms sociopath and psychopath are used interchangeably, they dont mean the same. I cannot wait until Google takes over the world!Google is currently amazing, but when it gets more ambitious CEO's it's going to abuse all the information it's gained, but the world will be made better. We dont wish for it either. It seems that the cult leader is testing the level of control he has over the members as well as giving himself an ego boost. You really can't name one piece of fiction that was so anachronistic and alien that it broke ground no one else had tread upon before.The fun part of this though is that you can view the chronological changes, the shifts if you will over time. I'm obviously pretty terrible at it because my family can tell something is wrong when I am around them so I have been trying to avoid contact with them, which in turn causes them to worry about me. As soon as I joined he forced me into a role I didn't want and hadn't signed up for, all to suit his short term interests. what if a sociopath has 5 brothers (likely psychopath/socio genetically)? "You've got it backwards. They have some idea what a sociopath is based on movies, fiction and news stories. Been out of prison since 1995 - Absolutely no arrests or police contact. Please, https://www.psychopathfree.com/bookshelf.php?tabid=125, http://www.amazon.com/Survivors-Quest-Recovery-After-Encountering-ebook/dp/B00MOTO00Q/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1408138504&sr=8-2&keywords=the+survivor's+quest, 5 Things Sociopaths and Narcissists Say to Make You Feel Crazy. I was flabbergasted when I caught here blatantly concocting a story and lying to me just to win an argument. Now it's like one of those jokes you meant to embarrass someone with, and now you have to explain it. When I was 16, I realized I was a sociopath. All of a sudden, I could click myself out of my body in to the body of another. It's not well understood, but it shouldn't be ridiculed or dismissed. But I don't seem to experience this quite the same way as most (e.g. However, it's not for lack of caring. How do you find another one (assuming co-habitation would be a good thing). Ive read I wont be able to. A peaceful and orderly world is a more comfortable world for me to live in. Just going through the motions.Certainly there are many people on this site "self-diagnosed" ( the small team of doctors I've worked with would sign off on my credentials ) and I'm sure many are real. I only dated the guy for 5 weeks, but I also lost my shoe. Those guys saw my vulnerabibity in the PSYCHE WARD. The 'truth' CAN set you free. Google tries to make its work environment as inviting and fun as possible because it makes their creative teams stay longer and do more together. Sociopaths must spend their entire lives watching others and learning to imitate behaviors that they are unable to engage in naturally. If you feel guilty after killing bugs and occasionally "spare" them, you're not a sociopath. It makes my butt pucker, and I'm not a big fan of that. Hanging out we do all the time. The stupid ones break the law (and get caught), lie (and get caught), hurt people (and get caught), and therefore have relationship problems, etc - and get the psychiatric label. All of you. I can easily manipulate, but I don't becausewhy would I?! For more information, please see our I feel so much better now. You're pathetic. It might be because the fact that I'm fifteen but, for a long time, I've known that I don't act, think, or even have emotions of a "regular teenager". IF YOU ARE PROVE IT, You are so funny, trying to troll on a sociopath-related blog. They can feel regret for bad (evil) choices, but only because they had negative consequences for themselves, not because they care about others.Anyway, back to the core of the matter: Sociopaths of all types lack conscience. If bankers were better connected to the rest of us, and if they harmed themselves or better still, each other when their decisions harmed society, they would police one another more keenly. Contact Us. I never strayed, but the sociopath got me to do his seperation for free. The worst part is--more often than not--they dont have any conscience. Unfortunately for me and the rest of my siblings, she uses her "abilities" as a way to get whatever she wants, no matter how it hurts us. Same with other people. I won't be doing that. as soon as that happens you lose the hate that holds you back and you realize that instead of forcing your way through a world that just seems a bit off you can easily glide through a world that is at your disposal Jimmy Buffet said it best "changes in latitude changes in attitude"in this case the latitude is your own mindset and knowledge, I've read some interesting comments from people who don't know how to "categorize" themselves, so I'll throw out some rules of thumb. If I was too much of a pain in the ass to punish, I figured they'd be less likely to dish it out. What causes someone to become a serial killer? Criminology - CNN Real dates start to feel like job interviews. Like if we find another planet, or a way to function without food or something. It was probably devised by a sociopath, because what kind of person reduces others to mere numbers or grades? Sociopath: Definition, vs. Psychopath, Test, Traits, and Symptoms I can't wait! In fact, you said pretty much just that on the previous topic.You feel invisible, and I think sometimes you reach the limit of how much non-existing you can do and so you lash out like this. Inability - is poverty" Arthur Schopenhauer, "Reason is powerless in the expression of Love.Love alone is capable of revealing the truth of Love and being a Lover.The way of our prophets is the way of Truth.If you want to live, die in Love! Sociopaths must spend their entire lives watching others and learning to imitate behaviors that they are unable to engage in naturally. The Conservative MP Douglas Hogg submitted a list of expenses for his country estate that included 2,200 for cleaning the moat. So sharpen up, look out for number one and stop being dicks. It's a fascinating crossover between science and art if your perception is properly tuned to see it. You can change your city from here. I never thought i was any different to normal people (psychologically) I thought everyone was as cold as me, and that everyone just acted polite and caring. The truth, however, is more complex than a . Most people cannot give you an accurate answer to this question. Creativity isn't strictly emotional, either, so sociopaths have no different artistic ability, or creative ability, I don't see a difference. To me the rewards would be as fake as the deceptions I needed to use to fool people. Instead, they're more of a subgenre of sociopath. That's pretty much how I got through secondary school. Ive realized one reason I see them and problems so clearly is because Ive studied them trying to learn the rules of the game we are playing. Understanding the Sociopath: Cause, Motivation, Relationship It's the more convenient version of the truth, a you cant prove it, and if you can i must have remembered wrong version. And i am so damned lonely. I.E. Many of the cult members will actually laugh off the idea because they believe so strongly that the leader is benevolent, helping them etc. In fact, I think it's a rarity, and often time probably an accident. I dont really care to be diagnosed ither. They are not emotionally stable and tend to lie at the drop of the hat. If this horrifies you, you're probably not a sociopath. But will I? I cant keep a job for nothing. Today it is obvious to me that people wear their hearts on their sleeves. It takes the attention off the sociopath and sets the victim on a path of trying to figure out if they might be sociopathic themselves. i feel a little odd being so fascinated by you all including the cunts(i know my comment will properly not be appreciated i just needed to get it out there), I think ultimately its about experiencing the life at the full extent. No way. I'll take every last cent you have and leave you bleeding out on the floor of your living room, then stop by a coffee shop on the way home because I worked up an appetite doing what I did to you.The only regret I have about the way I treat people is that there's no way for me to make it easier-to just wipe all you stupid motherfuckers out with one go. be afraid you monsalabic moron. 8 A Word From Mantra Care What Is Sociopath? Based on what, TNP? to the person with the agro boss i know sociopaths think tik work ect ect be careful no one else here will tell you to becareful because they simply dont care but if you TRY too taunt your boss it will not work chances are he has given you a false sense of security do you honestly think a sociopath will let you have cobntrol?? Yes, people do manipulate on a normal basis, but I think what they mean by a sociopath manipulating people, it might be in a different, maybe more cunning way? with other sociopaths, but they're extremely extraverted and poor at introspection. I want to understand my mom. As another anonymous poster stated, a true sociopath could kill their own child (assuming that child was useless to them), then contentedly eat dinner and watch TV. Google will start to make things dramatically more efficient. And I work in Finance, where these types are meant to flourish Short term maybe, medium term there are enough long knives out for them to end them as soon as they falter.The reason I've found this site, is because in joining a new financial institution recently, I got a sociopath as my managers manager. Their motivation is to project a grandiose self-image of themselves to others, hoping to see it reflected back in the form of worship/praise or pity (when required). Similarly, mathematical models suggest that if antisocial behavior is rare enough, it can prosper. That part is true, but if a person is truly creative, it is their own.THAT is why creativity is so special and so unique. He was one of more than 120 who decided to stand down at the 2010 election, the most retirements since World War II. A psychopath is someone who lives fast and does what he can to escape the consequences. AND I GOT HIM A JOB WITH MY HUSBAND ($30/HOUR)Suddenly, after telling me I'm his "mother", best frient, mentor etc. And it's true. I've always preferred hanging out. Every day out from under that cloud of hate and anger is the gift of freedom. or a similar situation. Moving from one sex partner to another is gratifying and in the high school boy's mentality; admirable but when you grow up you want more. and if no one trusts me and i cant mess with anyone than what am i supposed to do for fun which reminds me ive been getting extremely bored lately because im at a loss of things to do so ive been reseaching sociopaths to find out what to do with myself any suggestions? I get excited and feel emotions when I watch or read or play things. I manage to lie my way through that.The thing is, I really DO feel terrible about who I am and what I do. Accurate city detection helps us serve more contextual content. They know right from wrong but couldn't care less. Still, interesting. And thanks! You're dispensable to us because there are millions more just like you everywhere we look-frankly too many more-and honestly, we could use a few less so not only can we do without you, we could do without most of you. and our We're not as limited as you are, you should strive to be more like us, you really should.They are right that we're not capable of love. A psychopaths deceitful, manipulative, and callous nature equips him (its several times more likely to be a him) to fill this niche. But to hear you take pride in a truncated lifestyle is truly insane. 0.0% reason. I can eventually struggle to feel a glimmer of empathy emotionally, but I mostly experience pathos on an intellectual level (much like sociopaths do when they learn people for the purpose of study or manipulation). Sorry i showed some vulnerablity in this goddamn place. If you wince at other people's pain, you're not a sociopath. Do you feel empathy for others less often or less intensely than other people, or maybe only in certain areas (physical pain but not emotional pain)? has society conditioned me to think that the 10% which is 'good' my true self, as this is the only way I can relate to the world and others, or are my actions in the 10% simply desperate attempts to surround myself with everything 'good' people have because life seems so much easier for them. TNP, you don't strike me as a quintessential sociopath. I am beginning to think that my once perceived great empathy is something else entirely. The hallway is accepted reality. I have chills just reading them. What a place to employ sociopaths! I can now also spot a sociopath a mile away!I think in these comments there are 2 categories of people: people who are feeling "disconnected" from others and those who are just self-centered and pure evil.Now all of you know right from wrong. Ok first off I think the difference between him and the classic soicopath is that I truly believe he hates himself, I mean he has said it and he has tried to kill himself and acts like he doesnt care if he dies tomorrow and he alsobelieves he is a piece of shit and in drunken stuipers or bi polar breakdowns he has said it to me and if you new his past you could see what he would think like that, but on the other hand he is also so very clueless to how to act meaning I believe that whenever he is around crowds of people he looks to them to see how to act ( he is a 30 year old man by the way) and it is like he doesnt have a personalitie of his own and I know because of his past he has an extreme disregard for woman as well. We need to accept people for who they areThis helps to change things for the better, makes them more receptive to new ideas about how to change as opposed to not accepting people which usually promotes them to just 'put up their wall' and stay where they are.All these disorders i swear are just huge deviants from the norm. I've been looking into that very question recently.For me, I knew from a young age I was different and I felt like I was behind everyone and couldn't catch up, so I was going to have to fake it if I wanted acceptance. Some just want to eat, sleep, screw, and poop without annoying feelers nagging them (and God help whoever irritates them). I'm not sure what's so useful about love. Reading what sociopaths write about themselves and their learning as children, they often say that at some point they realize that their development is not the same as those around them. If you wince at other people's pain, you're not a sociopath. I feel cheated.You like winning? If you google "Do sociopaths know they are sociopaths?" One thing that I was surprised to learn as a young'un was how different I seemed to interpret "basic human concepts" to how my peers did after letting myself get dragged into a few interesting discussions. They might even end up gaslighting you and blaming you for their behaviour. - I have single handly destroyed a particular niche in the collectible industry because of 1 persons comment to me over 8 years ago. Yet not every environment triggers the same concern. Its opportunity. No.Do I feel guilty? For this reason, they may not realize that they are sociopaths. Interesting conversation here. Just because you are capable of behaving in a cold and calculated manner under the right circumstances, that does not make you a sociopath either. I always get a bit of a giggle when I continually see Sociopaths say " and I realised I was the only one" with the implied message that they are 'special' - did they forget to read the stats? As soon as I realized this about her, I started googling. I, totally, disagree that creativity is copied. And one last thing for now, on creativity.During the late early 90s, I did quite a bit of painting and charcoal pieces. It's not a sociopath thing. Oh, i didnt read those. This labelling of people is all wrong. Just wanted to chime in that I am proof that it is not lack of empathy that gives you this ability it is lack of being distracted by outside influences and you own emotions.

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