Do you think sociopaths are made( trauma, conformity, society, environment, hormones, etc) or born that way? Do you think it is possible to become a sociopaths if you had no signs as a child? Do you think it is possible only if you had signs but they were dormant. Were you born or made? share your story. Do you think if someone was made they are at an advantage because they have experienced "genuine" emotions?
I'm pretty sure sociopaths are widely accepted as "made", and psychopaths as born.
It's pretty up in the air though.
Both, if you believe that sociopaths and psychopaths are one and the same.
I personally believe sociopaths are made that way (by their upbringing) and psychopaths are born that way (by both upbringing and genetics).
I don't know if I was made this way or born this way. I've never been clinically tested for psychopathy, only AsPD.
Personally, I think my upbringing had a lot to do with the way I turned out. Though, mental health issues do run in my family. My father was institutionalized and I suspect my mother is a psychopath. So there is a genetic connection to some sort of mental health issues at least. Whether they're actually related to psychopathy or not though, I don't really know, because neither of my parents were ever tested for it.
I'm just gonna use your topic as a diary reflecting my opinion, even though it may sound silly.
Well for my part I've spent my childhood pretty well (no abuse, classic school childhood), I was quite a sensitive empath (well maybe too much at times). The problem was that most of my emotions were just sad and negative and I've ended up being an emo kid overwhelmed by hatred, rejection and all that. I grew up only with my mother and sister. I've always been witty and smart, but I've been kinda an emo empath lost in his world so nothing was happening but me torturing myself with emotions. (cutting wrists after school to make the pain stop, alcohol poisoning)
I did have a couple of sociopath traits, but mostly some borderline disorder(s), I've been at child psychiatrist at the age of 7, but he only came to the conclusion that I'm smarter than my age and didn't mean to jump into any labels that soon.
At the age of 18 I've broken up with my family, accepted the fact I can't be with neither of 2 girls I've loved so much, lived alone, had no friends, failed high school study -- worked instead to take care of myself. I'd say I've been quite successful to say the least.
Long story short, at my 19th birthday (which by the way is this year) I kind of flipped the switch, the genuine feelings are gone, I resemble the most of sociopath traits. You wouldn't have recognized me from year ago.
To me this kind of a mental change sounds like a way of mind protecting itself (I've always felt shit no matter what, something like chronic depressions all day long), I don't have to cope with it anymore, I'm who I want to be and what I make of myself. The anti-social disorders from childhood have dimmed aswell, it's less of an issue now.
When I realized that I've changed into someone else, I've had a bit of struggles to understand what's going on until I've googled it up. This year I changed high school and instead of being an ugly bullied emo retard I'm popular-ish, hot-looking, I'm not afraid to hit on pretty moms and establish positive relationships.
I'm glad to have finally passed the years and start anew (even if it means I have no real core personality of my own, or the one I'm not going back to).
by Shadowcoldzx
I'm just gonna use your topic as a diary reflecting my opinion, even though it may sound silly.
Well for my part I've spent my childhood pretty well (no abuse, classic school childhood), I was quite a sensitive empath (well maybe too much at times). The problem was that most of my emotions were just sad and negative and I've ended up being an emo kid overwhelmed by hatred, rejection and all that. I grew up only with my mother and sister. I've always been witty and smart, but I've been kinda an emo empath lost in his world so nothing was happening but me torturing myself with emotions. (cutting wrists after school to make the pain stop, alcohol poisoning)
I did have a couple of sociopath traits, but mostly some borderline disorder(s), I've been at child psychiatrist at the age of 7, but he only came to the conclusion that I'm smarter than my age and didn't mean to jump into any labels that soon.At the age of 18 I've broken up with my family, accepted the fact I can't be with neither of 2 girls I've loved so much, lived alone, had no friends, failed high school study -- worked instead to take care of myself. I'd say I've been quite successful to say the least.
Long story short, at my 19th birthday (which by the way is this year) I kind of flipped the switch, the genuine feelings are gone, I resemble the most of sociopath traits. You wouldn't have recognized me from year ago.
To me this kind of a mental change sounds like a way of mind protecting itself (I've always felt shit no matter what, something like chronic depressions all day long), I don't have to cope with it anymore, I'm who I want to be and what I make of myself. The anti-social disorders from childhood have dimmed aswell, it's less of an issue now.When I realized that I've changed into someone else, I've had a bit of struggles to understand what's going on until I've googled it up. This year I changed high school and instead of being an ugly bullied emo retard I'm popular-ish, hot-looking, I'm not afraid to hit on pretty moms and establish positive relationships.
I'm glad to have finally passed the years and start anew (even if it means I have no real core personality of my own, or the one I'm not going back to).
Do you think you have eradicated or suppressed the emotions?