Just curious if a sociopath can ever feel bad about anything they've done. They know right from wrong... so even if it's not a complete overwhelming feeling of guilt... if they feel they did someone wrong... could they actually be sorry about it because they know they treated someone wrong?
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Yes, some here have reported feeling very bad after they are caught. Others stay on auto pilot and never question or change how they think about what they are doing to others, it is not in their programming.
I believe this whole process is shaped by "karma." if people are used to bring "karmic retribution," it makes sense that their minds would go into an "all or nothing" mode that is focused only on that goal. So after the goal is achieved, it is possible that they could become aware of the process. Clearly, some things wouldn't happen if they could stop themselves.
There must be various ranges from completely running on impulse with no free will to reconsider; to fully aware of the impulses and fully able to counteract them and not act on them where this causes harm. All ppl must be somewhere on this spectrum. [Face it, even "normal" people have to 'turn off' emotions and conscience just to buy products made with slave labor of people suffering and working in subhuman conditions, or just to throw away extra food while people are starving in other countries. There are very few ppl who are "completely sociopathic" as there are very few who are so perfect in conscience they avoid comporimng
oh come on tara, we had numerous talks on this subject here and i have never heard a single socio admit to it, nor have i ever read it anywhere else. like TK likes to point out, if you have feelings of guilt or sadness over what you did, then you're not a sociopath.
@lostboy: screwing people over is just a part of the game. you either get played or you don't. you did, i did, and many others did, but partially that's on us for allowing it to happen. we had a choice, but we were too blind to see. learn from it and move on, that would be my friendly advice.
life can be a bitch sometimes, it's ok though, as long as you learn from your mistakes and not let them happen again, then it's all good! one more life lesson learned. ;)
KNOW: Yes
FEEL: No
It's a difference, because I know what I could feel but I dont feel this. I could say, I'm so sorry about, for example, beat someone up. But I only do this for getting a lower punishment. If you know how people think it's easy for you to handle with them.
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