So I think I have moderate sociopathic tendencies but I'm not entirely sure. I've felt relief in researching the subject matter recently and felt my anxiety slipping since I have to peace with the fact that I have tendencies. I know now that fighting the fact and trying to keep up an illusion for myself is pointless. I've come to grips with it and honestly did not expect to feel so much better.
I've felt guilt within me for a while now for not being as emotionally contected with people as they would like. Realizing that it is in my nature to do so has uplifted me. I suppose what keeps me from being a full sociopath is that I still feel remorse and I can empathize with people seldom. But it makes me happy to see that this mental condition does not breed as much prejudice as it used to. It is a really difficult thing to realize this about yourself.
did you have a bad childhood? (the answer would be yes for a sociopath)
also do this
3.1 for primary
3.6 for secondary
Didn't really have a bad childhood no. I argued with my parents a lot and I thought both of my older brothers were morons and often outsmarted them despite being the youngest child. I took pleasure in that. I despised authority as a teenager and grew bitter from the relentless discipline of my parents. But honestly I can say that nothing truly managed to fuck up my childhood.
But you know I've heard of some sociopaths that did not have a bad childhood, which is why I'm not entirely convinced I'm not one. But I did still have bad parts of my childhood, but overall I would not call it bad. Just meh.
also do this
http://psychopath.channel4.com/quizzes.html
and basically if you aren't scoring very high on personal assessment tests you aren't a sociopath or psychopath
you probably just have adhd
well that's pretty high do that other test from http://psychopath.channel4.com/quizzes.html
you could just have some mild psychopathy
I do have adhd. But a much different kind of adhd. I've been extremely calm all my life for someone with adhd but I never gave a shit about anything and I didn't mind making people very upset even as a child. I don't think I demonstrate the same qualities of your average ADHD person, there's definitely something else within me causing the major emotional distance I feel from people.
You're probably right, I'm not a sociopath, but I've learned from Psychology that nothing is a solid diagnosis, it's about spectrums. And I feel like I am definitely much higher than most people on that spectrum.
But what makes you think that people with adhd are similar to sociopaths?
by Metafysik...my anxiety...
...trying to keep up an illusion...
I've felt guilt within me for a while now...I still feel remorse and I can empathize with people...
I think it's safe to say we can definitely rule out sociopathy and especially psychopathy.
I suppose what keeps me from being a full sociopath
There's no such thing as a half a sociopath either and if you have any sociopathic traits at all, I'm certainly not seeing them.