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Aspd does not = psychopath/sociopath

According to Wikipedia it's not at all that clear cut. Apparently psychiatrists don't even agree on the subject.

But I mean if you:

1.Have been diagnosed with AsPD 

2.And more importantly tick a lot of checkboxes on the PCL-R.

Then I think you can assume there's good chance you indeed are one.

Let me quote Wikipedia's article on AsPD:

Psychopathy is commonly defined as a personality disorder characterized partly by antisocial behavior, a diminished capacity for remorse, and poor behavioral controls. Psychopathic traits are assessed using various measurement tools, including Canadian researcher Robert D. Hare's Psychopathy Checklist, Revised (PCL-R). "Psychopathy" is not the official title of any diagnosis in the DSM or ICD.

American psychiatrist Hervey Cleckley's work on psychopathy formed the basis of the diagnostic criteria for ASPD, and the DSM has stated that ASPD has also been referred to as psychopathy. However, critics have argued that ASPD is not synonymous with psychopathy as the diagnostic criteria are not exactly the same, since criteria relating to personality traits are emphasized relatively less in the former. These differences exist in part because it was believed that such traits were difficult to measure reliably and it was "easier to agree on the behaviors that typify a disorder than on the reasons why they occur"

I believe what I know to be true and that apparently bothers you for some reason.

I'm off to bed now.

Conversation Over.

Regards,

Someone Who Gets Under Your Skin

A few people have tried to "reveal" that I am sociopathic, but tended to use words like "Soulless" from not really being psych savvy. It was able to be diffused by making them look like drama queens among a group of people who tire easily of drama. I'm generally liked, but some people see me and just dislike me on principle. When searching for a reason to dislike me, certain words come up more often than others. They were petty enough to destroy their own causes.

Enough of it had me believing I was sociopathic for a little bit myself, until I recognized the real culprit of those symptoms and the clear contradictions.

people around me saw it more as a phase in my life than my true nature.

Have you ever considered that they could be right? Food for thought.

Socios/psychos don't hide nearly as well as they think they do. Others may not give them the handle of SP, but as 'badboy'' (lame name) stated they, are often labelled as weird. It's a "personality disorder", in other words a fucked up personality.  

My best friend told me I was a "psychopath" when we were teenagers. She described me to a "professional" she knew. Much later, I read about psychopathy and noticed similar traits such as lack of remorse. Someone on this thread raised the question of how one knows one doesn't have remorse without having done something really bad. I have done some really "bad" things. I tried to kill a girl who hadn't done a thing to me. I just wanted to kill someone and she was convenient. I realize that my act really hurt my parents who had to give up a really nice rent-controlled apartment and move to a smaller place in another neighborhood. I don't really feel remorse or sorry for them or the girl I hurt.

As far as "outing" myself, I told my partner and a good friend and my sister. I also went to a supermarket wearing a shirt that read "psychopath." Most people don't say anything but one guy thanked me for the great "joke." I asked him how he knows it's a joke. He said, "Well thanks for warning me" and split.

As you can see, I haven't been outed in a way that would be really harmful to me.

Why do you feel more important than other people?

Its because I feel like I'm the most important being on this planet. I will not do anything do anything that will negatively effect me in any way regardless of how it affects others around me. That being said, I will do charitable things if I do have something to gain; material or not.

What has happened in your life that made you realize you have no remorse?

If that is applicable to the suicide then nothing has happened. I have always felt this way to towards suicide. I think theyre fucking idiots and just look down on them.

It would be impossible to determine if you're a sociopath based on what you claim you would do.

Yes I completely agree with this comment but you asked so I told I feel and think. I say actions speak louder than words but too bad actually murdering someone has such a high toll.

Fear of the consequences is what stops most people from doing certain things

This comment confuses me a lot. If consequences dont bother you then why dont you just go about doing whatever you want, murdering whomever you choose?

 

by To Decay

This comment confuses me a lot. If consequences dont bother you then why dont you just go about doing whatever you want, murdering whomever you choose?

Not fearing the consequences doesn't mean completely disregard the possibility of capture. As long as laws exist and those who enforce them, there has to be an element of awareness in the actions we take.

The average person is far less likely to commit a serious crime because they have a moral conscience, experience guilt and remorse and are afraid they won't get away with it.

The socio/psychopath simply waits for the the opportune moment to act, where the risk of capture is reduced. The risks will still be high due to the nature of the crime itself, but there is a clear lack of fear in comparison to most non-socio/psychopaths who wouldn't dare take those same risks.

Mind you, I'm not saying all socio/psychopaths are just waiting for an opportune moment to commit a serious crime. Not all socio/psychopaths are interested in doing that. Nor am I saying that the average person doesn't commit serious crimes, because there are some that obviously do.

Now, I'm not going to ask you if you would murder someone in a dark, deserted alley with no witnesses, because it would be easy for you or anyone else to say yes. What is easy to say, may not be so easy to do. Of course, you could always find out for yourself...

by Catdog

I've been recognized as a psychopath by another psychopath, and accused of being one by some girl I hooked up with who (oh the irony) had a bad history of hooking up with psychopaths.

 Takes one to know one sometimes...

My gf bitched that i outed her to my mother (who seems to think we're perfect for each other for some reason).

She doesn't hide very well...

I have nothing to hide. I have empathy.

by RichardParker

Socios/psychos don't hide nearly as well as they think they do. Others may not give them the handle of SP, but as 'badboy'' (lame name) stated they, are often labelled as weird. It's a "personality disorder", in other words a fucked up personality.  

 I 100% agree with this. Goes well with what I've noticed. Complete with the socio/psycho's surprise at being betrayed and not as influencial or liked as they thought they were.

by freebehindmymask

 

As far as "outing" myself, I told my partner and a good friend and my sister. I also went to a supermarket wearing a shirt that read "psychopath." Most people don't say anything but one guy thanked me for the great "joke." I asked him how he knows it's a joke. He said, "Well thanks for warning me" and split.

You never fail to crack me up hahaha