by Luna Preyi believe im a sociopath
You're not. Every week you're banning or muting someone because of your emotions.
by Luna Preyi believe im a sociopath because of the way i think. it's much different than most people i've met. im much more goal oriented, and much less social oriented or emotion oriented.
So? These things have nothing to do with psychopathy, with the exception of your last statement, which is demonstrably false. I've been here longer than you, Luna, and your behavior on this site indicates that you are very driven by your emotions, as illustrated by the fact that you ban people in fits of wounded pride and narcissistic rage. You once banned me for calling you the site "admin" and refusing to apologize for failing to "recognize your status" as the owner of this site, lol. That is hardly consistent with the the cold, calculating, logical persona you (unsuccessfully) seek to project here.
please know that i don't really feel much need to prove this to myself or not. my discovery of myself is a work in progress. the term sociopath is an idea that exists in the global consciousness of humanity. noone knows if it's real or not.
This statement is also demonstrably false. Many studies have been conducted into psychopathy, and scientists now understand that it is a condition which has genetic, epigenetic, and environmental underpinnings. There are biological differences in the wiring of the brains of psychopaths and non-psychopaths.
i'm not sure if you know me, but i'm the developer of this forum. my strength is website programmering. the pride i have for myself is in my ability to run this businss, and find us clients.
That's website "programming".
i place no value based on how close i consider myself to fit the definition of a sociopath.
^Also demonstrably false. You have posted many threads over the past year relating to why you think you are a sociopath, and defending your alleged "sociopathy".
weather you choose to believe i'm a sociopath or not is really your decision. i don't make a very hard claim in the idea that i'm a sociopath, and my presence on this forum comes mostly as a result of being the owner, and developer... not so much the fact that im so interested in sociopathy as a topic
It's "whether"- and you just made yet another demonstrably false assertion. You joined this forum precisely because you were interested in this topic, well before the other one was flagged for pornography, inciting you to take over its maintenance. Moreover, you never kept your promise of keeping it unmoderated, because your emotions and pride got in the way of your professionalism.
Don't bother editing this post in embarrassment, I'll just create another account and post it anyway. :)
by Black Dahlia
by Luna Preyi'm not sure if you know me, but i'm the developer of this forum. my strength is website programmering. the pride i have for myself is in my ability to run this businss, and find us clients.
That's website "programming".
Fun fact of the day: programming is "programmering" in Swedish, so Luna might be a closet Scandinavian or a psychopathic viking in a former life. I don't think they coded websites much though.
by Luna Preyi believe im a sociopath because of the way i think. it's much different than most people i've met. im much more goal oriented, and much less social oriented or emotion oriented.
Girl, please stop. I doubt that you get out enough to understand how most people think. All of this can be explained without automatically referring to a person under a disorder.
by Luna Preyi believe im a sociopath because of the way i think. it's much different than most people i've met. im much more goal oriented, and much less social oriented or emotion oriented.
Since when the hell are sociopaths goal oriented. Lack of long term goals and shitty planning is a main trait for them, they just live in the moment, and not learn from mistakes.
People are not divided into social oriented emotional people and sociopaths.
Also, you seem to get very emotional at times. You know that, and you perceive that as a weakness/flaw in your character, even though it's not really. Because of that you idealize "sociopaths", whom you see as these logical superior creatures, which they really aren't...
by TheSocio
by Luna Preyi believe im a sociopath
You're not. Every week you're banning or muting someone because of your emotions.
It's not every week. And it's not just "emotions" that prove she's not a sociopath but the REASONS for them. She's hurt when she's under the impression that people don't like her.
by Black DahliaThe dictionary defines fear as "a distressing emotion aroused by impending danger, evil, pain, etc., whether the threat is real or imagined." I can honestly say that I do not walk around in that state, nor do I experience it regularly- and unlike you, I do not claim to be a sociopath. Those who do suffer from chronic, overt anxiety. Psychopaths are not especially vulnerable to this condition (although I have read that secondary psychopaths are sometimes afflicted by it.)
The "fearlessness" experienced by psychopaths refers primarily to a greatly diminished fear response as opposed to the absence of it altogether. (See the study "Attention moderates the fearlessness of psychopathic offenders" by Joseph P. Newman et. Al. I'd link it, but the copy/paste functions don't work for me :p)
Like psychopathy itself, fear exists along a spectrum. I know that I don't process this emotion "normally". It takes a lot to incite fear in me. Moreover, I have associated it with pleasure, in that I enjoy stimuli that produce an adrenaline rush in me to the point of deliberately seeking them out. (I dont think I have a personality disorder, but I do have many psychopathic traits, and I am an avid thrill-seeker.) I also have a greatly diminished startle reflex, which I have recently learned is associated with psychopathy.
My point here is that a greatly diminished fear response is inconsistent with long-lasting, pervasive terror and trauma incited by viewing a horror film. I watch them frequently, and they do not scare me at all. But you are talking to someone who enjoys extreme sports, insane roller coasters, and who occasionally requests the sharp edge of a blade against her jugular for the sheer thrill of it all. I am not saying it is abnormal to get scared watching horror films, nor am I deriding you for it (at present ;) - I am just saying that it is inconsistent with psychopathy.
There. I've answered your question. Perhaps you will return the favor by responding to mine. Why are you so keen on identifying with psychopathy, as illustrated by threads such as this one? You obviously want to project that image of yourself, and your actions here prove that you care inordinately about your reputation, and what other people think of you- traits associated with pathological narcissism, as opposed to psychopathy. What other psychopathic traits do you possess? Try to stick to the clinical assessment of the term as defined by the PCL-R, as opposed to your own preferred, romanticized, subjective definition of "sociopathy".
You are not a sociopath Luna, and there is nothing wrong with that. The sooner you stop trying to convince yourself and others that you are something you're not, the sooner you will be able to identify and harness your true strengths, instead of trying to be a square peg who fits into a round hole.
Excellent post, alter. You've obviously done your research.
either way, i came here and took over. sociopath or not. you guys are ruled by a 17 year old girl. tell yourselves im not a sociopath if that helps you feel better. i need to get back to my work though, you guys enjoy pondering over questions that mean nothing in the grand scheme of things. it's not an ego, or your oppinions i'm after
by Luna Preyyou guys are ruled by a 17 year old girl.
Interesting way of putting it but yes, you are the owner of this site and ultimately you can do what you'd like.
tell yourselves im not a sociopath if that helps you feel better.
I don't think it makes us feel one way or the other for informing you that we think you misidentify with sociopaths