im relatively convinced i am a sociopath, but im undiagnosed and would like a little opinion from you all. im 18 and male, and im a generally cold person. that being said, most people like me until i give them a reason not to. as far as empathy is concerned, im never really sorry for anyone, but when people experience events that i can relate to, i have what i would call an understanding of their experience.. i dont feel for them, but know what theyre going through. i make most of my decisions based on logic or occaisonally anger, which between that, and hate seem to be the only emotions that i really understand to a degree. i dislike people in general, and would prefer an hour with my cat over an hour with most people i know. if you have any questions or comments feel free, and sorry if that was a little long.
yeah that would be cool.
my relationships arent bad, but i manipulate everyone to a degree. for example;
talks about boredom, expresses slight sentiment to friend -> is invited to friends house
gifts, and doting on girlfriend -> sex
etc.
i do have a disconnect though, when a friend or family member starts talking about some tragedy or "terrible injury" and expect me to sympathize, i cant. i make it look like i do sometimes, but "that sucks your grandmother died" and "oh i bet breaking your knee really hurt huh?" doesnt exactly come off as sympathetic.
when anyone starts talking about something i dont care about i ignore them, and if its one on one conversation i change the subject to a mutual intrest.
one other thing that strikes me as sociopathic is that i place no or extremely little value on human life. i feel like it would be nearly effortless for me to kill someone. i just dont care about anyone that isnt immediately important or symbiotic to me that i could just snuff them out if the situation required it.
One thing I would like you to keep in mind, you are just now learning who you are. It is a life long endeavor. I would caution looking for a label of any kind at such a young age. And absolutely do not pidgeon hole yourself into something just so anonymous shit pokers on a forum lost in the dark corners of a web site will think a certain way of you.