Hey everyone. I came on here after many ex girlfriends of mine have expressed their concerns on my actions. One even went as far as to diagnose me as a sociopath. Anyways. I just figured I would come right to the source and get some ideas from you guys. These are a few of my traits.
1) Complete lack of empathy or care of any degree to news topics such as shootings, murders, abuse, etc etc (unless these actions occur to animals)
2) I've noticed a pattern while dating. I am a complete romantic and nice guy at the beginning. As soon as i get what I want(sex)/as soon as it gets boring for me I will start being an asshole, and eventually end things.
3) Extremely impulsive and addictive personality. Gambling, partying, traveling, buying cars sporadically.
4) I feel sort of distanced from my family in that I can't tell them anything. I don't feel able to share my life.
5) I see sex as a pleasure and sport and not anything meaningful.
6) Everything I do in life benefits myself in some way or another.
7) I feel as if I can't do anything wrong, and when I do, I find a way to spin it so the other individual becomes the one with the issue.
8) I hate work. I would rather do nothing at all than actually work(I'm a firefighter)
9) Despite this I still become very emotional regarding animals.
10) Also, I feel I may suffer from mild social anxiety. (I don't know if that is possible as a sociopath).
11) Overall, I just feel as if nothing truly phases me. People are sometimes appalled on how cold/unmoved I can be in situations where I should be.
Any ideas guys? I know I am different from others, I just don't know how.