So you're nicer to other people.
BTW, I once heard someone say Steve Jobs was a sociopath
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So. I'm a sociopath.
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So you're nicer to other people.
BTW, I once heard someone say Steve Jobs was a sociopath
There absolutely is help for people with Personality Disorders, look up a therapist with expertise in that area, maybe they will be using a technique called Dialectic Behavior Therapy (DBT) that is often effective at helping to curb impulses. It's a long road and there will be ups and downs but any self examination usually is and I wish you well.
I would take the diagnosis seriously and consider that you are at a higher risk for legal problems, crime, and of course relationship problems.
And why would you care if your personality changes if you are happy and healthy? You are still you. I'd wager you aren't the same person now that you were 20 years ago. We all change. Some more than others true, but none of us stand still. Think of it more as you are on a journey to find your true potential that the PD is blocking you from.
We all care and would love to help but there are forums out there that will be much better suited to helping you with first hand knowledge, coping skills, experienced stories of success and things to watch out for, etc. TB is awesome but please go find a higher concentration of people that know exactly what you are going through.
Your diagnosis isn't a death sentence. Nor is it a full on either/or proposition, it is a spectrum of severity. You have shown concern enough to start to question yourself and actually attempt to find the answers with doctors. That is more than many ever do so don't give up!
I would take the diagnosis seriously and consider that you are at a higher risk for legal problems, crime, and of course relationship problems.
And why would you care if your personality changes if you are happy and healthy? You are still you. I'd wager you aren't the same person now that you were 20 years ago. We all change. Some more than others true, but none of us stand still. Think of it more as you are on a journey to find your true potential that the PD is blocking you from.
We all care and would love to help but there are forums out there that will be much better suited to helping you with first hand knowledge, coping skills, experienced stories of success and things to watch out for, etc. TB is awesome but please go find a higher concentration of people that know exactly what you are going through.
Your diagnosis isn't a death sentence. Nor is it a full on either/or proposition, it is a spectrum of severity. You have shown concern enough to start to question yourself and actually attempt to find the answers with doctors. That is more than many ever do so don't give up!
Regardless of a diagnosis, if you are "really" a jackhole you might want to try and change that.
there certainly in treatment for antisocial pd, but so far, not much for psychopathy. antisocial does not equal psychopath.
I stopped having relationships a long time ago, I hurt and lie and manipulate too much for that and I try to avoid illegal activity, after all, sitting in jail is not in my best interests. So do I really need to "change"?
Well, if you are nice and empathetic to people they become your friends. And then they'll do things for you without you having to manipulate them
No. I'm describing a sociopath (or antisocial pd). A psychopath is a different ballpark.
What's easier? What takes less time and effort? A smile and some charm, or commitment?
All things are temporary, especially relationships and friendships. Everyone dies too, why get attached to anyone?
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While I view marijuana as being long overdue for legalization, there is a difference between committing crimes and being caught committing crimes and that distinction was absent in Neko's post. That was my point, not the legitimacy of the current drug laws.
Eventually, you're gonna run out of people to manipulate. Then maybe you'd wish you had a friend or two to help you out when you need it. Just sayin'
Maybe so. But I know alot of people who think they are friends of mine. Just cause they get attached doesn't mean I do.
Yep. If who you "really are"is a not very nice, aggressive, potentially harmful to others person, then NOT changing those aspects to remain "true to yourself" simply makes you a selfish jerk.
That being said, get some help and best of luck with it.
There's a positive side to most things: without much empathy or an inherent desire to make others happy, you can rationally set your mind on achieving personal goals without any of the interpersonal obstacles that get in the way for the rest of us.
It sounds like a nice opportunity to do greater things than the average Joe, whose life gets interrupted to take care of family members, make sacrifices for romantic partners or children, and a ton of other emotive things that are detrimental to his ambition.
It sounds like a nice opportunity to do greater things than the average Joe, whose life gets interrupted to take care of family members, make sacrifices for romantic partners or children, and a ton of other emotive things that are detrimental to his ambition.
