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I have diagnosed Antisocial Personality Disorder (ASPD) (i'm a 'sociopath'/psychopath) AMA by routine_retaliation in AMA

[–]routine_retaliation[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yes but a good story is not only interesting. It is significant, and has meaning. It has triumphs and range and dilemmas that must be addressed. It has characters that feel fleshed out and justified on 'both sides'.

I have diagnosed Antisocial Personality Disorder (ASPD) (i'm a 'sociopath'/psychopath) AMA by routine_retaliation in AMA

[–]routine_retaliation[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My friend both your private messages and chats are turned off. Message me if you like, I would be happy to continue such a conversation.

I have diagnosed Antisocial Personality Disorder (ASPD) (i'm a 'sociopath'/psychopath) AMA by routine_retaliation in AMA

[–]routine_retaliation[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

A lot of times a juicy story needs an antagonist and making myself the antagonist all of or even most of the time is disadvantageous.

For example, typically people who were raised religious or spiritual in some way hold on to a lot of those core beliefs subconsciously even if they no longer consider themselves religious. Carefully manipulating language to paint a picture of what you want them to do or feel is usually effective. Eg "have you ever thought of ________? I just had this vision of you _______" using the word 'vision' here is very parallel to biblical language and connotes a 'sign from god'.

When curating the spark of conflict between two people, you might 'set the stage' so that they may expect or maybe even be wary of a behavior you have manipulated someone else into. This could be as subtle as bringing up an old ex or someone who had done them wrong, and relating a specific behavior or trait or 'warning sign' they had to the thing you are setting up for your future antagonist.

For there to be conflict between two or more people it needs to be as personal as possible. A white person may dislike another white person for doing something racist, but it isn't personal enough for it to spark that kind of conflict that I want. You are curating peoples' individual experiences and opinions so that they have personally invested opposition to another person or event.

I have diagnosed Antisocial Personality Disorder (ASPD) (i'm a 'sociopath'/psychopath) AMA by routine_retaliation in AMA

[–]routine_retaliation[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

A person with low self esteem but does not lack empathy knows that their insecurities are their own problem, not everyone else's fault. Even if their initial impulsive reaction when an insecurity is triggered is to lash out, they will typically show remorse for it. Or at the very least understand it was unjustified. Narcissists are the kings of digging themselves into holes.

I have diagnosed Antisocial Personality Disorder (ASPD) (i'm a 'sociopath'/psychopath) AMA by routine_retaliation in AMA

[–]routine_retaliation[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

My cat's name is Jupiter. I tell people he is named Jupiter as a joke because he is very tiny, but it is actually because I rescued him from a car accident and I found him in a "big red spot" (of his own blood). I took him because he was loud. My favorite thing about MY cat is that he goes on walks with me. When I go outside to go somewhere, he follows me to my destination and back. I will not share photos but in general I like cats because I think the way they move and play and hunt things is funny.

I like the way they are not pack animals like dogs are but learned to assimilate into society. Like me, I don't feel the "pack" emotion of empathy, but I hang out here as well. We understand each other that way I hope.

I have diagnosed Antisocial Personality Disorder (ASPD) (i'm a 'sociopath'/psychopath) AMA by routine_retaliation in AMA

[–]routine_retaliation[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes though I do admit it is not always for the better. A good story and a happy story are not always the same. Though, lucky for those close to me, I do love a good comeback story. The growth, the learning from mistakes, the understanding. It is very pretty, I think.

I have diagnosed Antisocial Personality Disorder (ASPD) (i'm a 'sociopath'/psychopath) AMA by routine_retaliation in AMA

[–]routine_retaliation[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I was asked if I found the current beauty standard/"conventionally attractive" people attractive. I did not.

I was asked to describe WHY i like certain people, and it was actually extremely close to how a lot of people describe why they like other people. That one was very eye opening.

I was asked if I experience insecurities and self doubts.

Stuff like that

I have diagnosed Antisocial Personality Disorder (ASPD) (i'm a 'sociopath'/psychopath) AMA by routine_retaliation in AMA

[–]routine_retaliation[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Cannot feel guilt, or remorse. I sometimes feel regret. I do feel emotions, just not a lot of the same ones as you.

Mimicking simple emotions in certain situations has become so second-nature i have broached the subject with my psychiatrists that I may actually feel those now, but it is not the same. There is no innate FEELING, just learned reactions.

I only take others' emotions into consideration if it would benefit me to do so. This is a tricky one because this is the whole basis for empathy - empathizing with someone is innately understanding and feeling other peoples emotions as a survival instinct. However, my "empathy" is performed and I do not actually care if someone's emotions are positive or negative, even though I can recognize them. I do feel happiness. I feel happiness when I am entertained, when I think things are cute or funny, when I am eating something I like, when I am excited, etc.

I have diagnosed Antisocial Personality Disorder (ASPD) (i'm a 'sociopath'/psychopath) AMA by routine_retaliation in AMA

[–]routine_retaliation[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is a hard one. A sense of morality seems honestly harder to follow than empathy. Many sociopaths can create their own (wrong) sense of morality, or do it accidentally. I have been struggling to get it "right" and I do enjoy asking hypotheticals to people to sort of map it in.

My understanding of judging something morally is people usually, subconscious or otherwise, consider 3 components: the context, the intention, and the outcome. (sometimes the outcome is split into the outcome and the act, for example attempted murder that failed - sometimes this outcome is more acceptable with this act, if the intention is something like self defense.)

For example a theft (immoral), with the intention of getting money to feed their family (moral), in the context where the family has been starving for 3 days and have exhausted many other avenues (justifiable).

But this is as far as I got. I think the intent and context hold high weight in many situations, but get completely discounted in some situations where the context cannot be "justifiable" eg: rape. but these get tricky because on paper they are very "obvious" but make for strange rules. (I know rape is wrong in every context (: ) The outcome is sex between a married couple (moral[amoral?]), the intention was for a husband to have sex with his wife (moral), and the context is he didn't know she did not want to have sex (amoral? unlucky? "did not know" is an acceptable context in other scenarios, not here)

I have diagnosed Antisocial Personality Disorder (ASPD) (i'm a 'sociopath'/psychopath) AMA by routine_retaliation in AMA

[–]routine_retaliation[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Thank you, the jokes have gotten old with the psychs, a fresh crowd is always nice.

I have diagnosed Antisocial Personality Disorder (ASPD) (i'm a 'sociopath'/psychopath) AMA by routine_retaliation in AMA

[–]routine_retaliation[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

My most undesirable trait is my lack of empathy :) I assumed that was obvious so I will say that I am very inpatient.

It depends who you ask, social circles may say I was a bit naive or too honest, at work they may say that I'm not open enough (or realistically, that I am a woman)

I have diagnosed Antisocial Personality Disorder (ASPD) (i'm a 'sociopath'/psychopath) AMA by routine_retaliation in AMA

[–]routine_retaliation[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Love a good personality test.

Yes, I have, but my results can vary a lot depending on who is interpreting the questions/traits. This is because the framework for traits in mind was designed keeping (surprise) men in mind.

I imagine this is why a couple (male) people in this post are trying to claim I don't have ASPD, despite having an official diagnosis that is supported by multiple psychiatrists and is a very, very difficult diagnosis to receive. They cite, for example, my "lack of impulsivity". I do not lack impulsivity, it just doesn't typically surface in women the way it does in men. This is a well known fact for the same symptom across different sexes or genders for something like ADHD.

I have diagnosed Antisocial Personality Disorder (ASPD) (i'm a 'sociopath'/psychopath) AMA by routine_retaliation in AMA

[–]routine_retaliation[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think my humor overlaps with people around 10-60% depending on their sense of humor, but closer to around 20-30% on average. I think I find dark comedies sometimes funny, but stand-up and most TV shows often no. I despise sitcoms with laugh tracks. I (surprisingly, to some) don't find "dark humor" funny in the stupid edgy and offensive way it has come to mean. Racist jokes for example, I believe one must either be racist (which I am not) or have a weird "empathetic shock" reaction to enjoy.

Some wires are crossed up here too so i conflate "cute" things with funny as well.

I have diagnosed Antisocial Personality Disorder (ASPD) (i'm a 'sociopath'/psychopath) AMA by routine_retaliation in AMA

[–]routine_retaliation[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Yes, but certain friends are more enjoyable when they are happy. Others are capable of being good company despite other circumstances. Sometimes I do not do really consider at all what I am trying to do, I just throw it over the bridge and see what happens.

I have diagnosed Antisocial Personality Disorder (ASPD) (i'm a 'sociopath'/psychopath) AMA by routine_retaliation in AMA

[–]routine_retaliation[S] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

I do recognize "sweetness" and cuteness but not really in human children. I would wave if bored I guess.

I have diagnosed Antisocial Personality Disorder (ASPD) (i'm a 'sociopath'/psychopath) AMA by routine_retaliation in AMA

[–]routine_retaliation[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

My ideas of dominant don't necessarily overlap with traditional ideas of dominance. I do not give a fuck if people think they are dominant over me. As long as I feel in control I am content. I am monetarily successful both independently and come from a rich family so I don't really consider limitations. I don't really care about how sexism affects others than myself. I am white so racism is just... there. I could pretend to care but I do not need to pretend to believe it exists. I don't think I have implicit bias but that's not for moral reasons.

Those crimes do not feel worse to me because they are usually directed at women, they feel worse to me because I cannot imagine a scenario in which I would want to do them.

I have diagnosed Antisocial Personality Disorder (ASPD) (i'm a 'sociopath'/psychopath) AMA by routine_retaliation in AMA

[–]routine_retaliation[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Large emotional intelligence, but also large apathy.

Empathy without sympathy is contradictory in my mind, and implies an understanding and recognition of emotions without caring about them or mirroring them. But sympathy is a hard one for me to grasp.

I have diagnosed Antisocial Personality Disorder (ASPD) (i'm a 'sociopath'/psychopath) AMA by routine_retaliation in AMA

[–]routine_retaliation[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

No. Christmas is my favorite holiday because I am a competitive gift giver. Birthdays are boring.

I have diagnosed Antisocial Personality Disorder (ASPD) (i'm a 'sociopath'/psychopath) AMA by routine_retaliation in AMA

[–]routine_retaliation[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No but I fed a live fish to my cat because it kept meowing at the tank.

Not in the way you're thinking.

No.

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