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PostPosted: Thu Aug 11, 2011 6:49 pm


maui boy no ka oi
I see nothing wrong in harming or even killing another human being. The only thing keeping me from doing so is my understanding that it is wrong to other people. So my psychopathic philosophy is only canceled out by my ability to sympathize with others. It's so ironic though that I have a strong sense of right and wrong only because the people I care about have such values.


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PostPosted: Thu Aug 11, 2011 7:03 pm


That fact that you can put yourself in other people's shoes, and care what they care about (even if only in a sense that helps you fit in better) means you HAVE empathy and therefore aren't really a sociopath, BUT you don't need more random internet stranger assurance, so try a research article!

There's a list in here that describes requirements for psychopathic diagnosis granted the list is the shortened version the authors prefer, but it still uses the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders as a basis, which is widely used and trusted in mental health services.

Frankly in my personal opinion, you write with patience for others and seem smart, the fact that you want to exhibit social norms means that you don't disrespect them, and you don't seem to blame others for your issues.

To be blunt, you seem bored with what society has to offer (in the sense of interaction/ challenges), and you may feel contemptible towards the general population because they are so easily appeased by what is offered. Then again you may be slightly antisocial, but I'm sure if that's the case you're not alone.

And as for the combat clothes in everyday situations, I always wear shoes I can run in and contemplate ways to keep myself safe in public, I have a whistle on my key chain and have couple years of martial arts (and I size up people I'm not comfortable around). I'm a girl so maybe society influenced my focus more towards self protection than a predatory instinct, but that doesn't mean I don't have them. People just use their instincts/sense of self awareness at different levels.

In any case I hope you clear this up, and should you want to read more articles, there are free versions offered on google scholar, just take a look and see that they have verified references.

Good luck! ^.^

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PostPosted: Thu Aug 11, 2011 7:42 pm


Psychopathic Writings is an online blog by an incarcerated diagnosed psychopath, wherein he shares his points of view and his philosophies on the matter of psychopathy.

Paranoid Schitzophrenia

wikipedia page for schitzophrenia

medical definition of schitzophrenia

these are for some information on schitzophrenia, particularly paranoid schitzophrenia, which I have.

wikipedia page for Existentialism I think this will prove to be helpful and inspiring. it was for me.
PostPosted: Fri Aug 26, 2011 9:55 am


Sorry didn't see this (quote me if you are still about and want to respond)
maui boy no ka oi
I've visited psychologists before (many due to my mom forcing me to go). APD was one of many possibilities that came up. I was ultimately only truly diagnosed with one disorder before I stopped going and that was ADHD. Well perhaps I don't have a specific mental disorder so much as I have a general apathy towards the way that others feel. Again though, it's strange that what matters to me is trying to convince people that I do care. In a sense, the only thing I care about is caring.
Do you feel any sympathy or empathy for people or animals in your life; if something traumatic happens to them/they are physically injured/something exciting happens in their life? Do you ever worry about anybody?

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Also you mentioned the "lack of ability to form relationships". If you are referring to social relationships, then this is true. I really have no idea how to "talk" with people. I am good at keeping people entertained and keeping the conversation going, but it's more of a chore to me than a necessity.
No, I am not talking socially awkward penguin, I am talking the relationship you have with your mother is no different to the relationship you have with a stranger you met less than ten minutes ago.

edit: Also on the therapy side, it only really works if you are seeking it for yourself. Clearly you have concerns, for what it's worth I think you could probably benefit from some kind of talk (cognitive behaviour) therapy with a clinical psychologist, but obviously it is your decision. If you decide to go for it bear in mind that each therapist is different (they are human) so if you find you can't relate after a couple of tries change shrink. Keep changing until you find somebody you trust.

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PostPosted: Fri Aug 26, 2011 10:14 am


Over 40% of society has homicidal tendencies.
PostPosted: Wed Sep 21, 2011 4:54 am


I just have something to say. People are all different. One person may see this abnormal, then some one else may see this as the absolute norm. It all depends on who's look in on the movie you make for them to watch. Just as some people understand things in a logical way, and some understand things in a more spiritual way, or even a scientific way. There's just too many different thoughts as to each person, all are different, and no body is normal and yet in the same sense no one person is different as to they themselves think that how they are is normal for them. There's just too much that gets in the way from one persons view to the next. I honestly don't think there is anything wrong with any one individual, but just with society itself for making people decide what is wrong or what is right, regarding people, outside of the violent actions made by murderers or cold blooded killers, which in a sense is the same thing but also in the same sense is completely different. The world resolves around a force that is both good and bad at any given time. Something that people would call in to relation of Yin and Yang. There is both good and evil within each person, with out the one, the other would not be. Just as is with all things. Like with us humans, with out man, woman would not be, and with out woman, man would not be. Everything would cease to exist upon the destruction of this force. That is all. Heaven is Love. Peace.

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