I Think I Might Be A Sociopath

It's not a bad thing. But it is a thing. No I haven't murdered anyone. But I'm guiltless and shameless. I have little empathy. I use people like toilet paper, and I really don't feel bad about it. This doesn't mean I don't care. I do care. But everything is driven by self-serving and self-preservation.

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ajoite · 51-55, F

Being a sociopath doesn't mean you are a potential murderer, it would just help that you are. You say you do care though, that would mean you're not a sociopath.
Alot of sociapaths can learn how to show emotion, but not to feel it.

InterstellarPirate · 22-25, F

I know that- hence why I pointed it out. So many people are idiots and believe that all sociopaths are murderers, and, though I could easily be, it doesn't prove to benefit me much in any way atm. Sociopaths do feel emotion. I promise you that. Why else would one kill if not for the gratification of being stronger than the victim? Or perhaps for the fun of it?

ajoite · 51-55, F

@InterstellarPirate: I believe you would be talking about psychopaths more than sociopaths, psychopaths do feel and are more likely to get a kick out of killing. I believe sociopaths are more likely to kill because the person is in their way, an obstruction in their life, but not to get a kick from. All these labels are not black and white, people can show tendencies of both.
You said you don't feel bad about it, but you do care. Some sociopaths would care that they are not the same as others, but not necessarily have empathy for others.

InterstellarPirate · 22-25, F

@ajoite: I think you're missinterpreting what I said.