Sociopath Explains What It’s Like To Live Without Empathy, And Her Honesty Turns Heads

Interesting that they don't seem to feel much, but are very adept at detecting emotions in others.

I had a friend like this, literally becomes who he's friends with - it's weird being so single white females. He also never had empathy or guilt.

This is why I hate that they're lumped in as the same diagnosis now. They're two different disorders caused by different things. It'd be like lumping in borderline and bipolar

I have no autobiographical memory so I can forget someone I had a 2 year relationship with. I always wonder what those love songs are about

Nurse here: please do NOT get into medicine if you don’t, or refuse, have a superb bedside manner. It is not fair to your patients—no matter how much you lie to yourself or others. You say it will be easy? Already an HUGE red flag. Are you willing to take lives or save them, is really the case here.

I am more and more impressed with the level of self awareness she has.

Autistic people can't stand people with ASPD because we can smell their dishonesty from a mile away and are prone to blatantly pointing it out. (IMO) I'm not convinced OP has ASPD since it wasn't formally diagnosed. Trauma can cause a lot of these issues.

I wonder if the attachment and empathy for animals is because animals won’t hurt you emotionally. They’re a “safe” space so the walls can come down. That’s how I feel about my dogs anyway ☺️☺️

Sigh! This;o every once in a while I remember someone and think 'HUNH, I wonder why" If you do not 'ping' me every once in a while you will be forgotten

Why are half of these questions apologising for asking them? It's like people are trying to prove they have empathy within their question because this person doesn't have it. It's getting on my nerves.

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Yes. We do.

so whenever she is mildly suspicious - the answer only puts blame on one person

Ouch - no need to be nasty, not a lot of people know that distinction.

That commenter seems like a d****e that thinks he knows everything.

OP confirmed it's not genetic, it's trauma based and that when younger, they did have empathy until they got hurt too often. In that case, it can be treated with certain therapies. The responder is a bit patronising but they're not wrong

I think this comment solidifies the ASPD diagnosis. The list of how they had physically hurt so many people shows zero remorse, zero guilt, and zero empathy for the pain they caused.

I’d totally try that, sounds kinda good 😂