how do you know you're not a sociopath

[Trotskilicious]

i just got a prize for my home grown lapels down at the county fair

[null123]

you dont even appreicate this landmark we're about to cross together

[null123]

get to know me

[null123]

5000 posts

[Luke de Spa]

Originally Posted by Trotskilicious

it was an offhand comment

hmm… that's exactly the kind of callous behaviour one might expect of… hmm…

[Luke de Spa]

vary intarestink…

[Trotskilicious]

i thought i was on the do not engage list

[Luke de Spa]

the party's over, man

[Nimrod's Son]

Originally Posted by Charmbag

i feel pretty sure of it yeah. i have pretty intense personal experiences of other people's emotions

See, this just sounds weird to me. Like some Deanna Troi shit.

0 is not at all 1 is somewhat applies 2 is completely applies. the book goes into much more details about what each factor means

Factor 1: Personality "Aggressive narcissism"

Glibness/superficial charm - 0 (i'm not sure exactly what glib means and i definitely have 0 charm of any form
Grandiose sense of self-worth - 1 (i hate myself and think i'm worthless but i mean i am the party king and talk about how just great i am on message boards so i think this evens out)
Pathological lying - 1
Cunning/manipulative - 0? i think i'm too stupid to be "cunning" and maybe i get a 1 for manipulative but i mean i'm not sure what i've manipulated anyone into doing ever
Lack of remorse or guilt - 0, i feel horrible guilt over anything i do even if i'm told i didn't do anything wrong and i apologize for everything and its just a disgrace
Shallow affect (genuine emotion is short-lived and egocentric) - 1
Callousness; lack of empathy -2
Failure to accept responsibility for own actions - 2

Factor 2: Case history "Socially deviant lifestyle".

Need for stimulation/proneness to boredom - 1
Parasitic lifestyle - 2, i think?
Poor behavioral control - 2
Lack of realistic long-term goals - 2
Impulsivity - 2
Irresponsibility - 2
Juvenile delinquency - 0
Early behavior problems - 1
Revocation of conditional release - 0

Traits not correlated with either factor

Promiscuous sexual behavior - 0
Many short-term (marital) relationships - 0
Criminal versatility - 0 (what does this mean exactly?

jesus

"People with no criminal backgrounds normally score around 5"

[reprise85]

criminal versatility means you commit a wide range of crimes. burglary and assault and drug trafficking would be a good example of criminal versatility.

[reprise85]

you're scoring yourself without getting the nuance of what all of those things really are. irresponsibility isn't just being irresponsible, for example, it's also not taking any responsibility for things you do, not just not doing the things you think you should.

and you're no living a parasitic lifestyle because you have a job, at least not a 2/2, and you have limitations that keep you from going further right now. that's not parasitic lifestyle, that's life hardship

[noyen]

all creative people are mentally ill, according to a new study.

[reprise85]

and like grandiose sense of self worth, you obviously dont have that. you're scoring yourself without understanding what they really mean. get the book. that is more like 'im more important/special than other people and deserve special treatment'

[reprise85]

at least look at this summary and rescore: http://www.decision-making-confidenc...checklist.html

[reprise85]

i would get like a 3 or 4

[John Rocker]

Definitely not a sociopath, I have a black wife.

[Julian, Porn CONNOISSEUR]

I AM AN LDS BISHOP AND OFTEN TEACH THE BOY SCOUTS AND SOMETIMES THE COOKIE GIRLS WILL FALL ASLEEP ON MY PAPASAN OR LOVESACKS, SO I KNOW I AM NEITHER OF THESE THINGS UNLESS I'VE BLACKED OUT ON NYQUIL BECAUSE I HAVEN'T BEEN PROSECUTED YET. MY SPONSOR SAYS I AM GOOD WITH PEOPLE AND I AM WEARING A CRYSTAL RIGHT NOW THAT PROTECTS ME FROM LACTATING WOMEN, SO I DONT THINK I COULD CATCH THESE DISEASES EITHER.

[Luke de Spa]

i remember this troll

i used to have trolls. THAT WAS FUN now it isn't

[yo soy el mejor]

Originally Posted by reprise85

criminal versatility.

this sounds lovely.

[Luke de Spa]

hey yo soy why do you think people like "trotskilcious" are your detractors?

[vixnix]

So...I have criminal versatility, I think I'm more special than everyone else, have been very promiscuous and I like to throw cats. What am I?

[Nimrod's Son]

Originally Posted by vixnix

So...I have criminal versatility, I think I'm more special than everyone else, have been very promiscuous and I like to throw cats. What am I?

A whore, obviously.

[vixnix]

Well I'm not pretty enough to be a whore but I feel flattered by your assumption.

[Eulogy]

Factor 1: Personality "Aggressive narcissism"

Glibness/superficial charm - 1
Grandiose sense of self-worth - 1
Pathological lying - 0
Cunning/manipulative - 1
Lack of remorse or guilt - 0
Shallow affect (genuine emotion is short-lived and egocentric) - 0
Callousness; lack of empathy - 0
Failure to accept responsibility for own actions - 0

Factor 2: Case history "Socially deviant lifestyle".

Need for stimulation/proneness to boredom - 1
Parasitic lifestyle - 1
Poor behavioral control - 1
Lack of realistic long-term goals - 0
Impulsivity - 0
Irresponsibility - 1
Juvenile delinquency - 0
Early behavior problems - 0
Revocation of conditional release - 0

Traits not correlated with either factor

Promiscuous sexual behavior - 0
Many short-term (marital) relationships - 0
Criminal versatility - 0

not gonna take the time to learn what these are actually supposed to mean though

[reprise85]

Originally Posted by vixnix

So...I have criminal versatility, I think I'm more special than everyone else, have been very promiscuous and I like to throw cats. What am I?

everyone has some of these traits, you're a human being

[reprise85]

Factor 1: Personality "Aggressive narcissism"

Glibness/superficial charm - 0
Grandiose sense of self-worth - 0
Pathological lying - 0
Cunning/manipulative - 0
Lack of remorse or guilt - 0
Shallow affect (genuine emotion is short-lived and egocentric) - 0
Callousness; lack of empathy - 0
Failure to accept responsibility for own actions - 0

Factor 2: Case history "Socially deviant lifestyle".

Need for stimulation/proneness to boredom - 0
Parasitic lifestyle - 1
Poor behavioral control - 0
Lack of realistic long-term goals - 1
Impulsivity - 1
Irresponsibility - 1
Juvenile delinquency - 0
Early behavior problems - 1
Revocation of conditional release - 0

Traits not correlated with either factor

Promiscuous sexual behavior - 0
Many short-term (marital) relationships - 0
Criminal versatility - 0



Some people temporarily have increased scores from things like drug abuse. For example, when I was addicted to opiates I would have scored more like:

Factor 1: Personality "Aggressive narcissism"

Glibness/superficial charm - 0
Grandiose sense of self-worth - 0
Pathological lying - 1
Cunning/manipulative - 1
Lack of remorse or guilt - 0
Shallow affect (genuine emotion is short-lived and egocentric) - 0
Callousness; lack of empathy - 0
Failure to accept responsibility for own actions - 0

Factor 2: Case history "Socially deviant lifestyle".

Need for stimulation/proneness to boredom - 0
Parasitic lifestyle - 2
Poor behavioral control - 1
Lack of realistic long-term goals - 2
Impulsivity - 2
Irresponsibility - 1
Juvenile delinquency - 0
Early behavior problems - 1
Revocation of conditional release - 0

Traits not correlated with either factor

Promiscuous sexual behavior - 0
Many short-term (marital) relationships - 0
Criminal versatility - 1

[reprise85]

scoring yourself is basically worthless, you'd have a clinical interview and they wouldn't be going "so, do you have no empathy? what kind of crimes have you committed?" etc

[Nimrod's Son]

http://kevin-goodman.com/?p=1245