you're not a psychopath, u just have disorganized attachment n unresolved trauma that has fucked yr empathy skills
lmaoo i mean we can get into the weeds; but this is such an old ask you probably wont see it, but yes that is basically what aspd/sociopathy is; theres a distinction between “factor one sociopathy” & “factor 2 n sociopathy” factor 1 is a primary sociopathy or what i colloquially call psychopathy to distinguish it from factor two being sociopathy, now thats not a professional distinction, its just one i use because psychopathy & sociopathy are no longer really used in psychology its broadly been replaced by aspd. but i feel like the difference between factor I & factor II maps on really well to the distinction me & a handful of other aspd friends just sort of mentally have for psychopaths vs sociopaths.
i would argue that factor 2 is sociopathy & it is essentially yes a breakdown of all trust & intense trauma sort of causing a callus shelf to be formed, youre forced to look out for yourself cause no one else will & everyone else is harming you, so you get pretty shut down, its like classic aspd, like the conduct disorder -> bpd -> aspd pipeline is very real, as you age if you stay symptomatic you slowly get the big girl diagnosis.
idk this is rambly, but ive always thought of it as psychopaths are born that way, sociopath are made. ive never once said i was a psychopath, i do however claim sociopath relatively proudly, i mean as much as you can hold an inherently antisocial label & be like pro social in terms of like friends & roommates & stuff. i think most people in my life at this point have heard me say i have a total lack of empathy or think morality is retarded. idk either i find other aspdlets or i cozy up to npd bitches, because for whatever reason the energetic relationship between an npd & a sociopath is easy comparatively to normies. anyways ive talked enough on this like 9 month old ask; bye
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