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Antisocial Personality Disorder (9)

1 Name: Ness : 2015-02-28 19:42 ID:qNcI+C/q [Del]

Hey guys...SO I might Have ASPD and...IDK how to feel about it.

2 Name: Ungulate : 2015-02-28 22:23 ID:UnLSLwrq [Del]

Is that something you don't like about yourself that you'd like to overcome? Does it explain some of your personality traits and help you understand yourself better? There are a lot of ways you could interpret that diagnosis; what's on your mind?

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4 Name: YoloLord : 2015-03-01 02:12 ID:8+7n4Ojp [Del]

Mate, that sucks ass. While no one here can give constructive advice that could help you easily overcome this, remember that you are aware that you have this problem and that you are not driven entirely by your disorder. Before you do something that could be seen by society as immoral or nasty, remember that you have the opportunity to do the better thing. If you are a mentally strong individual then you will prevail over this and someday it will just be a bad memory.

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6 Name: Ness : 2015-03-05 19:22 ID:qiQfvVy/ [Del]

I don't even know who I am anymore. Which is the sad part because sometimes I'll act completely different. Like a different part of me takes control. Things I would normally do/say IDK it's starting to freak me out. I think I'll just see what happens and if it gets worse I'll seek professional help. Not therapists though waste of time and money. ^^" That and the fact that me and therapists have a bad history.

7 Name: Crossark : 2015-03-05 21:59 ID:rAP44fMF [Del]

As a psychology buff, I can tell you in good conscience that if you are worried you have APD, you don't. If it causes a conflict of emotion, then you don't have it. Antisocs don't feel fear - their amygdala is damaged - and they wouldn't recognize their disorder as anything besides the logical behavior.

I think you're safe, Ness.

8 Name: ryuhime : 2015-03-05 22:29 ID:nI8m2Bn3 [Del]

as >>7 said, the fact that you actually bothered to tell us about this and to ask for advice is a pretty strong sign that you don't have ASPD. a common symptom of ASPD is lack of empathy. if you're worried about it, just read over some of the other threads in the personal section and, even if you don't respond, try to imagine a way you could help the writer by imagining yourself in their situation. if you can do that, you almost certainly do not have ASPD. if it turns out you do, that's not necessarily a problem. you just have to teach yourself to logically consider other peoples' situations before acting. if you're used to relying on feelings more than thinking, you just have to work a bit harder to fit in.
again, it's unlikely that you have it (supported by the fact that you even care), but if you do i hope this helps!

9 Name: I have ASPD : 2015-07-25 11:56 ID:0hgRNRcn [Del]

That's not true, guys.
I'm a psychology buff, too. Not only that, but I actually HAVE ASPD.
I worry about things, and I do feel some emotion, but it's all for myself.
ASPD is widely misinterpreted. Many people seem to think that if someone doesn't fit the cookie-cutter mold for having ASPD, then they absolutely do not have it.
Everyone is different. It's less of a spectrum and more of a hodge-podge of traits.
For me, it's having a bubbly personality that's super misleading for everyone around me. For me, ASPD is trusting absolutely no one and taking notes on them so I can break them as needed. For me, having ASPD is not caring about people that I should probably care about. It's have no long-term goals. It's pleasure-seeking. It's always being bored.

For me, the main thing about my ASPD is having a very strict moral code, yet breaking it over and over again without guilt. When I break my own moral code, I feel guilty for myself, sure, like, "ah, this person/creature didn't deserve that, and I've been a bad person."
However, I don't really feel sorry for the thing itself that I've hurt. It's not like, "ah, this poor thing!" it's more like "ah, I've done a bad thing, I'm a bad person, oh no. ...Oh well. Moving on."

Does that make sense?

Also, this is my humble opinion, but you should not see a therapist. They never know what they're doing, from my experience, especially not with ASPD.