Is it normal to wonder if you are a psychopath? I think that every so often I have psychopathic urges, and I was wondering if other people have this happen. Do you feel you are a complete psychopath, or have absolutely no thoughts like that at all.
Elaborate in the comments below with your thoughts.
Elaborate in the comments below with your thoughts.
http://www.thisamericanlife.org/radio-archives/...
I think you'll realize that you have nothing to fear after listening to it.
Are you insane?
I have engaged in many of the psychopath "traits", but I know for a fact that I'm not a psychopath, my mentallity is fine.
I steal, I commit arson (big and small, almost made major damage to peoples well-being), I hurt people when the situation allows it, I used to abuse my little brother when he was a baby (I was young at the time, too), I'm not truthful, I lie most of the time in life, been told I am antisocial, I don't love people, I vandalize, I pretend to be friends with people while putting them through emotional pain, there is a history of mental instability in my family and I fake almost all of my emotions.
I was once tested for any personality or mental dissorders as a child, but I lied through all the questions asked.
The point being is that anybody can have all these traits, that doesn't make them a psychopath.
But, most people would if given the oppurtunity to if they definetly wouldn't get caught.
I don't think I'm a sociopath, I believe my mind set to be a normal one.
I actually feel more comforted by doubt than anything else, because it does mean I'm questioning myself as opposed to sticking rabidly to a viewpoint that isn't supportable.
On my bad days, I often lapse into what I call my "dark moods", where I feel an emotion I can't explain and I start thinking I'm on the brink of losing my mind. During these times I feel as though one bad incident - even a small one - might be enough to cause me to "snap". I didn't always have "dark moods", but I have been getting them ever since I had what I believe was an episode of derealization back in January.
I worry that if I ever do "snap", then I might go out of control and try to hurt other people. I have had violent urges towards others in the past, though I didn't really act on them.
No.