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A sociopath would seem an easier task to determine when made against
another. Easy to point a finger. Your judgement may be misguided,
misinformed, opinionated, spontaneous with no prior reflection,
etc. etc., but you could readily bring forth this judgement.
Determining onself to be a sociopath could prove to be a little
more difficult. One reason would be the utlimate clarity/purity
concerning the presence of ones mind to resolutley admit the problem
is personal, the reasons of which lie within ones own behavior.
The trend is not to admit to ones own faults but to expose the
faults of others.
A true sociopath would be so in all social situations. Therefore,
concerning self-reflection, one may voluntarily through repetitive
awareness, seek the truth to all negative aspects encountered socially,
introspectively, i.e., "why is it I'm always arguing at functions?",
Why, when I arrive at a get-together, do I have to seek out
conversation groups, only to witness it's demise?", etc. But the
beginning of this introspection can only occur when self worth is
blatantly absent in a social environment, and when the supposed
sociopath (assumed so of course, by others) wishes his/her social
interaction to take on a more positive aspect.
There can be no self-awareness for the sociopath who realizes no
apparent problem, who realizes no negative factor whatsoever in
every social situation, until he/she is confronted by a single
person or a group.
Sherm
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A sociopath is defined as someone who does not have the ability
to feel remorse; lacks a conscience. A sociopath can live a normal
productive life, and most do. Although this mental deficiency
could cause problems, not all sociopaths become ax murderers
simply because they have no conscience. I believe I know at least
one person like this. I'm not a professional so I'll never know.
Neal
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