Well, I thought I'd get your guys' thoughts on this:
Those of you who know me well enough know that I was officially diagnosed with borderline psychopathy in my teens (that is, I'm higher on the spectrum than your average joe, but I'm not at levels that would make me dangerous to society). Since then I've been through a therapy and accompanied by my psychiatrist who only changed once when i matured into adulthood.
Tests for this condition, in case you're curious, consist of either answering a bunch of questions while the psychiatrist asks you over and over to elaborate, giving you a score in the end, or a sort of "secret" test the psychiatrist does by talking to you and filling out a form on anything he can pick up without your knowledge, usually resulting in a different type of score. Both of these are then used to measure where the patient is in the spectrum.
In all tests I've taken - all of them overlooked by my psychiatrist - my score as shied just 10~15% below the margin where I'd be diagnosed a psychopath. Strangely though, in recent years (around my 23rd birthday) my score has been dropping to 15~20% below the margin.
As it's such a hard condition to diagnose due to the nature of the affected patient, this could possibly be just a result of updated tests or even me not being honest (I was, but saying that proves nothing, yeah?).
What do you guys think? It's irrelevant to me since I'm just doing what I do regardless, but I'm curious how you guys interpret this situation.
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Feel free to reply to any comment by clicking the "Reply" button.Do you think you behave stupidly?
If you have the money, contact the Hare institute in canada, get referrals to where ever you are for associated pros, and get a CAT scan and MRI to confirm/or not, the actual brain mutations.
It may be it is mostly social, hence socialpathology.
JacarC
Level 8
Dec 7, 2018
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As you mature, you are developing empathy! Good going!
AnneWimsey
Level 9
Dec 7, 2018
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I can't really comment on why your percentage, except that things like that changes. I was never told my percentage even when I applied for disability. All I know is that I'm probably more paranoid than the average joe.
The questionaire was interesting. One of the questions they asked me was about who is running the country. I first answered "The big corporations", then answered it properly (it was the second Bush at the time). He looked at me and told me I was probably closer with my first answer.
kiramea
Level 7
Dec 7, 2018
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To my understanding, psychopathy is not a mental disorder in DSM. It is a scale developed by Dr. Robert Hare, to categorize a special constellation of personality traits that he found to be meaningful, in measuring anti-social traits...
It is said to be diminish with age.
What did they tell you about this "diagnosis"?
AtheistReader
Level 7
Dec 7, 2018
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@kasmian Well, that comports with my understanding as well. But in the US, psychopathy isn't looked upon as a disability. So many politicians and CEOs suffer from, I mean, enjoy that condition.
Good for you for battling it rather than giving into it.
It can be conquered. Wish you the best.
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