__________________ Recently Produced and Distributed Young but High-Ranking Political Figure of Royal Ancestry within the Modern American Town Affectionately Referred To as Bel-Air.
By the traditional understanding a sociopath can fall in love
But by not being able to empathize with their partners
Emotional status they could never fully understand or appreciate
The love being shared. They would be entirely self absorbed and concerned only with the love they feel for the other.
__________________ "If you tell the truth, you never have to remember anything" -Twain
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I've only seen them being used as synonyms in media, movies etc, but never in a medical article. Not saying they haven't, just that I never saw it and assumed everyone knew the distinction.
Yes, I am aware. That also has nothing to do with anything we're talking about. We aren't talking about various personality disorders, we are talking about sociopathy/psychopathy, which are used interchangeably in the DSM and fall under Antisocial Personality Disorder.
It's the 4th edition, that wasn't changed in the 5th edition which is the newest one out. From your link: "The fifth edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5), released by the American Psychiatric Association in 2013, lists both sociopathy and psychopathy under the heading of Antisocial Personality Disorders (ASPD)."
The DSM is composed by hundreds of MD's, scientists, and researchers over the years from around the world. It has been around for decades and is published by the American Psychiatric Assoc. Do you realize how insignificant a blog post from someone who is neither a Psychiatrist or even an MD is compared to that? I'm not trying to be a dick here, but come on.
__________________ Recently Produced and Distributed Young but High-Ranking Political Figure of Royal Ancestry within the Modern American Town Affectionately Referred To as Bel-Air.
This has been proven false. Love is never having to say you're sorry. Just like promises you can't keep are the best kind. Popular culture has taught me these things.
__________________ Chicken Boo, what's the matter with you? You don't act like the other chickens do. You wear a disguise to look like human guys, but you're not a man you're a Chicken Boo.
Seriously, take a look around. Attrocities like the Third Reich, America's own eugenics programs, or all the horrors of nation vs nation/neighbor vs neighbor (You know, death camps, or more pedestrian things like feuds that last generations) don't happen unless many, many people lack empathy for other people.
But if we assume outliar cases of people who don't even form bonds with family or friends...? Yes. Yes, absolutely they can fall in love. Because the thing about love, is it doesn't require empathy.. only the ability to yearn and desire. And sociopaths can do that just fine.
__________________ What CDTM believes;
Never let anyone else define you. Don't be a jerk just to be a jerk, but if you are expressing your true inner feelings and beliefs, or at least trying to express that inner child, and everyone gets pissed off about it, never NEVER apologize for it. Let them think what they want, let them define you in their narrow little minds while they suppress every last piece of them just to keep a friend that never liked them for themselves in the first place.
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