Dear alwayschanging2,

It sounds to me like it can be a mild form of attachment disorder, or some type of autism. Both of those disorders can make it hard for someone to read other people's emotions. Since you are bothered by it, you're clearly NOT a sociopath because you care about this issue and are embarrassed by it. It could be that whatever trauma that brought about the DID also caused you to detach from other people's emotions as well, and that's part of attachment disorder. Some autistic people also have problems reading peoples emotions. A friend of mine didn't find out he had a form of autism until in his 20's. He was completely functional, and we served in the military together, but he did have issues with relationships and was socially awkward. I would have never guessed he had a type of autism though!