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Old Apr 24, 2016, 12:21 PM
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Originally Posted by wildflowerchild25 View Post
I do it with my students a lot. I feel like they're too young to be determined BP, even though some have that dx. Mostly I'm trying to figure out if they're a sociopath or not. I have one student right now that seems to feel no emotions at all. It's scary. He spent the last week telling me to kill myself because he (thinks) he knows I've tried in the past. I mean how ****ed up so you have to be to tell someone to kill themselves? It's pretty sad actually. He'll never have a normal relationship. He has no feelings. He has no emptHy toward other people at all. I think he could kill someone and feel no remorse. He broke his mother's nose and arm and doesn't care AT ALL. it's scary.
I was hesitant about posting this, because it's sad people can be so distanced from their emotions, but your story actually made me feel better.

I sometimes I can be quite be distanced from my emotions. Sometimes very much the opposite, but let's say, "mindfulness" comes somewhat naturally to me at times, having developed a personality to deal with emotional pain, not all that very different from some aspects of an antisocial personality, at times. It helps with BP. Just like teaching really: you need some of that.

But it's so different still from what you describe. I'd never ever go that far. The compulsions to hurt sometimes are so much more benign. I may sense weaknesses, I don't generally exploit them and only in a controlled fashion when someone provokes it.

Made me feel good. I would probably be scared as well. Sad too. There might be people he'd or has already hurt badly like he tried with you.
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