[VoidOfOblivion]

Do any of those with ASPD have any friends or acquaintances with ASPD? And if so, how do you guys interact with each other?

A family member of mine has been diagnosed with ASPD. We get along ok, but I know him, obviously. I understand him, I should say. We get along ok.

He is good at making "friends" and acquaintances but generally doesn't play nice with others, regardless of psychiatric label or lack thereof. I guess it's most accurate to say that he's not one for long term relationships or friendships. At some point, he's finished and has no compunction moving on immediately. Some people are shocked, others not so much. Depends on why he was hanging out with them in the first place. He keeps the end game in mind.

He doesn't hang out with other ASPD's unless it's for a very specific purpose and the common psych label would be a coincidence. It's not a companionship, it's a common goal that is short-lived. He'd probably get into a fight if he regularly interacted with another ASPD, I think. He has an aggressive streak, he does not feel fear, and he gets very defensive if confronted. I love him and he cares about me in his way.

[Atypical_Disaster]

I don't have ASPD, but I have met quite a few people with it and I've noticed that they either get along really well with each other or not at all... there seems to be zero in between, lol.

[redsoxrule]

I have a few family members that may have ASPD. When we don't get along it's usually disastrous but short lived. Otherwise we get along well and often get into more trouble together. I seem to get along well with everyone in this forum. As for close friends, I seem to magnetically attract those with schizophrenia, borederline personality, or highly empathetic people.

[octobahn]

What if you just can't see the good in most people, and think they're always out to get / take something from you? There's always a string attached to any good deed. Paranoia seems too strong a name so what alternatives are there?

[Atypical_Disaster]

Originally Posted by octobahn

What if you just can't see the good in most people, and think they're always out to get / take something from you? There's always a string attached to any good deed. Paranoia seems too strong a name so what alternatives are there?

There is such a thing as Paranoid Personality Disorder. The paranoia in the context of that disorder is not psychotic in nature.

[octobahn]

Originally Posted by Atypical_Disaster

There is such a thing as Paranoid Personality Disorder. The paranoia in the context of that disorder is not psychotic in nature.

Thanks for the clarification. I guess I have a general distrust of people which I'm sure is also a check off item of this PPD you mentioned.

[argv_argc]

Originally Posted by VoidOfOblivion

Do any of those with ASPD have any friends or acquaintances with ASPD? And if so, how do you guys interact with each other?

Nobody in my family has ever bothered to get any kind of diagnosis except for me, but I'm absolutely sure that my dads side of the family are all complete sociopaths. They're callous, cruel, mean, and don't give a heck about anyone but themselves. And I have a bit of that myself.

That being said, I mostly avoid my uncles since they sketch me out and are usually involved with drugs and/or hookers. If I hang out with them, I'm afraid I will end up fighting them, and I'm sure I'll lose, so I just don't. Since we're a bunch of leeches, we basically leech off of whomever we can, though I try not to tap my resources any more than I have to.

[Batthebikey]

Hi Void of Oblivion (what a great heavy metal band name) I was diagnosed with ASPD in my early twenties when I was in the military, the only time I can honestly say I've had friends as opposed to acquaintances (read that as potential victims) was when I was a member of a Motorcycle Club. Normally the people I interact with at work, socially etc. are just there for me to play with, but as a club member there are strictly enforced codes of conduct. ASPD and other disorders are common in bike clubs, you don't end up wearing a patch on your back if you've had a stable and happy childhood, so clubs are support groups for badly damaged people. The main thing is I would never lie, cheat, sleep with a brothers girl or any of the other things I find so amusing in normal society because the consequences would be extreme, a beating or worse including banishment from the club. I trust no one except someone with the same colours on their back. A clubmate I would trust with my life. Normal people are just Sheep, I consider myself and my club mates as Wolves, and like wolves we are all dangerous people except to each other. I hope this gives you some idea how people with ASPD interact.