[CelestialFlame]

Everytime i look in here, the last post is always from so long ago and nobody has bothered to post anything else. Why does nobody post in here? Disinterest?

[LittleEarthquakes]

I don't have ASPD but I used to enjoy following this thread then people stopped posting.

[tecomsin]

There's another large mental health forum that has an active aspd subforum. Here at psychcentral some subforums are much more active than the other site. It just depends.

[CelestialFlame]

Originally Posted by tecomsin

There's another large mental health forum that has an active aspd subforum. Here at psychcentral some subforums are much more active than the other site. It just depends.

Oh, which one is that? I’d like to follow it.

[tecomsin]

Originally Posted by NaomiQuinn

Oh, which one is that? I’d like to follow it.

it's at psychforums.com under personality

I think people who truly have ASPD would be 99.9% likely to not join a forum like this in the first place, because they would not believe it was an issue.

You see the occasional posts of "Do I have ASPD?" or "Am I a psychopath?" My answer is generally, if you joined a forum like this to ask, then you very likely DON'T have it.

[CelestialFlame]

Originally Posted by scaredandconfused

I think people who truly have ASPD would be 99.9% likely to not join a forum like this in the first place, because they would not believe it was an issue.

You see the occasional posts of "Do I have ASPD?" or "Am I a psychopath?" My answer is generally, if you joined a forum like this to ask, then you very likely DON'T have it.

Oh i haven’t joined to ask. I already know, as it is blatantly obvious. If somebody has to ask whether or not they are a psychopath/have ASPD then they most definitely do not. I merely like to observe other people with ASPD on forums because i do not know any in real life.

[All Is Revealed]

I have ASPD. It always seems that instead of being understood, I am judged. Even my own T does this. ASPD is not fully understood, so many of us with ASPD prefer to feel good about ourselves instead of being torn down by others.

Another misconception I've noticed about ASPD is that many people think it's connected to being a psychopath. It is not.

Much love!

[All Is Revealed]

Originally Posted by tecomsin

it's at psychforums.com under personality

I prefer Psych Central. PC members are like family. I get the support I need here.

Other sites like psychforums have members that tear you down. No thanks!

[OldTaylor]

Originally Posted by All Is Revealed

I have ASPD. It always seems that instead of being understood, I am judged. Even my own T does this. ASPD is not fully understood, so many of us with ASPD prefer to feel good about ourselves instead of being torn down by others.

Another misconception I've noticed about ASPD is that many people think it's connected to being a psychopath. It is not.

Much love!

A distinction exists: sociopaths are considered products of their environment or upbringing, while psychopaths are believed to have genetic or biological causes behind their character. Both psychopathy and sociopathy are considered forms of antisocial personality disorder in the DSM-5. (MedicalDaily.com) It may not hold any comfort for All Is Revealed, but we're all judged after once having been found unscrupulous whether unwittingly or by calculation of perpetration--they rarely let go.

[here today]

Originally Posted by All Is Revealed

I have ASPD. It always seems that instead of being understood, I am judged. Even my own T does this. ASPD is not fully understood, so many of us with ASPD prefer to feel good about ourselves instead of being torn down by others.

Another misconception I've noticed about ASPD is that many people think it's connected to being a psychopath. It is not.

Much love!

I don't have ASPD but I have some impulses and responses that were pretty well dissociated from my (as a child) "good girl" persona. Most of my ASPD-ish tendencies I acted out on myself until, finally, they are becoming a little bit more co-conscious and integrated.

I learned a lot from participating in the NPD forum several years ago when there were some people with real NPD posting, too. So, I'd be glad to participate here and accept other people as they are. I may be able to learn more about my own anti-social feelings and impulses (even though I rarely act on them) and would hope that I would be accepted here too even with those impulses. I'm not inclined to be goody-two-shoes about my situation. I think anybody working seriously on their "stuff" should be given a safe place to do it. And I have not found that in therapy, with the many therapists I have seen.

[All Is Revealed]

I'm glad that I'm seeing more posts in this thread recently. I appreciate all the attention and input you guys & girls have put into this. I do believe that more people have ASPD than admit to it. This is a friendly welcome that none of you have to be afraid of saying you have ASPD, and you can easily join this forum.

As long as we stick to understanding ASPD, and not judging (as we're not suppose to do on PC anyway) then we should all get along.

So my T has a hard time understanding why I have no compassion for anyone. He calls me manipulative and cold-hearted, which is true. But he fails to understand why I am this way.

Well ... when you have two heartless parents like me, and you've been shoved, pushed, and bullied all your life ... you have three options:

- Be depressed and harm yourself.
- Be angry and suffer from heart issues and HBP.
- Lose all emotion towards people and the world.

Option 3 seems to cause the less harm.

I could be 100% wrong ... but I want to be. Because if I'm right ... then ASPD is not such a bad thing.

Many things can cause a child to finally say screw it and shut the switch off. Bad parents included.

[All Is Revealed]

Originally Posted by _nullandvoid_

Many things can cause a child to finally say screw it and shut the switch off. Bad parents included.

Yup. Years of bullying and bad parenting caused my switch to be turned off. Instead of being depressed and harming myself, I chose to be emotionless.

[OldTaylor]

Originally Posted by All Is Revealed

Yup. Years of bullying and bad parenting caused my switch to be turned off. Instead of being depressed and harming myself, I chose to be emotionless.

My own antisocial flavor is the result of too little primary indoctrination. It might be recognized as a secondary issue, maybe an underlying cause or something. I made bad choices but never chose to offend society. It just happened again and again and again until I found myself doing so in ways I could never have imagined. Not cuel or harsh just creative.

[Anonymous37919]

Some forums are dying. Not this one. But keep in mind, forums are run by volunteers.