Is it normal to have all the symptoms of psychopathy, except apathy?

impaired sense of smell (I can't distinguish any smell)

when I was a child, my teacher complained to my mother that I was a "manipulator", and did a lot of violent drawings, involving knives, blood and stuff. (I never felt like killing anyone at that age).

I also lied a lot, and constantly tried to make mistakes of my actions on others. (I have a kind of superpower that allows me to voluntarily vomit, without having to stick my finger in my throat), so I pretended I was sick at school and vomited, to go home. My mom took me to a series of hospitals and exams to see what I had in my belly that made me vomit so much, and it was only today, after growing up, that I realized that I was lying, and in the past (as a kid) I didn't feel bad about my mother worrying about me.

I also had several existential crises, around my 9-10 years old. I even theorized that nobody in the world was real, and only I existed and had a will of my own. I also felt superior to other children, and I was angry when someone else was "superior" to me.

There were cases where I was apathetic, i remember once that a man had a motorcycle accident almost in front of me, and I just ignored it and moved on, while a crowd was forming around him. But in general, I was always empathetic with others, and felt the need to establish friendships. Nowadays, I realize that I was a strange child, but the only thing I kept was my impaired sense of smell, besides, I am a more responsible person, and better in general. But every now and then, I find myself thinking, is it normal that I had all these symptoms as a child? (I had never been through anything traumatic, no abuse or anything like that).

flashy title btw xD

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Based on 11 votes (4 yes)
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  • It's hard to say when it starts and it's not "fair" since there are so many variables person to person, but there are many paths you can take at any given time, some are in the moment, others are a near constant a flow, and sometimes they take pauses or end

    It seems like you were at a point where you could have turned out worse but didn't. I'm sure genetics are involved, but I feel like with enough resolve and intuition a person can mentally overcome any situation, even if it comes to accepting inevitability.

    So I think the most obvious outlook to have is that you innately chose a better path, which is something you can hold as very close to who you are on the inside

    There's a theory on moral development that posits doing bad things is your chance to learn societal standards, so it's how we come to realize our actions have consequences and how we define certain behaviors as good or bad. I mean it makes a lot of sense, let's say you start out knowing nothing, which is probably pretty true going back to zygote formation; you gotta have some references from which to draw conclusions

    The reason antisocial disorders are outliers is because the individual would have little to no resources in adapting to their communities, home and family life, school, friends, social interactions, bonding. We're a social species, most people have that desire and instinct to be socially acceptable, so most people will learn, to varying degrees of course. So to have no resources or success is a natural statistical anomaly. You're your own proof for how simple it is to be "good", there are plenty of sickos who started out exactly as you did as a young child

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  • So because you were a child that didn't act like a fully matured adult you must be a psychopath?

    No, you're not a psychopath.

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  • Tommythecaty

    I’d say you, and most who think that, are far from “psychopathic”

    Glibness/superficial charm

    Grandiose sense of self-worth

    Need for stimulation/proneness to boredom

    Pathological lying

    Conning/manipulative

    Lack of remorse or guilt

    Shallow affect

    Callous/lack of empathy

    Parasitic lifestyle

    Poor behavioral control

    Promiscuous sexual behavior

    Early conduct disorder

    Lack of realistic, long-term goals

    Impulsivity

    Recurrent physical fights

    Failure to accept responsibility for own actions, irresponsibility

    Many short-term relationships

    Juvenile delinquency

    Revocation of conditional release

    Criminal versatility

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  • 1WeirdGuy

    You sound normal and sound like you've had covid

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    • since I was born I have never smelled anything, I cannot distinguish any smell, except the strong smell of alcohol in the nose, that burning sensation.(I forgot to specify that)

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      • 1WeirdGuy

        Hmm you musta got covid in the womb

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        • bruh

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  • Somenormie

    Chances are you weren't one to begin with.

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  • my_life_my_way

    Isn’t no sense of smell just a Covid symptom? 😂 and almost every child lies and does things like fake being sick to get out of things, almost every child feels superior as well and doesn’t really care about others as well

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    • RoyyRogers

      You all act like covid isn't new.

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    • since I was born I have never smelled anything, I cannot distinguish any smell, except the strong smell of alcohol in the nose, that burning sensation.(I forgot to specify that)

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  • Clunk42

    Isn't apathy the big symptom of psychopathy; the one that's really important in order for the condition to be diagnosable?

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    • https://www.webmd.com/mental-health/features/sociopath-psychopath-difference

      I can never remember the differences, it's almost like Greco-Roman I always just reference both

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