BPD, psychopathy and sociopathy are all disorders which effect the part of the brain which deals with emotion (prefrontal cortex I believe). It causes less activity in that area and thus most people with those disorders do not feel remorse, attachment, empathy, guilt etc.
It is possible to dissociate and not feel those feelings, even if you do not have those disorders though. Personally I do not feel empathy or sympathy and I can hurt people and not feel bad about it, and I'm definitely not a sociopath or a psychopath.
Is it normal for a person to kill someone and have no remorse?
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BPD, psychopathy and sociopathy are all disorders which effect the part of the brain which deals with emotion (prefrontal cortex I believe). It causes less activity in that area and thus most people with those disorders do not feel remorse, attachment, empathy, guilt etc.
It is possible to dissociate and not feel those feelings, even if you do not have those disorders though. Personally I do not feel empathy or sympathy and I can hurt people and not feel bad about it, and I'm definitely not a sociopath or a psychopath.