Do you know anyone with Anti-Social Personality Disorder?
By jennybianca
@jennybianca (12912)
Australia
December 3, 2009 8:25pm CST
People would be familiar with Sociopath and Psychopathic Personalities. There is also the Malignant Personality:
(1) They are habitual liars.
(2) They are egotistical to the point of narcissism
(3) They scapegoat
(4) They are remorselessly vindictive
(5) Genuine religious, moral, or other values play no part in their lives.
It is the Sociopath we more commonly come across, often without recognising what this person really is. I will give a brief statement of characteristics below.
You see if you can recognise either a well known personality (eg.Politician or Sports Star), or even an aquaintance or family member.
I know of one ex President of the US who is sociopath, and at least one well known football star in Australia who is the same.
Tell me what you think, as I find the toopic fascinating.
(1)Glibness and Superficial Charm
(2)Manipulative and Conning
(3)Grandiose Sense of Self
(4)Promiscuity is common.
(5)Shallow Emotions
(6)Incapacity for Love
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10 responses
@rogue13xmen13 (14402)
• United States
4 Dec 09
Yes. I have known some of these people. There was a young woman at my community college who was a compulsive liar and who thought that she was greater than everyone else. How she kept any friends? I have no idea. She is still at that community college from what many of my friends told me. I felt sorry for her, but at the same time many people got really annoyed with her behavior.
@rjvb26 (2518)
• Philippines
4 Dec 09
That is a good story, but you know what is sad about that? People keep it ignoring them, avoiding them and getting annoyed with them which is not better for them. People like this one need to be understand by others so that, in the future, she will become a much better person and that problem will be gone forever. People always see the wrong side of others and they keep bragging about those people and they keep avoiding those people, without even looking on their own in front of the mirror. If you, me or them, those who condemn people with those personality disorders, what will we feel if we will be the one treated the same by the society. Do you think we will get better and move over? or even move forward? Do you think it is happy to see people treating us the way, we do not want them to treat us? What will we feel? Do you think, we will think of a much better way to cope up? If people are keep doing things to them that are not in human. Who's fault of having those disorders? Is it their fault? Do they want to be like that? Or do they know why they became like that? What if it will happen to you? To me? To them? To all of us. What do you think? 

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@jennybianca (12912)
• Australia
4 Dec 09
It would seem from your description that this woman had something wrong with her. SDometimes its hard to tell exactly what.
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@rogue13xmen13 (14402)
• United States
4 Dec 09
Many people will call her horrible names as well because of her behavior, and many people have talked to her, and attempted to help her, but she does not seem to be interested in changing, or getting help. She seems to live in her own little world. She does exhibit all of the characteristics that are on that chart.
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@cerebellum (3863)
• United States
5 Dec 09
I always thought a Sociopath was a murderer and felt no remorse or guilt. Thankfully I don't know anyone personaly that fits that description. It's not hard to imagine which president fits the profile. Probably most of the celebrities fit that description also.
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@cerebellum (3863)
• United States
6 Dec 09
All the crime shows on TV talk about looking for a sociopath for a suspect, I guess that's where I got it from.
@dong88 (795)
• China
5 Dec 09
Hello! Antisocial personality disorder,I think,in my life around it should be .Especially in big cities,life stress,when the people's desires are not being met,when,or,when he repeatedly suffered the defeat,he was the evil of human nature will be distorted reaction to them. He became incompatible with this soliety who have antisocial personality disorder. Of course, those sports stars,politicians and so on, because they are human beings,they also inevitably exist as people.
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@rjvb26 (2518)
• Philippines
4 Dec 09
I am a semi... LOL just kidding, anti-personality disorder cannot be easily detected, even all of those you mention on that discussion starter. Anyway, you are right, they are fascinating and somewhat interesting. I am working on the field where we deal with people who have those kind of personalities, and sometimes if we talk to them, they seem to be normal and just like other person who have their own points and beliefs in life. I pity those, cause they do not know that, they have the kind of personality. Even them, will have the difficulties on detecting their own problems. The incapacity for love that you stated there, i think, i will disagree with that, actually they know how to love and they are looking for love and someone who can understand them. All people have the capacity to love, it's just that sometimes they do not practice those capacity. And for people who are like them, they want it, but something is bothering them inside not to love someone, but just like what i have said, they are the ones who really seeks for attention of an individual who can really understand them and will love them as a normal human being.
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@jennybianca (12912)
• Australia
4 Dec 09
You are obviously very educated. What is your field of studies exactly? Is it always with people with personality disorders? It must be completely facinating.
But yes, one can feel sorry for them, as I asume they are born with these personality disorders. Can behavioural therapy help these people lead more acceptable lives and fit in socially?
As I understand it, people with personality disorders rarely admit they have anything wrong with them and therefore seek no help. I guess thats when others, like myself, find it hard to have any sympathy for them.
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@Jennifer_lee_88 (589)
• United States
4 Dec 09
Yes i have met someone with this before. Her name was Nicole and she was my best friend for awhile but i had to stop talking to her because we didn't have a real friendship. She would go out with different guys all the time and drink. All she did was lie to me... about every little thing... I'm talking about things that you don't even have to lie about... like if she had eggs for breakfast she would say she had toast! It was really strange. I even asked her one day why she did this and she said she didn't know and couldn't help it.
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@jennybianca (12912)
• Australia
6 Dec 09
I doubt whether she is sociopathic, but she clearly has a problem.
@starsailover (7829)
• Mexico
5 Dec 09
Hi Jennifer: i think that was a little creepy but at least this attitude don't hurt anyone isn't it? The worst thing it's a sociopath who deliberatly want to hurt people or don't care of people feelings just to make what they want, like a tool. Thanks for talking about your experience with Nicole. Have a nice day. Alvaro.
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@fantasticbabe (981)
• Philippines
4 Dec 09
those are people who are perfect manipulator they first praise their potential victims when they already trust them it is then they like to be brainwash a person. the person becomes embarrass to reject the offer hence becoming abuse most of the times by the manipulative behavior. anti social is those who never adheres to society ideals and mostly against the rules becoming the menace.
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@ladysurvivor (4746)
• Malaysia
4 Dec 09
I had a neighbor who has the exact traits - she came to my door knocking and politely asked me to come in, when I didn't even invite her. She was awkwardly too polite, and to me she seemed abnormal. Too many sweet talks and she always praised me about what I do, which in most occasions I don't feel it is such a big thing to be noticed, like how I put the spoons in the cabinet, in fact I just throw it inside the box and never really cared how the spoons looked like. Strange, huh?
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@jennybianca (12912)
• Australia
4 Dec 09
Manipulator is a very accurate term to describe these people.

@ladysurvivor (4746)
• Malaysia
4 Dec 09
And then after I had trusted her completely, she started to order me around and make me do things her way, which most of the time I couldn't make it because it was such an awkward request. For example, she wanted me to take care of her little daughter while she does the cleaning in her house, who wants to be her maid?
Then she called me and asked me to come home while I was away from home, attending to a seminar with my husband. The reason? She wanted to go out and she wanted me to take care of her daughter. Weird, isn't it?
Well.. now I am no longer living there and I don't want to remember about it anymore. As for now, I think I also have a bit of anti social disorder, but mostly because I fear to go out and socializing. It is not because I don't like people, I do like them it is the fear that overrides my good intention to socialize. In one of my discussions, I have started a topic similar to this one but more to recognize what are the experience of other participants and how they deal with the situation.
I personally believe that if I am able to overcome the fear of socializing, I will be very friendly because I have always dreamt of having lots of friends, laughing together and doing things together but in reality I can't because I don't know how.
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@jennybianca (12912)
• Australia
4 Dec 09
What yiou are desribing about yourself, is not the anti social personality disorder I am sure. You may have anxiety of just an obsessive fear, which you can get help for.
The disorders I was describing are like sociopaths, who are a big problem.
Good Luck.
@jennybianca (12912)
• Australia
4 Dec 09
That doesnt mean you have an anti-social disorder though. More like anxiety disorder, which is treatable.
@starsailover (7829)
• Mexico
5 Dec 09
Hi jenny bianca: maybe i have deal with some persons that can be considered malignant personalities, you feel it immoral way they react in some cases another person would be shocked but i can not judge a person just because of my feelings. I'm not a specialist and it's really difficult to think about it. By the way, the President you mentioned... is it Bush? Lol. XD I think this is a very interesting discussion. Have a nice day. Alvaro.
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@olisaur (1922)
• United States
4 Dec 09
I thought I had anti-social disorder myself for a while.
My dad wasn't so great, so I knew that plays a role in my mental health. I identified with just about all of the symptoms you mentioned. My therapist just diagnosed me with depression, and told me I had anti-social and narcissistic tendencies. :p
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@jennybianca (12912)
• Australia
6 Dec 09
Okay, that makes sense. Many, many of these conditions are not clear cut. They can be just slight, or mixed up with another condition. At least you got help. Hope you are doing well now.











