>>5944601I'm a sociopath. My mother agrees with me, and she's consulted my aunt and grandmother, who both have PhD's in psychology. I've had most of the markings since I was a child, before I developed depression, which is one of the most important diagnostic clues.
I also have a lot of trouble with my urge control. I live on a college campus, right, and I'm in theatre. After rehearsal one night, I'm walking back to my dorm, and walking about ten feet ahead of me is another theatre member, a brunette whom I am seriously interested in.
There was a football game that night, so the immediate vicinity was totally empty. I wanted to rape her. It was a violent, intense urge. My hands were shaking. I controlled it, mostly because I was unprepared. I have elaborate plans for how I would accomplish crimes, and that wasn't the ideal starting point. I could have raped her, but I wouldn't have gotten away with it. I have a stronger self-preservation than selfishness, which I think is one of the simplest ways to distinguish between sociopaths and psychopaths.
