Posted by MCK on May 2, 2007, at 14:42:40
In reply to well, to be completely honest.. » MCK, posted by karen_kay on May 1, 2007, at 20:22:26
> don't we all do that, in some ways? i'm not saying outright manipulate the system, steal candy bars (ok, i think i've stolen liquor as a teen, but if they sold it to minors, there'd be no need to steal it, right?), act like complete vandals (ok, again bringing up teenage angst), lied (and am completely able to justify all these things in my head).
>Yes I think most do. I'd be less concerned with labels and more concerned with how my actions affect people. I didn't mean to portray myself as a believer in labelling people just because their actions could be categorized in some way.
As for breaking laws I can't argue that an arbitrary set of societal laws should be followed or one is a sociopath. The opposite is often true, few unjust laws would ever have been changed without having been broken, think of Rosa Parks.
If I came across as someone who championed the DSM whatever and would put the same label on Idi Amin or Jim Bakker as I would on someone who stole a candy bar or cheated on their car insurance it was completely unintentional. I hope that answers your question.
> i think i'm thinking more of my afterthought first.
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> basically, where is the line drawn? i'm pretty good at 'getting my way'. maybe it's just because i'm so 'darn cute' and everyone's just happy to do it? it does lead me to wonder though, is that me manipulating or people just not minding me doing it?
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> do you even care? if not feel free to say 'hey, you're pretty darn sweet to me' and i'll be happy with that answer. i've often just wondered about that whole sociopath dx (even asked my therapist if he thought i had it. he said no and laughed, but i decided he just didn't know the 'real' me.). i seem to fit many of the descriptions (or at least feel i do). perhaps it's just guilt?
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