sociopaths

[Agara33]

I came across 2 in my life that I know of, each time very short but Detrimental. I didn’t know it at the time but understood much later-I think I thought sociopaths had no emotion or were incapable of understanding consequences-these 2 men were impressive in mental and emotional intelligence but were some how almost inhuman in how little they cared about others-saw others…they had no sense of others-like they were aliens in a bubble and didn’t understand the world around them-and assumed that everyone else was like them and that they were actually in the moral right. Does anyone else know about these people? I feel alone in these experiences.

[1Mechanic]

I’ve seen my share of them. When I was in the school of infantry with the Marines there was a stabbing that took place. Other marines broke it up, but we almost lost him. We couldn’t stop his bleeding. The paramedics from the base showed up and dumped that clotting agent on him. That stopped the bleeding and just in the nick of time.

I had to guard that marine that stabbed him. “Did you do this?”

“Yeah!”

“Why?”

“He was talking trash. He’s not talking to much now is he?” He could hear it. He could hear him bleeding out when he said that.

My sister is probably the worst one though. She would stare into my mother’s eyes while she was dying in the hospital, play hymns from religions that weren’t my moms for my mom to hear, and get this, went to the hospital after my moms death and while next to her body called the life insurance company and the banks that had her annuities. I wish I did not know that last one had happened.

Me, I cried and went somewhere to pray.

The things I have realized about them are they are in it for themselves, MUST have control, and there is always at least one addiction. Whether it be cigarettes or alcohol, or even drugs. There is always at least one.

My humble advice to you would be to run. Run away from them. Stay as far away as you can.

[012703060610 in reply to 1Mechanic]

So sad and scary!

[Nathalie99 Partner]

You are not alone in these experiences, Agara.It can be traumatic.

I'm sorry you have crossed paths with them.

[SurvivingEveryday]

Agara33, I have seen my share also. One was someone I fell in love with and moved him into my house and he ultimately tried to kill me. I fell in love with him because he was so strong. I have described him as being "Strong Enough For the Two of Us" and I liked that in him. But, he was scary. I had PTSD from childhood, and this time with him made my PTSD so bad that I still struggle 10 years later.

I have a sister who I no longer associate with, but I think she might be on the sociopathy spectrum. Her lack of remorse and her actions remind me of the person I was with. The only difference is she is very educated, and he was not.

I often wonder if sociopaths ever think they are abnormal.

[Agara33 in reply to SurvivingEveryday]

thanks for your reply, sometime it seams they gravitate towards certain wounds in people. I don't know if they know, maybe the ones where it is inescapable. The ones I dealt with probably thought they were closer to the messiah...I am very sorry you went through that-to let someone into your life on such a deep level and find out they are so poisonous must have left you very shaken up in many ways