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well, see... i doubt my mom would ever make a will with my father especially knowing how messed up he is. i don't think any of them have a will.
and to be honest with you, my mom has more to lose than he does. my father really doesn't have anything and he seems to be content with that. almost everything that he has has been purchased by someone else from his clothes to the shaver he has.
So, depending on the state where you live, when she leaves half of what they own will be his and she may even have to pay him alimony?
To my understanding, most sociopaths are not murderers. They are 'socio' social manipulators with no empathy for others. Think of politicians and corporate heads. Think of Enron and all the people hurt through the decisions of a few. People who may tell you what you want to hear to achieve their ends. People who feign human emotions so well that many gullible fools believe them. Manipulators. Users. Smooth operators. Some salesmen.
Psychopaths, on the other hand, are 'psycho', that is physically dangerous to others and frequently not in control of their impulses.
So, neither empathizes with others, but in part, it is a matter of the degree and lack of physicality.
I expect a professional could explain it better, but that is my layman's take on the difference.
When I read this thread, what pops into my mind is that your mother is just as sick as he is. She is very codependent, and is not seeking professional help to improve her well-being, her life. It is her choice to live in this prison with invisable bars and that, to me, is sad.
Thank you for posting this, when red flags are being waved in front of our face, we need to pay attention!
from what my mom has told me...
...he put my mom through a lot of ship [sic]...
...i know this is another one of his sociopathic tactics at work...
...something that my mom told me and i'm going to tell you this...
...my mom is pretty much in a hopeless situation right now...
I'd seriously question any mom or dad who claimed that the other one caused all of their relationship problems. Perhaps mom is missing her marbles too. You decide. Or better yet, let them work it out. Not your problem, nor your job to take sides... "and stuff".
I'm not quite sure how distinguishable the difference between narcissists and sociopaths is as far as faking emotions. Narcissists are pretty good at that, too.
I will say that faking emotions is quite common and not just a characteristic of sociopaths and narcissists.
I disagree all humans have emotions unless they are robots
Socipaths have emotions. They don't feel emotions like the rest of society.
Their emotions are one-sided and they don't acknowledge the emotions of others.
Sociopaths and Psychopaths have emotions but only when it suits them.
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