RightGalaxy wrote:
WhatHazard wrote:
I know a friend of a family member who I think may be a sociopath but I also think maybe he has bad anxiety as well or it could be that he has both, I don't know it's hard to imagine a sociopath with anxiety disorder but maybe?
I don't let him near my things, and neither does the rest of the family, he's very charming and he can lie to you while looking you in the eye and take you things while your in the same room with him, however I still consider them a friend in a somewhat weird way even though I would never let him in my home or close to anything I cared about. I think he's fascinating because we both have similar experiences with feeling nothing at times, and we have similar interests. I think he knows I don't really trust him with anything, not sure if he cares or not.
Why do you bother with this person?? The only anxiety he's feeling is the fact that you know what he is. They don't like to be found out.
I only bother with him because he's somewhat a part of the extended family, kind of half-assedly adopted into it so I can't avoid him all the time though I usually do for long, long periods. If he wasn't I would have nothing to do with him. The entire family knows he's like this and it's no secret; he lives with some of them but doesn't cause much trouble for them because they keep a close eye on him, I think he mostly stays with them out of convenience, it may not end well for them in the long run but I have no say in it. He has no clue I think he may be a sociopath, he only knows I won't let him near my things or house but I think I'm far enough out of his circle that it doesn't matter to him and I play dumb and boring while he's around (usually when I visit said families house) so he doesn't get anything of use from me. For all I know he may have horrible anxiety which can make a person look like a sociopath, he also had a terrible childhood from what I've gathered and that could cause him to act out, I'm not proper doctor so I don't claim to know what the hell his issue really is, I think it's interesting but I also don't care that much.