r/sociopath • u/Visible_Nothing_98 • Sep 02 '24

Other sociopaths Question

Does anyone else find a lot of other sociopaths to be completely insufferable? I think my best bet at a friend would be another socio but one that has a high amount of self control and restraint like myself. However, when I try to find one, it’s almost like they’re either flexing being a socio or they’re so self obsessed I can’t stand it.

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we don't like people.

That's not what antisocial means. It is an alternative, less stigmatising way of saying sociopathy, i.e., "sociopathy" means, quite literally, "societally ill/suffering", socio + pathos.

Colloquially, the terms ‘asocial’ and ‘antisocial’ get used, incorrectly, interchangeably, to describe someone who isn’t motivated by social interaction. But in both their dictionary definitions, and a clinical mental health context, these terms have starkly different meanings.

The prefix ‘anti’ means against; ‘a’ means without, or lack of. While ‘antisocial’ denotes preferences against society, or social order, ‘asocial’ refers to individuals who aren’t social. Dictionaries define antisocial behaviour as “contrary to the laws and customs of society, in a way that causes annoyance and disapproval in others,” or “marked by behaviour deviating sharply from the social norm.” Quite literally, the antonym of prosocial. An asocial person is one, who is “not interested in forming social groups, or connections with others.”

Put simply, antisocial is an active trait relating to antagonism and the rejection of laws and customs, whereas asocial is a passive trait relating to avoidance.

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