Is there a difference between being apathetic and a psychopath?

[Anonymous]

I literally don't care about anything, so never really an emotion like most people... Like if someone is sad they lost their job, or girlfriend left.. or their mom died or friend died... Usually people will be sad about these things.. but me... I feel absolutely nothing n don't care.. that's why I never paid attention in school and don't even care I failed every test... My lack of feeling and care makes me feel I could be a psychopath.. although I would feel slightly bad killing someone cos I can put myself in their shoes and wouldn't want myself to suffer if I was them.. that's why have never killed anyone and wouldn't ever kill anyone... So that makes me think maybe I'm not a psychopath.. although I have watched real murder videos online and don't feel sad or traumatized or anything after.. I feel completely blank after watching n don't really care... Jus feel slightly bad for the victim n wish it didn't happen to him or her..

Same thing

No they're different

[AmandaYVR]

Apathy is different from psychopathy, but what you describe is more than apathy. I do think you could be a psychopath.
Watch some youtube videos by mental health experts and see what they say, if their descriptions fit how you feel.

Apathy is much more general term, and can be associated with depression, etc. I doubt that's you.

[jshm2]

Of course they are different. You're just a depressed idiot who is neither.

[Asker]

How am I depressed? Depressed people are sad and want to kill themselves, I'm not sad or suicidal, jus careless

[RichSD]

You might be on the spectrum, though.

[Asker]

I am

[RichSD]

Well then you're all good. You're not a psychopath, among other things you're probably just a little desensitized to murder and things like that. But I promise you it would feel different in real life than anything in a video. I used to be a soldier, I know for a fact that seeing people die in reality is even remotely like seeing it in a video. I guarantee you, even the smell of someone dying (and they do have a smell, when it's a violent death) will get the attention of your deepest primal fears. You just live in a safe bubble and your logical mind knows it. You would have had a lot of different feels and behaviours if you were a psychopath or sociopath.

[RichSD]

(Sorry for typos) :)

[tatianamay]

Are you on the spectrum?

[Asker]

Yeah a doctor said so once.. why?

[Asker]

If you mean autistic spectrum yes

[tatianamay]

I think you may either have narcissictic personal8ty disorder, anti social personality disorder or you may just be a careless person. Or you may have moderate depression

[tatianamay]

There you go, studies have shown that people with autism have lowe empathy

[Asker]

I'm definitely not narcissistic cos I have low confidence and think everyone is better than me. But I am anti social and careless

[Asker]

And don't think it's depression cos I've felt this way ever since I was born lol

[tatianamay]

You are not a psychopath or a sociopath, dont worry. They do not exhibit any amount of empathy at all, and enjoy hurting others

[Fuentes]

Different