Hey I'm Derrick and my dad is a psycologist so I showed him this thread and he wrote a long reply. I'll post it now then.
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Hello Bane. I work within the field of psychology and I'm afraid you have either dealt with a highly incapable therapist that has never even read the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (The DSM) or you are lying. Most likely you are lying and think you have Antisocial Personality Disorder (I don't know precisely why, maybe because you think it is 'cool' or 'manly') and you would like to find other transsexuals that possibly have it as well. You say that you have been diagnosed to add credibility to your statement.
To prove to everyone that you are infact a 'sociopath' you use the criteria for Antisocial Personality Disorder (APD) and tick off yes or no. That's not how a person is diagnosed, it's not that simple. To actually meet even just one of those criteria you have to answer 10+ question to see whether you truly meet that criterion or not. You do
not just answer yes or no.
Also, let's go through the
must to obtain a diagnosis.
You must
...be an adult (18+).
...have a history of Conduct Disorder (since the age of 15).
...have had previous history of behavioural problems (prior to 15).
I would like to mention if your problems are caused by more specific medical or mental health problems that affect your behaviour, such as drugs, alcohol, anxiety, depression, etc, then a personality disorder is not correct diagnosis. You will have to check this yourself because I do not know whether you have had, or have, such problems.
Also, one thing that leads me to believe you have self-diagnosed is because you would never be diagnosed with 'high-functioning sociopathy' because there is no such thing. In fact, you would never be diagnosed with sociopathy today, you would be diagnosed with APD, but you would also never be diagnosed with 'high-functioning Antisocial Personality Disorder'. But
if you have been diagnosed by a professional, I want you think about the fact that just because someone is a professional doesn't mean they don't make mistakes. It is possible for professionals to give the wrong diagnosis. It's not as if they have unlimited access to your thoughts and feelings, they'll have to go by what you tell them. They can also be wrong.
I would like to finish this with telling you, I am not writing this to upset you or to argue with you, Bane, I am only worried for others who will talk to the same therapist you did and get some outrageous diagnosis. It's not very good if there's a therapist roaming around telling people they are 'high-functioning sociopaths'. And in worst case scenario you are lying and I've only educated a few people about diagnosing someone with a personality disorder. Though there is a lot more to it, to diagnose someone with a PD, and nobody should self-diagnose. You may believe you know yourself best but it can be hard seeing yourself objectively. You may end up seeing yourself the way you want to be rather than the way you actually are. Please, if you believe you have APD talk to a professional, and Bane, if you actually have been diagnosed by a therapist get a second opinion from another professional. I'm sure they will be just shocked as I am (that you were diagnosed with 'high-functioning sociopathy').
