Board Thread:The Heroes of Olympus/@comment-31061080-20170116021657/@comment-26402117-20170527163605

Oceanhalo12 wrote:

Lol socipathy isn't absolute, its a spectrum-like most things involving humans.

Like I said, I 'dated ' a DIAGNOSED sociopath-he had emotions. I trying to emphasize that this isn't some made up self diagnosis I did. Sociopathy isn't always as extremed as its portrayed in the media-some studies show full sociopathy doesn't even exist. Honestly I'm not saying Piper is a definite sociopath, but that having emotions doesn't rule her out from being one. Just like catching the flu can be a simple cough or congestion to constant heaving. Not having one symptom doesn't rule out all the others.

Well, your experiences with a sociopathic person wouldn't apply directly to anyone else with sociopathy. Also, upon further reading on sociopathy:
 * You cannot be diagnosed with classical sociopathy because it is not a formally defined term. This downgrades it to a societal label - much like the common but inaccurate use of "paranoid" (see "PPD" in ICD-10 F60.0) and common slurs.
 * In general, individuals requiring psychological attention are 'patients'. This humanizes them, unlike terms such as 'sociopath'.
 * Sociopathy is a misrepresentation of ASPD, which can only be diagnosed in adults (see DSM-5 p.659).
 * ASPD patients often are diagnosed with CD in their early teens.
 * Classical sociopathy is designated as sociopathic personality disorder and is rarefield, if not impossible.

Accurate definitions can be found in the DSM-5 and ICD-10.

The flu (influenza) is commonly confused with the common cold too. If people had the flu as much as they said they did, the world's workforce would grind to a halt.