Ask a psychologist anything. Preferably not long posts about you asking for a long analysis...

what's the difference with psychopathy and autism?

I’m afraid of going back to school. I dropped out of HS at 17 bc I got kicked out of home; didn’t get my GED until 22 literally last December. I did exceptionally well. I’ve signed up for college courses and I’m taking my TSI’s, I passed one today, but the field I want To go into is health science, specifically a surgical technologist & I’m just terrified that A&P is going to absolutely kick my ass. How can I cope with stress and anxiety in a healthy way? I really want this but I’m afraid that my anxiety will overpower my motivation. My gf is a Bachelors degree Nurse, her sister a Dr, her husband a surgeon, his mother head of EMS & microbiology PHD.... I just... am extremely nervous, that I won’t be able to live up to their expectations.

Nah, she gave him garden variety depression. He's on zoloft right now and responding well enough. His peaks aren't as severe, that's for damn sure. I guess he's in there talking about how I can't look at mirrors anymore.

What science? Seriously, nobody knows what the fuck is going on in our brains, they're all just guessing. They throw drugs at the patient and hope for the best. They say some bullshit that the patient wants to hear so they keep coming back to give them more money.

I strongly believe that life is just a big RNG, the way your brain formed, the successes/failures you have in life. Everything is just chaos. Which means, if your RNG gave you a fucked up brain, then just ALT-F4 and rage quit. Don't fumble through life looking for meaning or bother trying to understand it all, there's no reason for anything to exist.

Nobody asked if you wanted to be born, why should you be forced to continue living? I think assisted suicide will become the norm as society evolves and realizes that we don't need everyone on this planet. Not everyone is going to be a useful/productive member of society, and not everyone adds value to our species success. And that's fine, it's all just chaos, why not make it easier on them to just end the chaos?

Like, why try to fix mental illness and homeless? Just fucking let their bad genes rot somewhere we don't care about and let our species evolve faster and more efficiently.

Medical student here, I’ve known a fuckton of borderlines.

Diagnosing someone without seeing them is bullshit of the highest degree.

But it doesn’t sound like he’s diagnosing you, and keep in mind that borderline behavior is relatively distinct. If you described a borderline’s behavior to me, I could very fairly say “sounds borderline to me.” That’s not a diagnosis though. That’s just an impression based on heresay.

Perhaps the more accurate thing would be to say “that sounds like a personality disorder, they should get checked out.”

Psychopathy is a 30 or higher on the PCL-R (max score: 40). However, the PCL-R is flawed in some respects in that it does not differentiate from psychopathic type and plain ASPD. Most psychopaths would have ASPD, which is a persistent disregard for the rights and or property of others. But: consider this - a psychopath in a wheelchair, or a psychopath paralyzed by an additional condition, unable to display many of the behavioral facets. Still a psychopath. There is neuroscience to it.
Psychopaths do not classically feel empathy; though, a new study revealed that they could consciously empathize.
Psychopaths have a diminished fear response, but, interestingly, not a diminished response to phobic triggers.
Psychopaths feel love differently, it's more possessive. It's not what is traditionally known as love.
Psychopaths have decreased impulse control, and a decreased response to punishment.
Psychopaths have an increased response to reward. Psychopaths scoring a 30 or higher had 4x as much dopamine released in response to the administration of amphetamines than the controls did in a study released by the Vinderbilt University when I was still in high school.
Psychopaths often feel bored.
There are behavioral characteristics as well not listed here.

There are different degrees of psychopathy once a person has hit 30 on the PCL-R.

There are also different types of psychopaths, depending on the school of thought. Like the classic psychopath.

There are things called I believe LCEs, or something involved as well...

>people who blab non stop about their mental issues are the bullshitters
this. i never trust these people. they're proud of their condition which means it isn't actively doing everything it can to destroy them, inside and out. and destroying their lives, and everything they've ever tried to build. its not something to be proud of. "im so fucked up lel". if you were, i'd never know about it because talking about it would be too painful.

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Psychopaths can't feel emotions much, so no empathy. Autists struggle to understand others and often fail to consider things from another person's point of view, but they have feelings.

Yes I live in a city with about one million people.

How did you get your masters/phd? Im trying to become a psychologist and currently only have a double bacgelors degree in pscyhology and philosophy, any advice on how i can progress/get a better job