I dont know what to do anymore. I thought at one point he would get better.. its only got worse. He presents a total disreguard for anything and everything. He can't see that the problem is really him, its always everyone else. He's put my family through hell.. I love him, after all he is my brother. We're two years apart in age, so we've been through everything together. I cant sit here and watch him fall apart anymore. It's tearing us all apart.. & it has been for along time. I want him to understand, to realize, somehow make him see.. but i have no idea how to do that. If you dont know what the hell you're talking about, please dont waste my/your time posting. But please, anyone whos been in this situation before..help. I cant completely diagnoise him as a Sociopath, because I'm no doctor, but everything i've read indicates that he is. He's impulsive, he lacks the capacity to love.. theres no remorse, no shame. He treats everyone else ok.. but his family.. he treats us like $hit.
2007-12-24 04:48:09 · 6 answers · asked by SublimexChic 2 in Social Science ➔ Psychology
He's 19. And i mean .. our lifes here arent happy little lives, yeah theres been problems .. ive been through the same things though.. he holds grudges against everything, he wont let ANYTHING from the past go. And its not like its really, really horrible things we've been through.. im here, im standing, and sane.. he should be to.. but he's not. I have a psychology book, and everything it says about sociopaths is my brother in a nutshell.. so i really think that's the correct term to define him. Yeah, he's been depressed. And yes, my family is well aware, and agrees that he fits the sociopaths description. I've tried to help him before, but ive never been able to get through.
2007-12-24 05:13:13 · update #1
Wow. We are in practically the same situation.
I think my brother is a sociaopath too. Well I think is Antisocial Personality Dissorder, but people think that Antisocial means not being social, which is not the case.
I've been reading about it and all of the symptoms seem to describe him very well. He is 20 years old and has been in and out of jail/juvenil hall since he was 12. He steals, and has hurt my family so much. He does things and seems to forget what he has done. He seems to have no feelings towards anyone.
I cannot trust him and no one understands me, they think I am the bad sibling because I want to protect myself from becoming his a victim to him again.
2007-12-26 15:29:31 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Does your brother lie all the time? When he was younger, did he get into a lot of trouble at school or with the law? These are some criteria they look at to call him a sociopath. If he is one, a therapy hasn't been found that works. The sociopath will manipulate the therapist the entire time and just learn new psychological tricks. What the family can do is protect themselves from the sociopathic member of the family. They should accept that they can't change him. That's about it...I'm sorry...
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2016-09-05 18:05:45 · answer #3 · answered by behrend 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
How old is he? Has he had any serious personal/life problems in the past? Perhaps he needs help. By the way, I don't think a professional would label him, 'sociopath' - Maybe depressed, bi-polar or something else. Have you talked to your family about this?
2007-12-24 04:55:09 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
What I've learned about my brother is that he's a bottomless pit. You can't please him. He will dismiss everything that comes out of mouth and mumbles insults to get under my skin. I'm done.
2014-08-31 15:37:32 · answer #5 · answered by damian k 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Stay away from anyone who is a sociopath. He or she will never have your best interest at heart. In order for you not to be affected by a sociopath, you would have to be one also.
2014-12-03 18:49:45 · answer #6 · answered by Brenda 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋