Can a sociopath feel a sense of loss?

Answer 1

A sociopath, by definition, does not empathize with the feelings of others. Psychopaths, or sociopaths, cannot experience emotional feelings for others. They can be difficult to identify, as they often possess a superficial charm. Don't try to befriend them or to cure them; this is professional work and can lead even professionals into danger. Not all sociopaths are violent, however. This is a misconstrued notion as psychopath and sociopath are medically similar.

Answer 2

Sociopathy is antisocial personality disorder, characterized by a lack of empathy and remorse, and by a lack of inhibition on behaviour. So the answer is yes, they do have feelings, and anyone claiming otherwise is ignorant. However, unlike normal people, sociopaths lack empathy and remorse for others, and have poor self control. A sociopath may feel happy and cry for themselves, but they won't feel anything for others. This is why a lot of the time, relationships with sociopaths tend to be destructive.

Answer 3

It is hard to truly know because sociopaths are almost never forthcoming with their true feeling. They can either show no emotion or mimic the emotion they think they need to display to keep up false image.At the end of the day,however, they are human and do feel some sort of loss but it is shortlived. They compensate for their loss by quickly trying to replace that which they lost in any mode which suit their desires. So, the answer is yes but to a lesser degree.

Answer 4

Yes, the impression that a sociopath or psychopath has absolutely no feelings is false. However their range of emotions are VERY limited, they may feel nothing for their dying friend/father/grandma/uncle/cousin/girlfriend/boyfriend but will feel their world come apart when their mother dies. A sociopath cannot feel sadness for most people because the most they will ever be is little blemishes on the earth.

Answer 5

they don't have much. that's why their like that. take that away. they regret letting that go and feel sad. last but not least guilt for not holding what was close to them closer. in their eyes the world is the cause and your just trying to protect it.

Answer 6

People suffering from this condition are not void of all feeling. In the worst cases, they have little or no sense of guilt or regret over things that they've done.

Answer 7

I have always considered myself to be a sociopath due to a blatant lack of understanding or care for what society classifies as "good and evil," about other people, or about life in general.

Answer 8

Sociopaths don't have feelings for others.