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Travis wonders if he could be a sociopath because of some of his behaviors that are associated with autism and schizophrenia. He has people he has never met and know nothing about him telling him that he is a sociopath because of his crazy behaviors. Travis has stolen from people in order to pay his autism bill that neurotypicals sometimes charge him. Is he schizophrenic or is he a sociopath? Travis constantly hears voices and has to try and figure out what is real and not real. He explains how it feels like his brain is a constant movie or video game playing in his head. Travis has difficulty functioning in social relationships and has lost motivation for trying to form relationships with other people because he never knows if what he is telling other people about himself is the truth or if it is a part of a hallucination or a delusion. It is so tiring for him to try and decipher what is real and not real that sometimes he would rather just fall asleep so his brain can rest. Travis explains that his brain is constantly going 500 miles per hour. He tries to slow it down and even takes medicine to try and slow it down but sometimes that does not work. Travis wonders if he could be a sociopath because people that did not know him kept telling him that they thought he was a sociopath. The only sociopath behaviors that he had were stealing from others so he could pay his autism bill and lying because he thought was was going on in his brain was the truth and explained it like that to other people. Travis shares how he always feels so disoriented and confused about what is real and not real. It is exhausting to have hallucinations and delusions on a daily basis. Read this book to see how Travis determines if he is a sociopath or if he just has schizophrenia. Here is an excerpt from the book. “To sum things up. I just do not think that I am a sociopath. I know I have autism and schizophrenia but every doctor and therapist I have ever met has told me that they do not think I am a sociopath. People who do not really know me like some people on Facebook have said that I am a sociopath due to some of my negative behaviors such as stealing money to pay my autism bill or the fee for being autistic that neurotypical people sometimes tell me I have to pay but I do not think that makes me a sociopath. I think that I am just trying to survive.”

Author: Breeding, Travis E

Topic: Medical / Nursing
Media: Book
ISBN: 1533150664
Language: English
Pages: 106