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**Coollabioto** · 05-16-2012, 04:21 AM

This got me thinking, do you think Buddhism could potentially help sociopaths or are they probably a lost cause?

Hi white_wolf,

We have members of the group who are receiving medical treatment for various mental health difficulties so I think that needs to be taken into consideration before starting a topic such as this one.

On a personal note, I could use some advice. The more I read about this people the more disgusted I am with them. I know I should feel bad for them because they can never feel love, but I simply cannot relate or empathize with them and it almost feels like I'm reading about some strange alien race that looks human, but is fundamentally different. I hope I don't sound horrible, because I try to be compassionate, but for people like this I can't feel anything but anger and disgust.

I suggest you try doing daily Metta practice for self and others and this is a 5 minute video about how to do it.

05-16-2012, 04:21 AM	#2
Coollabioto Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 483 Senior Member	This got me thinking, do you think Buddhism could potentially help sociopaths or are they probably a lost cause? Hi white_wolf, We have members of the group who are receiving medical treatment for various mental health difficulties so I think that needs to be taken into consideration before starting a topic such as this one. On a personal note, I could use some advice. The more I read about this people the more disgusted I am with them. I know I should feel bad for them because they can never feel love, but I simply cannot relate or empathize with them and it almost feels like I'm reading about some strange alien race that looks human, but is fundamentally different. I hope I don't sound horrible, because I try to be compassionate, but for people like this I can't feel anything but anger and disgust. I suggest you try doing daily Metta practice for self and others and this is a 5 minute video about how to do it.
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