text: do sociopaths have narcissitic tendencies and/or do narcissits have sociopathic tendencies? please explain in as much detail as possible .... i so can't believe no one answered this question! ok here goes......   (ok now am i allowed to have fun with it or do i have to attack it seriously? ok....we'll see what comes out)  a sociopath obviously will have anti social behavior. for what reasons? numerous! but a sociopath many times withdraws from society because of hating themselves. ok something in society could have brought them to this conclusion, but many have been known to be so unhappy with who they are that they remove themselves from any and all social relationships and contact.  narcissists on the other hand (ok say that three times fast)have an abundance of self adoration! however, they become so preoccupied and fixated upon themselves that they develop a lack of awareness of others. they lack empathy toward others as they fall out of sync with societal gestures of kindness and generosity and sincere concern. however, i don't believe they become anti-social. they have a need to point out to others their fine attributes. it is not enough to love thyself........they must make sure others accept them in the same way. perhaps society shuns them for this just enough to make them feel the need to love themselves in a way no one else seems to.   now as i said in the beginning.......there are numerous reasons we fall into the categories of sociopathic and narcissistic behaviors. all cases are different. so my answer is...........no...not always. (and oftentimes not)  ok......when i started off i was so going to make this funny. but as i started thinking about it, i honestly grabbed hold of a depth in the question that i hadn't felt before. thanks for making me think about it.