Its quite humorous how people are jumping the gun and labeling you a sociopath
might as well diagnose what kind of a sociopath you are while we're at it soo.. :
There seems to be a difference between the made sociopath (one who's lived a life with a childhood that pushed them into the mind state of a sociopath) and the "true" sociopath (one who is born a sociopath.)
- Common Sociopath: simple lack of conscious.
- Alienated Sociopath: an inability to love or recieve love.
- Aggressive Sociopath: a consistent saddistic streak
Which one are you
Are you a mudblood, or a true blood?
Are you a common sociopath, or the aggressive type who's likely to evolve into the next Ted Bundy?
Come on people. Don't just make assumptions. I think that you should just embrace the fact you aren't an empathic person, rather than faking it.
Its rather shallow of your colleagues/friends to say "Oh he doesn't care" especially when under certain circumstances you obviously do - like when your baby died (sorry to hear that). If I were in your shoes, I would just be honest, and tell close friends and family that sometimes you find it difficult to express your emotions. That way, if something tragic happens, they'll understand why you're not responding in an empathic manner. Rather than taking it personally, they'll know that its just a part of who you are.
I wouldn't say there is anything wrong with you, in terms of mental disorders. Being empathic is something 'society' sees as being morally accepted so not being able to empathise clearly leads to people pointing the figure at a personality disorder. Its seen as being out of the ordinary, so you're apparently bonkers up there