Hello everyone, I have a parent with antisocial personality disorder. This diagnosis is from more then one licensed therapist not me. Here is some information about him. His diagnosis cannot be pinned as hereditary or environmental because they're both contributing factors in his case. My father is psychic to a degree ranging from seeing and communicating with spirits to telepathic abilities. Both my mother and father have a rich spiritual lineage so I associate his born talents with succession. He is fifty-five and has been a drug addict since thirteen which I believe has caused a lot of cognitive damage and ability to change in his ways. To add fire to fire, he is an Aries and possesses the cookie cutter personality of one. My question is what is the spiritual reasoning for him or anyone with this disorder?
First off, without someone meeting him in person, talking with him and getting a feel for his energetic and spiritual nature, any answers to this would be speculation. Even with meeting him and working with him, quite often the spiritual reasons behind the situation that people sometimes find themselves in is very difficult to determine. That being said, here are some of the things that I have found in people with antisocial disorder that I have encountered as a hypnotherapist and spiritual advisor:
First is being opened to things too soon. Not everyone is ready for spiritual things, regardless of what their ancestors did. Ancestral lineage has little to do with spiritual matters. You are your own individual, and if you try things, or things are pushed upon you when you are not ready, it can cause you to withdraw socially. This could definitely be compounded if he was abused as a child, made to feel "lesser" or unimportant by his parents or peers, or not allowed to explore his own path.
Many people that I come across with antisocial disorder are stuck in a mental cycle of negativity, which is of their own creation. The mind focuses on the most negative outcome, and gets in the habit of doing that. Soon, it is easier to avoid all situations than to face them. Unfortunately, the only way to correct this is to change the way of thinking, and many of those who are stuck in this don't admit that there is a flaw in their view of things. Until the person can see that they are the only one who change their thought process it will be difficult to help them.
His situation is compounded by the drug use. You did not go into what drugs he uses, and I think that this is not the appropriate place to do so. In general, drug use distorts the perception and creates a disconnect with the deeper spiritual levels. Yes, I know that many will disagree with this. In response to that I would say what one of my spiritual teachers told me: You can use it to see where you are supposed to go, but you have to get there without it. Otherwise it is the drug that is going there, not you, and you are not making any real progress. Of course, everyone is entitled to their own opinion. In your father's case however, I would guess (and this is just speculation as I have not met him, so I may be wrong) that the drug use is part of his coping mechanism and in helping him to detach from things in order to be able to deal with life it leaves him dependent on it and in a state of avoidance, which only compounds his antisocial tendencies.
As I said at first, this is all speculation, which is all anyone on this site can do. We give you our best guess, based off of the information we have and our own view of the world. As far as advise for you to help him I would say to send him as much positive energy and thoughts as you can, and do what you can to help him see other options that he could take in situations. I am assuming, as you said that he is a typical Aries, that he is not really looking to change and can react in a very temperamental way when it is suggested. It is a difficult thing to try and help someone who doesn't want it. Good luck.
