Self Pity And Sociopathy

A friend of mine said this to me:

Self pitying people are of two kinds. One with the strong belief that everyone and everything towards them is unjust. I don't think they have a capability to do a rational introspection. They imagine the whole incident the way they want it to be instead of how it actually was. Over a period of time the imagined thought becomes firmly entrenched. They live with that belief. The second kind is capable of a rational introspection. Dealing with the first category is impossible. Did this kind of people behave that way even as kids?

My take:

They (the first kind) may have not done it as kids because Selfpity needs a little introspection ability which kids may not have. 

More importantly kids are very resilient and positive and hence they don't stay cooped up in negative thoughts.

But very likely the seeds of self pity - non assertive behavior, ability to introspect, poor self esteem would likely be there even as kids. Difficult to detect at that stage. As its exhibition would be seen by adults as cute than as awful (as self pity).

Another important aspect in case of kids is the presence of parents which is very helpful. As adults we don't have parents playing any strong role in our lives, instead we have critical people around us which helps self pity come out.