Is it Possible to be Temporarily Psychopathic?

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Just chillin watching Law and Order when a case about a psychopath pops ups. From what I understand, psychopaths are void of emotions towards others. Well this kind of got me thinking... I've been like that lately. So I'm looking at the symptoms and quite a few line up with my current mental state. I mean, I'm not always like this and I haven't hurt anyone (though gods I want to) but... just look at this list. I'll put an X next to the ones I'm experiencing. 

Hervey Cleckley’s List of Psychopathy Symptoms:

X 1. Considerable superficial charm and average or above average intelligence.

X 2. Absence of delusions and other signs of irrational thinking.

3. Absence of anxiety or other “neurotic” symptoms. Considerable poise, calmness and verbal facility.

So so 4. Unreliability, disregard for obligations, no sense of responsibility, in matters of little and great import.

So so 5. Untruthfulness and insincerity.

X 6. Antisocial behavior which is inadequately motivated and poorly planned, seeming to stem from an inexplicable impulsiveness.

X 7. Inadequately motivated antisocial behavior.

8. Poor judgment and failure to learn from experience.

9. Pathological egocentricityTotal self-centeredness and an incapacity for real love and attachment.

X 10. General poverty of deep and lasting emotions.

X 11. Lack of any true insight; inability to see oneself as others do.

X 12. Ingratitude for any special considerations, kindness and trust.

13. Fantastic and objectionable behavior, after drinking and sometimes even when not drinking. Vulgarity, rudeness, quick mood shifts, pranks for facile entertainment.

14. No history of genuine suicide attempts.

15. An impersonal, trivial, and poorly integrated sex life.

16. Failure to have a life plan and to live in any ordered way  (unless it is for destructive purposes or a sham).

I mean, it's not a whole lot, but the fact that I'm void of emotions towards others is kind of scary... I mean, I really feel no remorse for my actions. So.... Yeah I don't know what to think about this O_o

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I think that based on the ones you've said you're experiencing, it's more likely to do with depression. As far as I know, being a psychopath is a permanent thing that is evident from childhood so I really think you'd know already if you were.
How you feel is probably just depression limiting your emotions and it should get better when you feel a  bit better.