I don't know that I would define that as a form of pathological behavior. A sociopath is personality disorder that evidently effects your brains.
Symptoms:
1. The world is their stage, other people their co-stars while they are the main star
2. They will stop at nothing to get ahead no matter what the costs
3. Lying Coolly and compulsively- They do it so well that you believe
4. Real looking but shallow emotions
In your case, it is sounds coincidental. No sign of mental illness though