How to spot a Sociopath

A lot of us have a Sociopath in our life whom we have hired, are dating, is married to or are in a deal with; Take a brief look at some of the characteristics to look for in a Sociopath below:

1)Lack of Stable friendships

Balanced and normal people have a range of friends from different phases in their life like school friends, office colleagues or ex-office colleagues, college friends, neighborhood friends etc. Sociopaths do not have long-term stable friends; He/she will drive people away by their strange behavior patterns.

2)Can’t Love

Your sociopath lover/friend/boss is incapable of Love. Being in love is to give up a part of yourself emotionally and they can’t do that. Although they are good at faking all kinds of emotions to achieve what they need.

3)Narcissistic Traits

Sociopaths love themselves; Whatever they do is to serve their own purpose in some way. They have a big and inflated sense of “I” and a tendency to think of their own selves in a grandiose way.

4) No empathy or guilt

Sociopaths completely lack the understanding that their actions can impact others. Although it is not due to the reason that they can’t see it, its more like they don’t care about it. Since sociopaths can’t feel emotions, they are free to pursue any goal in a manner they like, without a second thought.

5) Compulsive Lying

A sociopath will tell you exciting stories about their lives and themselves and all of them would be lies. Surprisingly, you will believe in all of them due to their charming nature. A sociopath is so disillusioned with their own lies that they actually start to believe them. They take a lot of spontaneous risks too and might look very fearless to you.

6) Charming and Intelligent

Sociopaths have a very charming aura that makes people get attracted to them. They would be probably the center of the party or gathering. Especially, if they find you of use, they would be utterly charming towards you.  To add to this attraction is their high IQ which means that they are well versed in a variety of subjects. They can manipulate you very intelligently so that they keep their power over you.

Keep these points in mind when you are dating, hiring, firing, getting married or having a long-term association with someone whose behavior is confusing you and you cannot put a finger on what is going wrong. Trust your emotions around the person!

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