Anika Nicole, Wordsmith, PG In Journalism, New York
Answered Jan 10, 2019
Well, there are no extraordinary or special traits to recognize a sociopath. You might be surprised to know that any of us can be one. In fact, they are more common than any normal human being. A sociopath is someone who has Antisocial Personality Disorder and can easily violate the rights of other people. Be aware of sociopaths.
However, I have enlisted some signs you can notice and spot a sociopath through the Internet and my personal experience. If you find the same things in any person you meet, congrats you have spotted your first sociopath. Now, it’s up to you how do you deal with that person.
Sociopaths lack shame and can go to any extent to violate your rights.
Sociopaths are mendacious and feel comfortable in constantly lying. In fact, they hesitate and feel discomfort in telling the truth. Does your partner also do the same? It might be possible you are dating a sociopath. Just joking!
They are quite charming. So, the next time whenever you see any charming girl/boy, think twice before dating them.
Sociopaths are better at manipulating others. They always manipulate you to have power on you and can get whatever they want from you.
A person who is a sociopath doesn’t have empathy and he/she doesn’t feel pity or remorse on others.
One thing about sociopaths is that you will not immediately recognize one when you see them. They have the tendency to look like other average people. You need to be aware of the signs so that you can avoid them at all costs. Sociopaths are more than willing to violate the rights of other people whether they are close to those people or not. There are also a lot of sociopaths who can talk fast.
They are also smooth talkers so you are bound to listen to them. They can be very positive or negative depending on what they want to get from you. Switching will not be a hard task for them to do. To know if you are dealing with a sociopath, check out the person’s behavior. It will already tell you everything that you need to know about the person.