Tips Sociopaths Use To Get Their Own Way
By Nick Hadji
6 months ago
1. Love bombing
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You may have heard of the term 'love bombing before'. It's when initially during the first stages of a romantic relationship or even a friendship this person will go completely over the top making grand statements and saying hugely over-the-top things such as 'you're the love of my life', despite the fact they may have known each other for one week. This is something they use to get their own way by making someone feel super special.Original content sourced from Femanin.com2. They are very charming
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Sociopaths have an off-the-scale charm. This is because they study people and what they want to hear and their lack of emotional attachment means that they are able to say what they think somebody wants to hear, without having any real or genuine emotion attached to the words. They use their extreme charm to be able to achieve whatever they want to achieve or have someone do what they want them to do.3. They target the vulnerable
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Sociopaths can spot when somebody is vulnerable or someone who has vulnerabilities. They know of someone who isn't as strong or has a vulnerability that could be taken advantage of. And when they see this weakness they target someone as they know that they can gain this person's trust and then use their vulnerabilities against them in a way that they can get what they want.4. They shower you with compliments
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Compliments are something we all to hear, no matter who we are or even if they make us awkwardly shy. It makes people feel good to hear something nice about themselves being said by another person. And sociopaths recognize that they can complement people to make them like them and then use them to be able to get their own way and achieve what it is they seek!5. They gaslight
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Gaslighting is a common manipulation technique in which somebody makes another person question their reality. They give a false version of events and make the other people start to doubt themselves. They eventually feel completely beaten down mentally by these exhausting mind games and continuous forms of mental manipulation they are using against this person.6. They show no remorse
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Sociopaths do not feel emotions like other people. And so when they do something, they do not dwell upon it or feel remorse like somebody else who had done something wrong to someone else may feel. They will feel or show no remorse which allows them to continue to do whatever it takes to get their own way, no matter if they hurt others in the process.7. They create dependency
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Another thing that sociopaths do is create dependency upon them. One of the techniques they use to achieve this is they intermittent attention. At one moment they will be super full on, giving all their attention to you and the next they withdraw themselves, ignoring you and making you question yourself and feel even more drawn to them. Sociopaths know how to manipulate someone's feelings.8. They use what people crave to lure them in
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Sociopaths are clever and they know exactly how to get people to like them. They know what humans crave, attention, flattery, kindness, and love - all of the things people are naturally drawn to. And they use this falsely to give people what they want and they lure them in. In the end, they are doing it for a certain reason, to gain something that they desire.9. They apologize
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Sociopaths also know that when they act in a way upsetting to someone, they have to apologize. Not because they truly mean it, but because they know that somebody will have a moral dilemma if they apologize quickly after - should I forgive this person, I mean they have apologized after all? It's all a part of the façade in order to lure you in more.10. They use threats
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Sociopaths also aren't afraid to get what they want by using the lowest forms of manipulation and coercion. They will threaten people or make empty threats in order to get someone to do or act how they wish. But sociopaths can do this with no moral conscience, and no feelings of remorse for what they have done. In fact, they can do this with complete ease!11. They spread false information about people
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Another technique used by sociopaths to get what they want is creating a 'smear campaign'. This is when someone spreads false rumors or accusations about a person and their character. They may do this to someone in order to isolate them and to emotionally manipulate them. Studies have found this to be something sociopaths do in order to get what they want.12. They try and trigger emotional responses
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It's much easier for a sociopath to trigger someone's emotional responses because they themselves do not feel how the other person feels. They know, but they do not have their thoughts intertwined with emotions like the majority of people do. And so they can try and trigger emotional responses from other people without it triggering any emotional response in them.13. They lie
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Sociopaths are pathological liars. It is very difficult to be able to know when a sociopath is lying or telling the truth because they learn to lie so well, to mimic genuine feelings that it is easy to be fooled. Lying of course is a super common trick used by sociopaths and something that comes naturally to them as they can do it with complete ease.14. They make false promises
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False promises are something that sociopaths make all the time. they may promise the world to somebody who has understandably fallen hook line and sinker for their lies and empty promises. It is an effective technique they use against people as the combination of hope, expectation, and disappointment can make people act in different kinds of ways than how they usually would.15. They blame you
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Of course, it is never their fault. It is yours. This is what a sociopath can make you believe. They will always blame you, and this combination with gaslighting and other forms of manipulation may really having you question yourself. And, sociopaths can say things with such conviction and with a disguise of what looks like true emotion that it can be easier for them to get away with what they want.16. They wear you down mentally
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Sociopaths wear you down mentally. All of the mind games and the control and manipulation take their toll on a person who may end up as somebody with very low self-esteem and confidence as they have been made to feel as though they are not good enough. Sociopaths can wear someone else down, without it affecting their emotions at all or mental health at all.17. They mimic body language
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Sociopaths do not naturally act like the majority of people because as humans we act according to our emotions, people are very much emotion-led. A sociopath does not act in this way, and so to come across as authentic and to blend in they mimic other people's body language to get people to trust them and so they do not realize that they actually are a sociopath.18. They add false elements to their personality to make you trust them
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Sociopaths shared tips on an online forum on how to blend in like other people so nobody knows they are a sociopath. One tip was to add in idiosyncrasies or imperfections and quirks into the way they stand, use eye contact, and speak. Otherwise, a sociopath may naturally appear as very cold and unfeeling so they add false elements to their personality to gain your trust.19. They ask for small favors to gain your favor
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There's a psychological theory that asking people for favors actually makes them like someone more. It's because it establishes a bond with this person and makes you feel good about the fact that somebody needs your help in some capacity. So sociopaths may ask you for very small favors, not because they need it, but again to try and gain your trust.20. They imitate your energy
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When someone meets someone else they come with a certain kind of energy, and generally we are more attracted to befriending people who match our energy as we feel an instant kind of connection. And so a sociopath will try and match the energy of the person they are with, not in reality but in appearance. This makes the person feel as though they have a kind of bind.21. They stay one step ahead
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Sociopaths are always one step ahead. And the reason they can do this is because they can think without emotion getting in the way of their thoughts. So a human has their respective constantly altered by how they are feeling or by their emotions which are attached to everything we think about. For a sociopath, it's a lot easier to stay ahead because they don't experience this.22. They study people's weaknesses and use them against them
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Sociopaths who get what they want spend a lot of time studying people. Again, it is much easier to study people without feeling a particular emotion toward them and they are able to observe and an objective bystander. They study people and look out for their weaknesses and then they store this information away in their mind to use it against them at some point.23. They subtly but purposefully hurt someone whilst denying it was intentional
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When sociopaths hurt someone it is usually very much intentional or calculated in order to create a particular response. They will do this subtly, but it will be purposeful. then, when they are confronted or questioned about their behavior they will deny it so that the person does not know of they were overreacting or being too sensitive when this person didn't mean to hurt them.24. They disregard people's boundaries
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Everyone has their own emotional boundaries and physical boundaries that they do not want people to cross. A sociopath will completely disregard these. For one, they often will not care that they are causing these and upsetting someone. And two, they do not feel these boundaries themselves and so they are unable to empathize. It makes it easier to get what they want because they are willing to cross the line.25. They may use emotional blackmail
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Emotional blackmail is the lowest of the low because it means coercing someone into doing something by threatening them and leaving them feeling as though they have no choice. But sociopaths do sometimes use emotional blackmail to achieve what they want, and it is something they do because they themselves do not feel these emotions or empathize with this person.26. They amplify a person's weaknesses and downplay their strengths
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A sociopath will shout about someone's weakness to make them feel incapable and insecure. They will highlight these in order to destroy their confidence and leave them with very little self-esteem. When it comes to their strengths they will not broadcast them, in fact, they will hide them so that this person does not even realize or believe that they have done well.27. They turn the blame around and act hurt
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Sociopaths are the masters of manipulation. When it comes to being blamed for their actions they are very skillful at being able to flip the blame and put it back on to the person. They will then act hurt, as though they have sensitive feelings. Then, this person feels confused and as people are usually naturally empathetic they may soften towards the sociopath still.28. They use shaming as a technique
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Shaming makes someone feel completely embarrassed and belittled. It takes away a person's confidence. Sociopaths shame people so that someone is left with very little resilience left as this opens them up to being taken advantage of as they are more vulnerable because they have been shamed. It's a terrible method that sociopaths use to get what they want.29. They invalidate someone's feelings
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It's very easy for a sociopath to invalidate someone else's feelings when they have never experienced these feelings themselves. It's something they use to their advantage and they cannot put themselves in someone else's shoes to truly feel how they feel. Instead, they invalidate them making them feel worthless, again beating them down so that they are more vulnerable.30. They are completely inconsistent
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