3. No remorse
In order to spot a sociopath, you may also want to pay attention to how the person reacts when hurting someone. Sociopathic people may often act disrespectfully, aggressively, or violently, but they do not take any accountability for their actions. In other words, they will have no remorse.
Typically, a person can reflect on hurting someone, especially when it comes to someone they care about. They feel empathy and guilt and take at least some responsibility for their actions.
Not so with sociopaths, though. They are more likely to show no remorse toward someone else’s emotions and even blame them for being too sensitive or weak. They may even think they are justified in hurting someone else because that person “deserved” it.
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This makes total sense. Sociopaths can be very charming, but once that mask comes off, watch out!!! and yes they do like to hold positions of power. They can be very successful, but they tend to be quite ruthless as well which is why they get to the top I suppose. With that being said, they do not have to many friends as a rule and the only ones they do have, usually are paid to be around, not true friends. I would like to see an article comparing Sociopaths to Narcissist, I believe they have some of the same traits!