8. Manipulative tendencies
Another way to spot a sociopath would be to look for manipulative tactics in their behavior. This may include a pattern of guilting, lying, or coercing others into doing things for them. Sociopathic people use emotional manipulation, their charm, and their powers of persuasion to control the choices and actions of other people, often for their own self-serving interests.
When a sociopath is trying to win someone over, especially a potential romantic partner, they may use a strategy known as love bombing, which basically means they try to be overly kind in order to get what they want.
In other words, if someone’s kindness feels “off”, or if their attention seems to be “too much”, listen to your gut.
If you liked our article on ways to spot a sociopath, you may also want to read 12 Untrustworthy Behavior Traits You Should Look Out For.
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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!