Mel Robbins identifies six warning signs of sociopathic behavior: inappropriate emotional expressions like smiling while being hostile, superficial charm, repeatedly pushing boundaries despite being told no, impulsive answers given without thought, interrupting others constantly while getting angry when interrupted, and dominating conversations.
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You spot one of these individuals, again, by looking for consistent patterns, right? Uh-huh. Of these traits over time and across contexts. But there are some early warning signs. So you can look for things like inappropriate emotional expressions, especially, you know, if someone has failed or if someone is hurting, they might look like they're actually enjoying that kind of thing. They might be expressing really hostile language but smiling. At the same time, so you get this kind of, like, weird emotional presentation. You might also get that superficial charm where it feels, you know, kind of really good in the moment, but if you examine what they actually said, there's not a whole lot of substance there. Hmm. They tend to be kind of combative, right? So they might be kind of pushing on your personal and professional boundaries. So even if you say, oh, I don't really talk about my family while I'm at work, they can— They keep asking you about it. And in addition to that, they might be kind of impulsive in their answers. They're asking very, you know, answering very quickly, off the cuff. They interrupt you all the time, but they get really angry if you interrupt them because they tend to like to be kind of dominating or domineering in conversations.
