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When you hear that someone is empathetic, You might think that's a good thing.
They have great feelings about what other people feel or think and they also have great empathy.
- But what if someone has cognitive empathy?
- and display the traits of a dark personality type?
- Will they use your feelings against you?
- Know exactly how to behave to look good and normal
- while hiding their true intentions?
- Well, dark empathy might do just that.
A study by Heym and colleagues found that out of a group of 991 participants,19.3% had dark empathy. Those with dark personality types are considered so based on their dark triad personality trait ranking and lack of empathy.
- The dark triad is the term used to classify the three personality traits of evil in psychology.
- The dark triad consists of traits of Machiavellianism, narcissism, and psychopathy.
- High-rank dark triad personality type in three dark traits, while empathy is low.
- While empathy ranks low in dark traits and of course, high empathy.
- But high-ranking dark empathy is both in the nature of the dark triad and empathy.
- But only because you show empathy doesn't mean you share others' feelings emotionally.
- That's effective empathy.
Dark empathy often uses cognitive empathy to their advantage, meaning they know what you want and feel but dark empathy may use it against you. So to help you recognize if you are being manipulated by someone who has cognitive empathy and evil qualities, Here are five signs of dark empathy.
1. Their kindness often feels fake
Your partner hugs you after a romantic night with you, They speak comforting words
when you worry and they compliment you seems like the right time but you can't shake this feeling that something is off.
Something didn't feel sincere at all.
In fact, they sound a bit forced or fake by certain actions.
So what happened?
- Dark empathy knows what to say and how they should act to perform as if they were the perfect couple.
- So they might sound a bit forced when they give you certain compliments or go forward with a particular action.
- It is very important to pay attention to the characteristics of the dark triad and other signs before jumping to conclusions that they are dark empathy because they might just be nice people.
2. they manipulate you
- Dark empathy will often use their insight to become cognitive empathy as a means of manipulating others.
- Because they are aware of what you might be feeling or thinking, they know exactly how to use your emotions against you.
- They may have no limits and only focus on meeting their needs.
- If you notice at the end of each argument or discussion that only their needs are being met,
- they may manipulate you.
3. They are guilty of tripping you up
In the study of Heym and colleagues, dark empathy indicates higher indirect aggression
than your average person.
This is especially true in the guilt-tripping tactic. If you notice your partner often uses guilt
as a means of getting you to do what they want, this may be the first sign that they are dark empaths.
4. They like bad humor
Dark empathy is also shown especially high indirect aggression and evil humor.
Sigmund Freud, the famous founder of psychoanalysis, is called the tendentious type of humor.
This is the worst kind of humor and is destructive. When someone uses evil humor, they often make hurtful jokes. that puts others under them and gives them a feeling of superiority over others.
5. they spread rumors
Those with the dark triad trait of Machiavellianism often enjoy deceiving, manipulating, and exploiting others to fulfill their own needs and desires.
Dark empathy has an easy way to manipulate others by narrowing down their feelings and weaknesses.
They might be spreading rumors about how they feel You are the least safe or vulnerable.