hey everyone and welcome to top think today we're going to learn about
seven signs you're dealing with an evil person now let's begin number one enjoying your pain
do you know someone who enjoys other people's pain i mean do you know someone who laughs at your
misfortune they may take advantage of your pain or get some kind of pleasure out of your suffering
this is a sign you're dealing with an evil person because this behavior demonstrates a complete lack
of empathy empathy is your ability to walk in another person's shoes if someone experiences
pain or hardship you can imagine how hard their life must be and you sympathize with their pain
but someone without empathy makes no effort to understand others in fact they actively enhance
or increase others pain through criticism cruelty or even physical aggression if you know someone
who lacks sympathy they may be a bad person but they may also be something else a lack of empathy
is one of the most commonly cited elements of psychopathy psychopathy is a personality disorder
characterized by egotistical thoughts anti-social behavior and of course a lack of empathy
not all psychopaths are bad or evil people no many learn to live normal lives but when a psychopath
enjoys the pain of others well they can become evil and dangerous a dangerous lack of empathy
takes many different shapes maybe they stab you in the back by betraying your trust maybe they
leave you out to dry when you're counting on them the most or maybe they use your secrets to tear
you down and control your life in all of these situations an evil person is happily throwing salt
into your womb ouch so don't spend your time with people who enjoy hurting you or other people
because that lack of empathy means you're dealing with an evil person
number two avoiding all responsibility does your friend avoid responsibility do they pass
the blame when anything goes wrong this avoidant and irresponsible behavior is a common sign of
a selfish evil personality just think about the last time you messed up maybe you made a careless
mistake at work how did you feel afterwards guilty embarrassed apologetic after messing
up good people take responsibility for their mistakes and they take steps to redeem themselves
but evil people do exactly the opposite if an evil person makes a mistake they avoid
responsibility altogether in their minds they can't do anything wrong they can't be the one
at fault so they freely blame and attack others for their own mistakes they don't feel guilty
they don't feel embarrassed or apologetic they make no effort to redeem themselves and they
don't apologize to the people who were affected by their mistake instead they play the victim
they act like someone else did this to them and they avoid responsibility all together
number three cruelty to animals do you know someone who's mean to animals maybe they
mistreat their own pets or they push away your pets every time they try to say hello some people
like animals more than others some adore pets cuddling and talking to them like they're people
others acknowledge their animals but largely give them space but only a select few people ignore or
senselessly bully animals this behavior is a common sign of something evil inside them
so why does bullying animals make you evil well because animals are living things just like we are
we connect with them in the same way we connect with other human beings just imagine playing with
your dog after a long day at work or listening to your cat purr on your lap both of these encounters
relieve our stress release feel-good hormones in the brain and they make you feel loved when
someone is cruel to animals they show a disregard for the living that cruelty demonstrates a
non-existent connection to other living organisms in other words this person lacks the empathy to
identify with another living breathing creature or maybe they're just too egotistical to care
either way pay attention when someone you know is cruel to animals whether this person is hurting
their dog or throwing rocks at squirrels animal cruelty is a telltale sign of something evil
number 4 profitable deception everyone has told a couple of white lies in their lives sometimes
you lie to spare someone's feelings or save them from pain other times you do it to get yourself
out of trouble or avoid unnecessary conflict but evil people don't lie for the benefit of others
instead they lie actively and often to benefit themselves deception and manipulation are common
signs of a psychopathic personality in fact deception and manipulation are common in every
corner of the dark triad the dark triad describes three major personality disorders narcissism
machiavellianism and psychopathy each disorder is often associated with violent or evil people
in different ways all three disorders in the dark triad struggle to consider the suffering of others
psychopaths rarely develop the emotional skills to understand another person's hardships
narcissists think so highly of themselves they may believe they have the right to manipulate others
and machiavellian selfishness motivates people to manipulate deceive and lie on a regular basis
someone who lies consistently for their own personal gain may fall somewhere on
this dangerous spectrum they may struggle with empathy they may think far too highly
of themselves they may be too self-absorbed to understand the pitfalls of manipulation
but either way someone who shamelessly takes advantage of others may be an evil person
number five malicious criticism does your friend make you feel stupid there's a big
difference between being told you're stupid and feeling stupid by comparison all right let's say
you're friends with a hyper-intelligent person you may sometimes feel stupid by comparison
some of their jokes may fly over your head maybe you just don't understand a lot of the concepts
they discuss this comparison doesn't make this person evil there's nothing evil about being smart
but what if someone makes you feel stupid because they tell you directly
all right let's try another scenario you're talking to the same hyper-intelligent friend
telling them about something that scares you and instead of listening to your fears
they make you feel stupid for being scared they belittle your fears and they make you feel small
now this is a sign of an evil person a good person would try to spare your feelings
if they had differing ideas or opinions they would present those opinions in a way that doesn't hurt
or attack you but this friend tried to make you feel bad this toxic and possibly evil person
may be taking out their own frustrations on you they may use you like a punching bag because
they think you're weaker or less intelligent than they are this can cause major problems in
any relationship friendship or partnership if you know someone who criticizes you or makes you feel
stupid it's best to keep your distance because you may be dealing with an evil person number six
universal self-interest an evil individual looks out for one and only one person
and that's themselves to an evil person their own pleasure comfort and success are the only things
that matter in their life so they're willing to do anything to make their own life better
well let's call this universal self-interest because no matter what this person is always
looking to help themselves universal self-interest is another important sign of the dark triad
it's associated with high self-esteem delusions of grandeur and victim syndrome which we talked about
before so don't expect these people to do you any favors just think about it if you concentrate 100
of your attention on yourself how much time do you spend thinking about others
well zero that's why evil people spend so little time thinking about their friends or
family that's why evil people manipulate and step on others to satisfy their own desires
as long as they have something to gain an evil person will go to any lengths to make it happen
number seven external warnings have you ever been warned that a partner or friend is a bad person
has anyone ever told you to keep your distance even though this person seems great on the outside
here's the biggest problem with many of these vindictive personality types
they're great at covering their tracks they can pretend for long periods of time
to be your best friend or perfect match they pretend to care listen and guard
your trust but when it benefits them the most these same people will stab you in the back
in many cases we become infatuated with this person's best qualities so we ignore the red
flags we let their lies go unpunished we allow them to manipulate or control us we swallow their
criticisms and let it affect us internally evil people are easy to recognize on the outside when
you're unattached and uninvested but on the inside it's difficult to tell the difference
so listen to what other people are trying to tell you if this person is doing something evil to you
they've likely done evil things before pay attention to the input of friends family
and even their past partners if everybody raves about how great and considerate this person is
then you probably have nothing to worry about but if other people warn you about getting too close
then you may be dealing with someone who's worse than you realize hey thank you for
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