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5 Signs Of A Dark Empath, Not Psychopath

5 Signs Of A Dark Empath, Not Psychopath

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While the term psychopath is not an official mental health diagnosis, it is used in clinical setting to mean someone who show signs of antisocial personality disorder. Antisocial personality disorder is the official clinical term for someone who has a pattern of using, manipulating and violating the rights of others. One thing that was highlighted in an abnormal psychology class is that psychopath actually have empathy, but they use it for their own gains. They manipulate others by using their ability to validate others for their own agenda. In a previous video, we covered dark empaths. Dark empath is a relatively new term referring to someone who also knows how to use empathy for their personal gains. However, there are differences between a psychopath and dark empath. Watch this video learn these interesting differences, and protect yourself from life difficult situations. Dark empaths are people who have a high level of cognitive empathy only, not emotional empathy or compassionate empathy. They dont possess the ability to provide wholehearted concern the way full empaths do. This is because, despite the fact that they are high in empathy, they are also high in the dark traits of narcissism, psychopathy, and Machiavellianism. One might mistake them as psychopaths because of their similarities. But here are a few ways dark empaths are actually quite different from psychopaths
Date: 2023-08-20

Comments and reviews: 25


We should stop being so helpless and live in terror of people. We really got to learn to be smarter and stronger than these dark emps, psychos, or machiavellinists instead. I know some are lucky to have a good friend. But some never got lucky. I'm tired of this. I believe in moral self improving and intelligent people as the only way to truly free our fate.
Otherwise we end up being forever isolated and have trust issues forever in our lives. we get obsessed with banning blocking and cancelling to make sure they can't pose a threat but that is not humane towards everyone and yourself. It's killing us all slowly.
Cmon lets show them we are not afraid. If nothing is impossible to them, so we should believe nothing is impossible for us. We want to have good people in this world right? Is progress too ugly or deceiving for us accept?
Sometimes I just want to say do yourselve a favor get a life to these so called mental evil guys running the show. You are no supernatural powerful demonic gods, just a human being just like me.

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I always thought I was psychopath. I fall under all the traits. But when I got in some legal trouble, I was forced to see a psychiatrist, where I was diagnosed as a high functioning psychopath, however I think I probably fall under Dark Empath more.
I know hold heartedly, that I have use people emotions against them, and I have manipulated peoples emotions to benefit myself. But I also can and have used emotional manipulation to help people.
I lie and fake events and situation to make people feel better about themselves, and there surroundings. It checks all my boxes.
I get to be in control (which I crave sometimes, I love feeling in control of someones life, physically, emotionally, mentally)
And the person gets to feel better and become better because of my manipulation.
And when they figure out what I have done. I tend to leave them and find someone else to control. It's a dark cycle that I make work for everyone.

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As a Gray Empath (I dub it, this video definitely demonstrates the actual power of cognitive empathy. Politicians especially use this form of charisma to hold leverage over their opponents. They tend to prey on the weak-mindedness and emotionally unstable because they are easy targets.
To a dark and even gray empath, the whole world may be built as a game of chess. I use my empathy to build people, but I will also use that very empathy to expose vulnerabilities if someone definitely deserves it. Dark empathy can be countered by a simple, first layer of emotional defense, which is basically objectivity and stoicism. Don't immediately trust people just because they say or do something nice for you. Test the waters, and do your research on individuals before making them a part of your life.

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This is honestly a large part of my personality, it's just a first time I heard there is a name to this sort of behavior.
Although I do recognized that I can be a bully sometimes, mostly subconsciously tbh, I think I mainly act that way to people who deserve it or that make me feel uncomfortable and keep it more on the down low around everyone else, it still there but it is treated more like a joke between friends and I make sure to keep it like that while being honest about it to them, honesty and telling my friends about my behavior pattern is what keeps me stable and somewhat entertaining, I'm fortunate to have understanding and accepting people as my friends.

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I feel that I have nearly all these traits, but except I can feel emotional empathy but only for people I like. Im nice to everyone because its logical to have people like me instead of seeing me as an enemy. I can read emotions very well but a lot of people Im nice to, Im only nice to because I want something from them or because it makes me FEEL like a good person, otherwise I dont really care about these people I make small talk with, they usually dont have any or many friends and being friends with a popular person is something that someone like this would want. I feel that I could be wrong but I thought theres no point in not asking.
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It feels weird idk why every single person I've talked or interacted i can tell how a person is feeling or How I'm making them feel. I've always wondered, it is just me? who can feel other people so accurately how is this even possible i kept looking for an answer And i got it.
It's so weird that i think I'm a dark empath or something like that and yeah I've manipulated so many people in my whole life. I did all that subconsciously. It's soo weird man

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Im worried this just nailed my personality but I dont have actual conscious decisions to be this way its just a way survival. That said Id fight for those I love few as they may be Id fight all the same I just think I feel more than other people in most ways and can feel most people as soon as they look at me but Im not exactly a saint cause if this though sometimes it gets me and Ill be charitable.
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Hey psych2go! I have a question about dark empaths, since I've done some research and am convinced I am one. Are there dark empaths who don't mean to be manipulative? You always represent these people as bad, or sinister and knowing exactly what they are doing. And I soon started to realize I have some manipulative traits. Is there ok dark empaths? Btw I love your vids!
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I have all these traits but I lost the person I had to talk to about it and felt nothing. it's like I knew it would happen but wanted to see it through and now my traits have gotten even worse. A few days ago I even got back in a relationship just to see it end again because I wanted to get closer and say something to her to see her reaction and see if I would be affected.
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I think I'm dark empath but I have a social anxiety(maybe It's a good thing because I don't have many victims. and I think I also have mirror touch synesthesia. (but I can't feel emotional pain. I can only feel emotional empathy when It's the person I like)
I want to be a doctor or nurse because they said dark empaths can do great in those careers.

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My soon to be ex wife.
And she ruined my self worth and esteem.
Destroyed my dignity and filled me with insecurities.
I'm learning now.
I'm hopeful for a better future. Not just to get back to my old self. but to be improved too.
People need to watch and learn so they can avoid being in relationships with someone toxic.

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Ive been wondering if Im a dark empath. I think being surrounded by people who end up showing me what little worth my feelings mean and how insignificant my place in their lives are, changes how I feel towards everyone.
I think I became this way after the final straw which was being destroyed by a covert narc lol.

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1. Dark Empaths Show Emotions While Psychopaths Lack Them
2. They're Empathetic While Psychopaths Just Don't Care
3. They're Patient While Psychopaths Are Impulsive
4. Dark Empaths Are Careful While Psychopaths Are Reckless
5. They're Extroverted While Psychopaths Show Anti-Social Behavior

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This lady is mixing psychopathy and sociopathy traits, I wouldnt take this as credible. Also, not sold the Dark Empath really exist the simple way of calling it is fake and self-centered.
Not sure what school she went to, but she needs to leave psychology and sociology to the qualified.

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Im actually really confused about which one i am, i lack emotions, but im empathetic, im also patient and careful, but im also introverted. This means that 2 points suggest im a psychopath and 3 suggest im a dark empath. If anyone can help me determine which one i am that would help.
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Can a Dark Empath show up at a funeral for someone they hardly know and act very sympathetic in order to get attention and narcissistic supply, socialize and network? That's what my mother does and then calls all her friends to talk about this tragic death and stoke up lots of prayers.
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The most dangerous thing that I think of a dark empath is that a normal humam doesn't know what's going on in the empath's mind, but the empath exactly knows what's in your mind. It's as if they can read your mind and know what you're gonna do next. So they suit themselves that way.
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I am a Dark Empath, but I learnt how to be kind, caring and honest very early on in life. So, it seems that I've grown out of some of these more malicious qualities. I genuinely enjoy helping others, and generally don't expect anything in return.
I got lucky, I guess

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You havent made this mistake before. Dark empaths are only out to hurt you if your intentions with other people are impure a. k. a. If you yourself display dark triad traits. They do try to manipulate people that they trust or care about.
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i feel like i'm a mix of dark empath and psychopath, cause i fit all the traits mentioned for a dark empath, but for the last trait, i'm an introvert so i fit a psycho on the last trait. or maybe i'm just an introverted dark empath
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These dark empathy traits are somewhat similar to my tactics in real life and not online. I can just reveal this here and not destroying my whole trust build-up level. Like, what's the worst thing of being a dark empath?
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Basically, a dark empath is an emotionally intelligent person, with good social skills, that engage in the manipulation of others. And they do said manipulation using their high social skills, which is their best weapon.
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A bit off topic, but I'm wondering why I long for rivalry. I purposely provoke my mom to start a rivalry with her. She has the mental age of a child and I don't have siblings. I just don't understand myself.
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My brother is a slightly dark empath but he is introverted so he's very polite in society. He just doesn't get why people have problems and can't get their act together. I guess my Dad was like that too.
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Im a dark empath and this video is 100% accurate. I try to be a good person ever since ive learned to understand myself. Used to be a shit head from the ages of 15-25. We're all growing. Im not perfect.
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