how to act around a sociopath?
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Working with a sociopath or someone who has qualities of one is difficult just to think about. You will never know if they are telling the truth, out to get you or anyone else around you.
Sociopaths are different because they cannot love. They learn early on to show sham emotion, but underneath they are indifferent to others' suffering. They lack normal empathy feelings toward others.
They often live to dominate and thrill to win.
If you are working with a person like this, your number one challenge is to protect yourself from them.
Five Survival Tips
Tip #1 Accept Bitter Pill
The first tip involves the bitter pill of accepting that some people literally have no conscience, and that these people do not often look like Charles Manson or a Ferengi bartender. They look like us.
Tip #2 - Practice Rule of Three
When considering a any type of contact of any kind, practice the Rule of Threes regarding the claims and promises a person makes, and the responsibilities he or she has.
* One lie, one broken promise, or a single neglected responsibility may be a misunderstanding instead.
* Two may involve a serious mistake.
* But three lies says you're dealing with a liar, and deceit is the linchpin of conscienceless behavior.
Do not give your money, your work, your secrets, or your affection to a three-timer. Your valuable gifts will be wasted.
Tip #3 - Suspect Flattery.
Compliments are lovely, especially when they are sincere. In contrast, flattery is extreme, and appeals to our egos in unrealistic ways. It is the material of counterfeit charm, and nearly always involves an intent to manipulate. Manipulation through flattery is sometimes innocuous and sometimes sinister. Peek over your massaged ego and remember to suspect flattery.
Tip #4-do not join the game.
Intrigue is a sociopath's tool. Resist the temptation to compete with a seductive sociopath, to outsmart him, psychoanalyze, or even banter with him.
In addition to reducing yourself to his level, you would be distracting yourself from what is really important, which is to protect yourself.
Tip #5 - Avoid Contact
The best way to protect yourself from a sociopath is to avoid him, to refuse any kind of contact or communication. This is not easy as sociopaths tend to turn things around and make you feel guilty, shameful, or inadequate. Often this makes you want to try even harder to please them and get their approval. To keep a straight head-and resist temptation- it is best to avoid them completely.
Call the mental police.
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