Your Spouse is a Sociopath? - 9 Signs the Answer Could Be Yes
There is a certain group within the general population that is afflicted with a personality disorder.
Sociopaths/psychopaths (many use the term interchangeably) fall into this category.
When many people hear the term "sociopath" or "psychopath," they imagine a cold blooded serial killer.
However, a large percentage of clinical sociopaths may never kill.
However, their wiring is such that they commit many destructive acts that can be very destructive in their interpersonal relationships.
If you are involved in a marriage with a sociopath/psychopath, you may well spend time bewildered and hurt over the actions of your partner.
While only a licensed mental health professional can diagnose a sociopath, it is helpful to know what signs may be apparent in someone with this disorder.
Here are 9 signs of a sociopath: 1.
A tendency toward boredom, and a need for risky behavior, regardless of danger to self or others.
2.
Lack of guilt and remorse.
This is a hallmark of a sociopathic personality.
Your spouse may have no conscience in the sense that true guilt and remorse for wrongdoing isn't experienced.
The sociopath may regret getting caught, but often feels he or she was entitled to be hurtful, criminal, or unethical because the victim was weak and therefore "deserved" it.
3.
Poor impulse control and behavior.
Your partner may have difficulty delaying his or her gratification, and may engage in behaviors such as drug or alcohol abuse, and sexual promiscuity.
4.
Consistent lack of responsibility.
You spouse may not pay bills on time, or hold down a job, or honor commitments in life.
5.
Superficial charm and shallow emotional state.
Your spouse may have oodles of charm, but true emotional depth is lacking.
6.
Not conforming with "norms" of society.
Your partner may think and behave as if the regular rules or laws of society simply do not apply to him or her.
7.
Conning, manipulation, and compulsive kinds of lying.
Your spouse may even live in a parasitic manner, using you and others for money and other benefits, manipulating to get what he or she wants.
8.
Aggressive, possibly violent behavior.
This may be evidenced by fistfights or other explosive behavior.
9.
A sense of overly inflated self worth.
Your spouse may have a sense of superiority over others.
Sociopaths/psychopaths (many use the term interchangeably) fall into this category.
When many people hear the term "sociopath" or "psychopath," they imagine a cold blooded serial killer.
However, a large percentage of clinical sociopaths may never kill.
However, their wiring is such that they commit many destructive acts that can be very destructive in their interpersonal relationships.
If you are involved in a marriage with a sociopath/psychopath, you may well spend time bewildered and hurt over the actions of your partner.
While only a licensed mental health professional can diagnose a sociopath, it is helpful to know what signs may be apparent in someone with this disorder.
Here are 9 signs of a sociopath: 1.
A tendency toward boredom, and a need for risky behavior, regardless of danger to self or others.
2.
Lack of guilt and remorse.
This is a hallmark of a sociopathic personality.
Your spouse may have no conscience in the sense that true guilt and remorse for wrongdoing isn't experienced.
The sociopath may regret getting caught, but often feels he or she was entitled to be hurtful, criminal, or unethical because the victim was weak and therefore "deserved" it.
3.
Poor impulse control and behavior.
Your partner may have difficulty delaying his or her gratification, and may engage in behaviors such as drug or alcohol abuse, and sexual promiscuity.
4.
Consistent lack of responsibility.
You spouse may not pay bills on time, or hold down a job, or honor commitments in life.
5.
Superficial charm and shallow emotional state.
Your spouse may have oodles of charm, but true emotional depth is lacking.
6.
Not conforming with "norms" of society.
Your partner may think and behave as if the regular rules or laws of society simply do not apply to him or her.
7.
Conning, manipulation, and compulsive kinds of lying.
Your spouse may even live in a parasitic manner, using you and others for money and other benefits, manipulating to get what he or she wants.
8.
Aggressive, possibly violent behavior.
This may be evidenced by fistfights or other explosive behavior.
9.
A sense of overly inflated self worth.
Your spouse may have a sense of superiority over others.