Remorse, Morality & The Sociopath

Remorse is defined as a “strong feeling of guilt and regret.” Individuals who commit vindictive and malicious acts are often perceived as showing no remorse. Is our notion of these individuals bias or is there an underlining issue?  Individuals who lack empathy, callousness and complete disregard for anything or anyone else other than one's selfish needs are commonly known as Sociopaths.

 Firstly to avoid classifying everyone as a sociopath you need to know how to identify one. You walk pass one everyday therefore identifying them is difficult. You mistake them for ordinary sane individuals but they often wind up coning the sane. If you are shrewd you’ll identify them from far-off, you’ll be able to see through their superficial charm and glibness. At first you’ll see how well they come across as an individual, they are usually perceived as charming and normal to everyone around them. Once you’re in too close they’ll attack in a subtle manner, you the victim will be blinded by their superficial charm; that you will refuse to believe that there may be any other person you would rather trust. (That’s impairment on their perception, but that’s a squabble for another day.)

The sociopath will charm their way into your life and heart, then take complete advantage of you - your emotions, your assets, and your intellect. They will make you think you are the crazy one. Your friends and family and anyone perceptive will see right through them.  They will isolate you from your friends and possibly your family through emotional and physical abuse. One complimentary aspect of sociopaths is that they are exceedingly persuasive, and will turn you against your loved ones for their own psychotic reasons.  

Remember a sociopath is incapable of real human attachment, once they have brought you to their side they will lie and show no remorse. They are pathological liars and will go to such an extent where they will use the name of their lord and loved ones name is vain in order to prove their innocence. To the sane individual this may come across as immoral but that’s what differentiates the sane and insane, morality. Occasionally they will try to mirror your emotions in order to relate to you, whilst engaging in their malicious ways. When confronted, they will deny any responsibility, then back away from you and blame you for whatever wrong they did. What is worse, everybody will believe them because they will be able to gain sympathy in a cunning and calculating way.

Remorse is a form of morality and is taught to a child at a very young age, these characteristics are dependent on the environment that they grew up in.  Therefore their inability to love another human being could be due to their parents neglect or absence.