5 Things Dark Empaths Don't Want You To Know

Have you ever heard of a dark empath? I’m sure you’ve probably heard of the empath. But dark empaths, on the other hand, don’t necessarily rank high in affective empathy, but cognitive empathy, while also displaying dark triad traits. The dark triad comprises the traits of Machiavellianism, narcissism, and psychopathy. Those who are part of the Dark Triad personality type rank low in empathy and high in the three dark traits. Dark empaths can often use cognitive empathy to their advantage due to their dark traits. Want to learn more about dark empaths? Here are a few secrets they don't want you to know.
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Disclaimer: This video is for educational purposes and is not designed to be used to diagnose anyone with sociopathy/ psychopathy. Some people may have an underlying mental health condition that may cause these traits to be more evident, although this is not always the case. Also, if you can relate to any of these signs, please do not take this feedback as an attack on your character. This video was meant to be a self-improvement guide for those of you who have been feeling a little stuck.
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PLEASE READ This Disclaimer: This video is for educational purposes and is not designed to be used to diagnose anyone with sociopathy/ psychopathy. Some people may have an underlying mental health condition that may cause these traits to be more evident, although this is not always the case. Also, if you can relate to any of these signs, please do not take this feedback as an attack on your character. This video was meant to be a self-improvement guide for those of you who have been feeling a little stuck.

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[@kiwii1027]

Thank you!

[@haylay4829]

hi

[@zezyzhujikop]

I like it when this notification pops up on my youtube "Someone liked your comment" and "You have new sùbscribér"😊stay safe..

[@kiwii1027]

@@zezyzhujikop have you been copy pasting that everywhere?- or just have really fast fingers 😃

[@HIXHAM]

“Characterize people by their actions and you will never be fooled by their words.” ✨🙏🏾

[@JenniferElliott1]

Actions speak louder than words! I agree! 👍🏻

[@landtax9509]

✍ people low in empathy

[@IshaSharma11]

Exactly

[@18p.l.u.s]

Especially true in the modern dating world 👍🏼

[@theMRsome12]

Actions are just as easy to fake as words to be fair. Just know what to do where.

[@trevorsj]

Lesson of the day: don’t trust anyone wearing an orange scarf

[@Psych2go]

LOL I guess so. Another way others might describe it. Orange is a sus! - Cindy

[@nakshatramusic21]

@@Psych2go 😂😂👍🏼👍🏼

[@18p.l.u.s]

Beware of orange masks too 😂 its 2021

[@davit7307]

Exactly🤣

[@PuddleFart]

Excuse me, Android 17 is the most trustworthy person ever.

[@rxxalyz3071]

Okay, is it me or the drawings are getting better and better

[@IshaSharma11]

It is

[@dsyrdragon3309]

@@IshaSharma11 you’re on every comment

[@nikkcox2880]

Yes its you

[@michellewadsworth9036]

I was the 69th like...nice

[@boorave]

I think they are

[@FoKidz]

I started as an empath, and being taken advantage of over and over again during my formative years turned me into a dark empath. Abusive personality types feed off insecurity which I had a lot of growing up. Somehow this developed into narcissism as I got older (because I felt like I had something to prove, I guess). I used to really feel what people felt and connect with them, but now I can rationalize to myself how they probably feel but keep emotionally distant - I no longer wrap up my own emotions with theirs. Having been a victim I know the exact ways in which to hurt someone if I wanted to, which makes me a dark empath. I also think dark empath is just an edgy new age term for emotional manipulator; no one should romanticize this kind of behavior because it is extremely toxic and hurtful and will end up hurting yourself as well. If you identify as a dark empath please seek therapy so you can understand and control your behavior and spread positivity versus toxicity. It’s never too late to make a change.

[@rest1585]

Bro thinks hes batman ☠️

[@FoKidz]

@@rest1585 nope, just bullied like a lot of other kids

[@pera3778]

@@rest1585who tf are you lmfao?

[@crisnellyblossoms28]

Have you been able to recover or improve after realizing what was happening?

[@FoKidz]

@@crisnellyblossoms28 somewhat, I at least have more insight into when it is happening and can be more conscious of my actions. I try and understand where my emotions are coming from and get to the root of them. e.g. what makes me want to hurt them emotionally? Usually it is because I am hurting and feel like I’ve been wronged by them in some way. I try and put myself in their shoes and see things from another perspective completely different from my own. It is really hard to do in moments you’re emotional, so writing down thoughts like this and coming back to them later when you can go over them logically is usually best.

[@BlackoutArtz]

Ok but just the word “dark empath” sounds so badass oml

[@ricardoitalien8767]

I agree👏

[@wisdom-for-all]

You are not a mess. You are a very “feeling” person in a messy world 🖖

[@olenamalselva6207]

Omg ✌

[@dashs_trashbag]

no

[@IndyLaLune]

And a mess

[@cowl6867]

Thank you old dude

[@justruthh]

:3

[@dominikmoritz6435]

My psychologist actually told me just a few weeks ago that I'm a dark empath who is pretty close to being a sociopath. It is really fascinating to me because I don't plan on doing the things I do just because there "bad" and I mostly don't even have a bad intention. It is more like you know an easy and a hard way of achieving your goals. The hard one is to actually make compromises and build up healthy relationships with people. The easy one is indeed just manipulating the people to your will without them knowing. I usually don't cause harm to the people I do it on, but I wouldn't say that I never have. So I just wrote this to let the people know that we - meaning dark empaths - are not as evil as you might think. Of course there are acceptions but these are really just that.

[@anon6187]

I see ur point. Maybe or not it all were label bad guys as being dark emphat. Most guys with emphaty can progress to sincerely or dark. Maybe the ways can be so dark full, but it really depends to the person how things person react and to have emphaty to the others. But most professional said, if u are be careful there must be dangers not just for others but to ourselves. Mental health always can be affected in most good or bad ways.

[@eastbayromek7167]

It’s just a super Empath we’re not evil

[@nR-nc8mb]

It’s more if a choice. To do bad or good . I don’t believe it’s a diagnosis that leads you to do bad things . It’s just a mindset or Attitude you develop to achieve your goals . Easy way or hard way that’s it

[@annepepper8805]

even if people arent totally aware of being manipulated, it leaves them with a bad (sometimes unconscous) feeling and can have a persistent effect

[@hanagasparova5922]

I have not got any kind of diagnosis or anything but I understand very well what you mean. I used to argue with people just for fun, cause I knew I would almost always win the argument. After some time I started feeling guilty and stopped it, but when I try and achieve my goals it feels like its worth argueing cause its much easier. I dont have any bad intensions and try to be very legit around people I like, cause I know that something like that can destroy actual friendships. That does not make people bad people, you just need to find how you can help people with that ability.

[@musicclova9206]

Dark empath story: I always did the bare minimum in school like literally just to pass, but I remember my last trimester of 8th grade it was a couple weeks before promotion and I was in this advanced math class but I was failing cause I was never one to study I always went off memory and hoped for the best.. didn’t get me far in advanced, I had an F.. my teacher was pregnant tho so the last few months we had a substitute.. now at this point I wanted to walk with my friends so I had to do something, I feel like my regular teacher ain’t really fw me like that but the sub was cool, so I went to talk to her about possibly making up assignments, before I knew it I was crying to her telling her about how both my parents worked and sometimes I didn’t have time to do hw and study cause I had to watch my younger siblings (which was true to some degree) and she said she’d see what she could do. I thanked her and walked out the classroom. In the hallway all I remember is beginning to smile and as I got further from the classroom giggling like some mini villain.. talking bout some “And scene” head ass.. She raised my F to a D and honestly the whole ceremony wasn’t worth it.. it felt kinda wack.. anyway I’m 22 now and I don’t regret it at all.. although I try not to put myself in situations where I have to manipulate people like that cause I do believe in karma, and I’d rather put smiles on peoples faces cause it makes me feel good.. but it’s important to acknowledge these things about yourself so you can decide if you want to use these things to help or hurt others.. but if you choose to hurt, just know as clever as you think you are there’s always someone more clever than you

[@musicclova9206]

@@delighteddino9363 the fact that all this did was make me laugh too?? Oh the horror! But you should look up the Dark Empath.. it’s a double edged sword really.. the fact that there are people who don’t feel empathy at all for anything or anyone? We’re the ones who outsmart and outplay them when it’s that time.. a perfect example is the black girl who pretended to be a young Republican who got kicked out, started a gofundme, and hella people donated to her.. she was smart because she didn’t use her tactics to hurt people she saw as “good” or liberals and they praised her.. a story like #FindSai is a poor use of manipulation where she used the empathy of the people who support her and were in her community, essentially fucking up the trust for others like her.. thanks for commenting 🤠

[@vr4848]

Last day of school I convinced my English teacher this important paper I definitely didn't write was lost by her. She stopped it from counting towards my grade and let me make up a few assignments and within a day my F in English turned to an A. Finessed

[@musicclova9206]

@@vr4848 perfect definition of working smarter not harder 💀 I’m proud of you.. I hate the school system tho so maybe I’m biased 🤷🏾

[@dave-cw8wv]

@@vr4848 Man, I can relate, I always end up convincing teachers that I forgot my book, or some crazy shit happened and I couldn't do the work, end up feeling smug at having basically finessed the school system once again. On the downside, if I lie or whatever to people I'm in a relationship with, that I'll actually see again afterwards, I can feel somewhat bad that I tricked them. But yeah, like it's really helpful in almost all interactions with strangers if you need to get something.

[@nithyasreesathyanarayanan5611]

I think all kinds of defensive mechanisms are pretty normal but it depends on the degree and effect. I personally think it's ok as long as the other party or some other party is not hurt. I'm an empath so I can emphasize with you guys' situations, although I'm not up to tricking other people. Everyone's has their own experiences and it shapes their personality, so it's ok to be who you are unless someone gets gravely hurt by your actions.

[@ikella9438]

I’m a dark empath and now because I’m aware of it I know when it’s wrong to use someone and manipulate them...I’m very aware of the fact that I can tho but it’s more of a “it’s ok to step on others to get by in life but not to crush them”

[@acetylcoa9324]

Edgy kid ahahhaha

[@Occ881]

😂😂. You think that you can manipulate anyone? You're wrong my dear,,,even some people are manipulated by their choice be aware of that...

[@notvalen9127]

"have you ever heard of an dark empath" thats the reason why i found this channel

[@IshaSharma11]

Yeas, this channel is blessing

[@speedrunout4299]

@@IshaSharma11 this channel basically made me remember my crush, being schools just opened where i am.

[@donovansadchillward4517]

Same it's great to understand tho

[@pyromaniazz]

I love how the Dark Empath is drawn, I think it's really cute

[@pieceoftrash3187]

"Dont judge the book from its cover"

[@DWN-024ShadowMan]

That's because WE are cute 😘

[@pieceoftrash3187]

i made this for jokes (If it not funny, i really had trash humour)

[@ge0rge_saint_p0gg3rs7]

@@pieceoftrash3187 or maybe me

[@IshaSharma11]

True

[@trevorfranks69]

Novelist writing traits and personalities of their cunning yet seem to be ordinary villain be like:

[@18p.l.u.s]

The typical villain personality is usually a NPD narcissist.

[@burnerheinz]

@@18p.l.u.s unless one go for the "Agent of Chaos" type of villain

[@rheamartin4529]

@@18p.l.u.s so a dark empath would be the best type of villain?

[@18p.l.u.s]

@@rheamartin4529 A more rare one yes 🙂something like Darth Vader from Star Wars.

[@chadlyday]

So for the longest, I often feel like an outsider because my personality traits didn't line up on any personality tests my psychologist put me through when I was a teenager. Fast forward to me being 28 now and a first responder and trying again. I learned I'm a Dark Empath. However, my psychologist said I sought the most productive field because I understood it's the most moral and beneficial as a Dark Empath. I'm a Firefighter/EMT. I'm able to understand patient needs but not be affect if a patient doesn't make it. I understand if I recover a body from a house fire but still capable of preforming my duties. I'm able to make that disconnect and function. As I watch these videos to understand more, these videos are true. I hate manipulating people. I prefer a genuine response than a desired outcome. However, I have manipulated people, friends, family, patients, coworkers ,etc... when a desired outcome was needed or demanded. As it was put me, I am needed societally do the hard things other people can't to lead them through dark times.

[@Josephkerr101]

There are a lot of us it seems XD. Glad to know I'm not alone. (With all the dark humor in the field it isn't surprising.)

[@therealfloppa5367]

Ye most of the time I'm not able to control it is it normal orrr?

[@Primordial288]

I could definitely say that i started off as a very vulnerable and found it hard to control my empathy, and got too emotionally involved too quickly up untill i really started delving into dark psychology a and essentially cutlivating that dark empath side, made me alot more secure in myself and i know when to withdraw and when to open up, in a very almost strategic way. and has helped me mature alot!

[@jianlin3952]

Ur evil twin is helpful in a way

[@dark_hound5731]

yes he/she is,were happy for you,you'll have a nice and bright future from that is coming upon you

[@theclockworktempest]

I can relate to this. Beginning my healthcare career, I was overly sensitive to others' needs and emotions. Now I'm able to recognize their desires but not get overwhelmed.

[@Denos57]

any recommendations? vids/books/etc

[@friskyunicorn21]

@@theclockworktempestthis is something I am currently struggling with. As a nurse its great to have high empathy as a motivator, but in healthcare we unfortunately cant save everyone and know I will have to go through that one day. So any suggestions are welcomed!

[@theexotic2592]

Dark empathy is often mistaken for sincere empathy :(

[@Kaempfdog]

Paranoia runs strong. As a regular empath people are more intimidated by my enormous empathy level than appreciative of it. And I have to search out to help others rather than they come to me. Which just stinks when you pick up on restrained pain, and you have to weed it out so you both feel better.

[@Flo-xx4ez]

i think its because when you are an empath you know that you have the power to do both in theory, but of course the rest is a question of moraliy

[@theexotic2592]

@@Kaempfdog ikr 😞

[@theexotic2592]

@@Flo-xx4ez once someone breaks the trust ... it’s too hard for you to ever believe them ..even in their most sincere words , they slowly become toxic

[@peppermint5117]

other way round too

[@yumenonekodayo]

I met Psych2Go during a time of depression. I was extremely sad because my 5 year friendship ended due to one argument. I was honestly crying everyday, just depressed, to the point where I just broke down after a few days. My sister told me to just forget about him and my friends told me he just didn’t know how to deal with this argument because he was tired. But I just couldn’t talk the words of any of them because it was our first argument that he just didn’t bother to fix with me and it’s extremely hard for me to just “forget” about him. My sister said he’s not worth crying for, but that’s such a stupidly hard thing to do. Honestly thank you Psych2Go for helping me pass through those times. I really do love the voicer of these videos

[@Meanness_Scar]

I lost a dear friend in a similar way. I made mistakes and he told me about them and helped me to fix them, I felt really bad when he mentioned I may need mental help but I still went to mental health people and it ended really bad for me. But he was kind until he talked with one person. Then suddenly he became really bad to me even if I tried to be better. In the end both of them blocked me but he said he will unblock me if I will change and he could observe it on one server. I was told I'm bringing up too much problems so I started being more positive and got banned for "pushing positivity". Recently I was told that someone told him and this other person lies about me. But not sure who did it. It looked like one person who was my friend before did it or some her friend did it and also told her something bad. But it would be then someone I don't know. So even if I tried my best and went through the worst humiliation in the world for my friend he blocked me but probably not because of my real mistakes I really did and I did my best to fix them, but because of something I didn't do and I even don't know what it is. I was told that making new friends and forgetting can help. But I feel I can't do it. Because just "moving on" means "giving up" for me, and even if I will find new friends (I have cute people, friends and one totally important person) but I'm scared that this will happen again. That there are things I may accidentally do and hurt people, or there are people who want to hurt me or just both. But if having new friends can help, can I be your friend? Even if there is no hope for me, I want to take care of you and make you happy. You deserve more happiness that I can imagine there can exist. But I want to do my best to make you as much happy as I can.

[@Psych2go]

Hi Kimixisd, thank you for sharing your story with us. We're so glad that we were able to help you in that way. I know that losing a close friend is very difficult, but hopefully in time you will find new friends along the way, and ahve amazing experiences.

[@sustainablelife3603]

It's actually same for me after I've been hurt and manipulated by my former friends(I used to consider them friends but not anymore since friends wouldn't do something that will hurt you) I actually glad to experience having a toxic friend not because I like being hurt and manipulated I'm glad because it made me wise and enlightened that experience is a blessing in disguise and it teaches me a valuable lesson that some people are came to our lives for a reason a season and a lifetime.

[@deepsea5348]

I feel like I’ve always been an empath, but bad life events have lead me to taking on dark empath traits as a self-defense strategy. I still care about others, but I’m so scared of getting hurt or not having my needs met, I’ve become a bit manipulative to protect myself.

[@Sp1ral_moon]

fr i agree..

[@din7006]

title: “5 secrets dark empaths don’t want you to know” psych2go: (makes a whole video revealing those secrets)

[@panda_zet3016]

Psych2Go: (Makes a whole video revealing dark empaths' secrets and wants for everyone to mind their own business) din: (Doesn't mind his own business)

[@panda_zet3016]

(Yo, I didn't get any reaction, so I just wanted to say that this was a joke, I didn't intend to hurt anyone's feelings)

[@din7006]

@@panda_zet3016 sorry i didn’t respond because i thought you were being serious 😭 i was going to say “damn i was just joking” but i kept it to myself because i thought i actually did something wrong

[@panda_zet3016]

@@din7006 No, no. Sorry, that was kinda mean, but I really didn't mean anything mean

[@din7006]

@@panda_zet3016 it’s okay, you’re forgiven

[@AgentRicePooh]

Takes one to know one. That doesn't mean Dark Empaths can't learn how to be better. It's a conscious choice whether empaths use the information to their advantage

[@starlegends3092]

Ya!

[@rednetherbrick3178]

@The Emo Enby Thembo woah

[@AkumuShi]

I just use it to make sure the people around me are in a good mood in my presence because I dont want them to be upset around me. It's also useful if I'm hungry, i can usually fanangle some food or drink

[@AkumuShi]

@@delighteddino9363 I crack a lot of jokes! I try to get to know people so I know what makes them laugh/what not to say to piss them off. So if I walk into a room and everyone is tense, I'll listen to the issues then make jokes around it, maybe try to get the jokes to change the subject. If there's something I need, I'll beg and offer what I can on terms of help or give a tell all about my situation as to why I need help. I understand where you're coming from, but I grew up with a narsassistic mother and there are some things I was able to consciously change. Although there are things I didn't know about that I'm now discovering through these videos

[@AkumuShi]

@@delighteddino9363 yes, things that will piss people off, like their triggers or current tragedies. I want to avoid those things to keep my relationship positive. Things to get to know people, not only their events but how they felt about them. You'd be surprised how open people are if you just listen to them. Try to find commonalities either in skill, interest or life goals. Give compliments (I only give a compliment if I genuinely believe it,but apparently some people do it to lie). Try to do small favors or take over a task. Bring in donuts when I can to work. It's really the same as the meme "asking your teacher about their weekend so you dont have to do the lesson". I can have whole interactions of just asking people questions and cracking a few jokes. Most people like me. No one knows anything about me. I will offer information if it helps me. Like if I'm late to work, you'll know 50 reasons why. I don't use people's triggers against them, because it doesn't feel good and it doesn't help me. The only occasion where I have is when I've tried to politely distance from someone and they won't take the hint 🤷‍♀️ but by then Ive cut off that bridge, so who cares? Lol

[@joffre55]

Feels like especially during my younger years, I fit the dark empath persona perfectly. I was very calculated but not as devious, meant to manipulate others although that did occur sometimes, I was mostly aware of the dark triads and kept them in check. For a little while I had the perspective that there's four type of people, sheep, herders, wolves, and farmers. The sheep who are happy to graze on the land of the farmer protected from danger, the herders who work together with keeping the sheep in check as it's mutually benificial, the wolves who are in direct competition with the herders and farmers for the sheep, and the land owner who keeps the herders and sheep around as long as they benefit from it. Feeling like I had no other choice, the wolf looked like a better option, even if it was just to flash my fangs and claws when needed. The older I grew, the more I felt a responsibility towards protecting those who are being taken advantage of, and realized that it was one big lesson on what matters in life, which is that there is no virtue in being defenceless in the face of highly intelligent and manipulative people, but rather learn from those experiences to do good.

[@zerodiamond4206]

"If they needed to, they wouldn't have a hard time" She delivered that line perfectly!

[@nope8535]

I've had more then a few psychiatrists over the years be confused by me. It's kinda nice to finally have a label to what I am.

[@IshaSharma11]

True

[@nope8535]

@@altx1 last shrink was 10 years ago. So yeah. Also not every shrink is the A student, they give the same degree the guy with a C as the one that passed top of his or her class.

[@ThemysticsageLeeza]

I mean I feel like anybody could be a “dark” or a “light” empath depending on the social situations and their overall emotions tied to a particular person. Life is so gray, I don’t think anyone can really be so self righteous to think that they’ve never shited on anybody’s day, or manipulated somebody even if you manipulated them for your own good manipulation is manipulation... 🤷🏾‍♀️

[@KxNOxUTA]

I think there's a misunderstanding here. It's not about a person's moods. It's about the range on which a person is capable of acting. And talking about high values in dark traits is likely to be about the incapability to e.g. relate to others. As mentioned it's possible certain brain regions show no (regular) response. Hence, there's a physical aspect to it. So: It's not about "having a choice". It's about conditions where the choices are limited from the start. As far as I understand: The dark empaths pick up signals. They can anticipate the effect of these signals. But they do not relate to the other person. They relate to whatever the appearance of the signal means for themselves or if it's something they can make use of. It surely depends on how strongly they score on the dark traits or if they get therapeutic support etc.

[@ThemysticsageLeeza]

@@KxNOxUTA I understand what you’re saying and the video, and I’m definitely not trying to imply that people can choose to be sociopaths or anything along those lines. However I definitely feel like people can choose to display dark empathic traits. I guess I can really only use myself as a reference but I tend to be a very deeply empathetic person I am really good at picking up other peoples emotions and reading them and for the most part I use this gift to help people and bring them a sense of comfort however if I feel like somebody has pushed me to the edge in a negative way I will turn this gift on them and quite frankly WILL display some dark empathic traits As a means to protect myself. I was also referring to some of the comments down below where people are kind of trying to figure out if they were in face a dark empath, or a sociopath or something along those lines and yes some people might be borderline sociopathic, or borderline dark empathic, but i’m also taking into consideration some people might have just learned to use these traits to protect them selves depending on what type of social situations they’ve had to deal with in their life I’m just kind of thinking out loud here. Using this theory of thinking excluding that some people really do have this type of mental issue people can use these “skills” these aspects of the darker parts of themselves they choose to display as a means of mental protection, Or in some cases some people might display these personality traits when they are going through a difficult emotional time. Using myself as a reference again I also have done this. Looking back at situations sometimes it has me thinking like wow am I really a bad person or a shitty person and it’s like no you just going through something or it was just that situation for that particular person etc.... A lot of these videos are generalizations so I can really be hard for people to tell on what aspect do they fall into this categories.

[@KxNOxUTA]

@@ThemysticsageLeeza Oh, I agree. And the video actually addressed that! :D They mentioned that Empaths score low of the dark traits. Low is not "there are none" :'D. But the main difference is really between "feeling" the other person and "understanding with your mind how human reactions work". As you mentioned you do use it for others. For a dark empath, the motivation is mostly "themselves". That should simplify finding the answer. At the same time, it's clearly stated this is not for (self)diagnosis. Rather than that: the moment people are in doubt should be the moment they get encouraged in seeking professional advice even if just to settle their concerns. To read more if the topic even is a good start. Since it's a brief introduction. After all, there's so many reasons that can affect a person's behaviour. There's a difference between "who" and "how" we are and "how we act". People and their environment are complex. We love to create "shelves" and generalise to speed up the handling of information. But at the end of the day even on a scale between Empath and Dark Empath you'll have many many many variations and degrees.

[@ThemysticsageLeeza]

@@KxNOxUTA Right, I feel that. Couldn’t agree more. The world of personalities is so interesting. SO much grey area lol.

[@truthh8597]

Interesting comment

[@bajodah1847]

I wasn’t born an empath. But the series of my life made become one after all the incidents that happened and growing up around a certain environment I became one. Its so crazy I was put in the hands of a narcissist at a point in my life I felt like I just wanted to disappear from the face of the earth. After all of it I learned how different and dangerous people can be. It’s dark. I just completely shut off and was scared to make new friends and meet new people. I also used to have depression, that’s what escalated the psychological abuse but even before the rough time I used to be an empath I think it was after an accident I experienced of an accident I was involved in in first grade. and since the days the person who hurt me after they clashed with me made became even wiser. But I was a regular empathetic and high sensing person. I could feel the slightest difference in ones presence. I think it was by the way my mother has raised me. I really am not sure. But this made me learn so much. Along time ago I used to think that a narcissist is just a person who loves themselves and think about just themselves but didn’t know the damage they could do and the harm ..the extent of it and its effects on a person. Made me a lot more wiser.

[@JV-tx1xw]

To be a dark empath I feel you must play judge, jury and executioner. You judge people around you, size them up so to speak. You decide whether the person you've got your eye on should be messed with or not. Then, you decide (based on their character) if the person should be messed with playfully or maliciously. Finally you execute your plan with no regret. All at the expense of others for your own benefit or amusement. People are intoxicating and fiercely interesting. Be warned, you never know when someone will screw you over. So be sure your inner circle is truly tightly knit with no wolf in sheep's clothing.

[@slythpaw]

Its a great power that comes with great responsibility. Learned that one from tv.

[@truthh8597]

Damn it this resonates with me deeply

[@Idontevenrapfam]

@@truthh8597 fr he explained it to a T

[@jasonmillier151]

A bit extreme but yeah basically gotta be careful because where perfectly comfortable being alone,witch is bad because when your alone anything addictive smocking, tv, can make us disconnected with society and people,and that's when actuall evil creaps in, you start judging people and hating them, which is bad also because I want to learn and love life, 80% of life is social and the rest is yourself and the world, so people like us thinking negatively is bad, but when we love people and don't judge them and understand why they are the way they are, people accept you and it's basically momentum from there ect

[@vancedaccacc9860]

Honestly this comment doesn't really tie into dark empath specifically, only just talking about one or two of the dark triads underneath a dark empath video

[@WisdomWealth77]

Dark Empaths can be manipulative. But I love this positive spin.

[@18p.l.u.s]

Empaths can be manipulative as well. We just rarely do it is not our usual way of handling daily affairs. As a reference the Jedi are also using mind tricks from time to time 😂

[@haveagoodmourning]

@Darling Vexa Art Greetings, I am a Star Wars nerd! :D Personally I think that while the Jedi are certainly corrupt, the Sith are even more so (with all the colonialism and planet-exploding). Grey Jedi are where it's at

[@haveagoodmourning]

@Darling Vexa Art Fair point but there prrrrooobbbbably shouldn't have been a planet-destroying laser in the first place haha

[@haveagoodmourning]

@Darling Vexa Art Lol it's been ages since I watched the original trilogy so I don't know if I really count either, I just love all the TV series (bracing myself for people coming at me for not being a tRuE fAn)

[@haveagoodmourning]

@Darling Vexa Art Oof that's a mood, I too have to watch that movie

[@TendoTheDude]

Omg it's crazy to see how big this channel has grown. I remember commenting on one of the earlier videos remarking on how I knew this channel would grow and was excited to see it happen. I couldve never imagined. Congratulations

[@hydrogeddonn]

I consider myself an emphatic person, however I often find myself pinpointing weaknesses in my friends and where they are potentially emotionally vulnerable. I've only ever used this for "tough love" to give them a reality check when they are avoiding an issue, but sometimes I wonder if I truly am reading them right or just think I do.

[@fumarc4501]

I know one. I learned a lot of this from just observing how they behaved towards others and when they thought no one was paying attention.

[@Sunny-vu2bq]

As a dark empath, this is spot-on! (I mean that genuinely) People I know don't ever figure this out, so this is very different! Nice work!

[@Sunny-vu2bq]

@Darling Vexa ArtYes, safety in numbers!

[@altx1]

@Alice - Darling Vexa Art it's a personality type pls 😭

[@altx1]

@Alice - Darling Vexa Art how tf is jealousy LMAO?? It wasn't meant to be taken seriously either way, geez

[@altx1]

@Alice - Darling Vexa Art hey btw didn't u comment on that infj video saying u were one? Infj and dark empath would clash lol, the brain doesn't work like that

[@elyreth5995]

@Alice - Darling Vexa Art ouch- exposed 💀

[@shina7418]

probably some sort of a dark empath, although i tend to do things the "correct" way, i would always have a backup move with some "manipulation" of sorts in order to secure my goal. As much as possible i would like to avoid the second option but at the same time i do not really feel remorse, and at some i do feel ecstatic really. It alsa have always worked as i've built my persona as an innocent "younger brother" in every classroom setting, even my classmates who are just a bit older than me see me as a "child" which at first was very insulting but actually had many benefits. This was greatly effective among teachers as well especially those with children as i observed they get "parental mode" with me

[@star6126]

🤓🤓🤓

[@tablescissors]

You must gain a healthy form of achieving power and if possible learn to process the insecurities (as well as resentments) that keep driving you to act this way.

[@xCyberbulletx]

I think it would be useful to have some insight on a selective empath. Someone who is aware of their mindset, and typically can go about their lives as a normal empath. But is aware enough that they can at times use their ability as a dark empath. I do believe I might fall into this category.

[@augusthavince8909]

That ending with the condition that a dark empath could easily fall back on dark behaviors gave me twinge. I've made a conscious decision not to care much about narcissists, and it seemed kind of easy to do. smh I'm thinking positive these days. And I think my discerning who to let get close and who not to is actually helping me feel empowered.

[@heavenlydreams4616]

I feel so drained lately. My friends who have mental illnesses see me as their Manic Pixie Dream Girl due to my spontaneous nature and empathetic responses. They think that I will colour their lives and fix them. I feel so much pressure to stay because I am afraid that they would harm themselves if I leave. I don't know what to do...

[@18p.l.u.s]

Remember you should limit your giving - because takers don't have any also we are not here to fix people - this is a lesson I've learned the hard way. And no I am not a narcissist/dark empath :)

[@dinessaro]

There's this history, of a person trying to help a butterfly by cutting it's cocoon. They must have the best of intensions, but we all know that this is not how things work To be happy, every human must live for itself in self-love terms, and beeing dependeble about something or someone won't help, becausa this way you can't stand by alone, something that will surely happen sometimes, and that's normal. Does it make sense? I assume you're not a psychologist, and even if you were, you must not give them a solution, just support. You can't help them by cutting it's cocoon. The only way for them to 'get better', is by exiting this unhealthy cycle, with a help of a expert It's better if you talk to a psychologist, I'm not one and all that I said is my personal experience, please keep that in mind. Still, I hope I helped

[@sustainablelife3603]

No one can fix our lives but ourselves. So you can't fix their lives and you shouldn't try to fix it It's not your responsibility it's theirs.

[@NotAppIicabIe]

Perhaps express emotional boundaries. If they don't already, ask them to start asking you if you feel mentally up to them venting and coming to you. You should also not be the only one supporting them all. Don't they have each other as well? Also encourage mental health treatment. There's only so much many of us can do for each other. At some point a mental health professional needs to be utilized. Good luck!

[@danielle2042]

@@NotAppIicabIe I agree! Many people just vent but do not ask the other person if they are able to give support. As for the Manic Pixie Dream Girl situation, tell them that they need to stop this co-dependent behaviour. You are your own person. Not their saviour. I think this may sound harsh but once you have problems they probably won't be there for you and lose interest as they view you as someone who is unproblematic and bubbly.

[@Dreams-Awakened]

This video is great but I feel like it makes crazy people start labeling others according to your description. There is so much variation in human personality or psychology-it's a little dangers trying to identify these personality traits and let alone teach others how to do so through simple situations such as these. My ex would watch these videos and then start twisting me and my actions to represent this kind of behavior and it was always something new-narcissistic, manipulative, insensitive, when all of these characteristics are vastly different from how I feel in my heart. I went through an identity crisis for 2 years at 20 because I literally believed these things myself and it fucked me up bad. I still struggle to feel secure and trust in myself.

[@ManateeMentality]

If I ever meet anybody who self-identifies as an empath, I will suspect them of being a sociopath.

[@delighteddino9363]

Or cut the bullshit and risk and assume everyone a terrible person until they prove themselves otherwise :)

[@HoshPak]

A weird thing happened lately. I was picking up a book about manipulation. The reason for that was I wanted to protect myself emotionally from a certain someone. Reading through the first pages made me realize that these skills are more or less second nature to me - I was just unable to identify them. As a kid I was having trouble being empathetic towards my peers. It took me many years of practice and I do remember that I used to copy the behavior of fictional characters because it gave me an idea how a strong person would be. Needless to say, this sometimes irritated people. Is this considered normal behavior?

[@darthjayder9914]

it is normal for people who need it to be normal. I could have some socio or psychopathic tendencies but I know that because of my autism I had to see very strong emotional reactions throughout my life to be able to get normal ones. I usually find traits of characters I like whether I created them or not and apply them to myself or attempt to to give myself character. and yet at the same time I have barely changed at all. so that is that.

[@shannagibbs8840]

Don't forget about legal situations! Dark empath traits can definitely be used in that field as well. It's one reason why I excel in that area and will be pursuing a law degree.

[@Ch4rlz_ThA_Princ3]

We can achieve success in virtually any field we apply ourselves fully. The undying self belief system most of us operate with makes us some of the quickest to adapt to any kind of situation. Add passion on top of that adaption, combine that with our interpersonal communication skills, and there is very few fields we cant succeed in.

[@donovansadchillward4517]

I'm a dark empath aswell and I believe if you are aware or your traits. And you truly cherish someone in your life you can use your understanding to help others and at the same time help yourself. You can spend most of your life improving yourself if you want too

[@parisheart2902]

I didn't know what a dark empath was until my friend who may be a dark empath told me about it and shared one of your videos. I am myself an empath who is just discovering that they are one. I had no clue dark empaths existed. This was indeed an eye opener. Late response but i wanted to say it

[@Quergo]

Everyone: I am a dark empath Me without any empathy at all: Am I weird?

[@osascamp1002]

No empathy is more leaning towards sociopath

[@Quergo]

@@osascamp1002 yo thanks, I made the test with a doctor and it turned out that I have strong sociopathy XD how did you knew

[@altx1]

@@Quergo that 'XD' makes me really doubtful, but, whatever helps you sleep at night

[@kamikazemv7384]

Yup Dark empath is now my favorite character

[@snowdrop.___]

yeah, same here

[@amishasingh2973]

One more secret which dark empath don't want u to know is that they disliked this video.

[@adamnaqiuddin7786]

You think so?

[@codyefroymson8262]

I know someone who is a dark empath and they constantly bully me and try to manipulate me but it’s really hard for me to hate them because I don’t know what’s going on in their life

[@maishajannat1547]

I always thought i was an empath. However there were always these relatable feelings are within me. I realized today that, "I am a dark empath". I like it. I have control over my emotions and i may not care that much about that doesn’t make sense to me but i'll never ever hurt a friend or family. Yes i do manipulate them here and there leading them to think like i do. But i would never do something that they could feel hurt. [one time, I kinda manipulated my best friend. She was crushing on a boy and she was just like a normal teenager would be. I saw the boy and to my instinct he wasn’t the right person for her. So i showed that i'm actually supportive but i wasn’t and If i didn’t show that i was not supportive, for god sake even being best friends she is going to hide secrets from me. So, slowly by some certain action i made her realize that she was wrong and its not too late to turn back and she had me waiting for her to come back. Later even to this day She and Her mom are soo thankful to me that i didn’t let her do something stupid and saved her from that darkness. obviously having a crush on someone completely normal not big deal but that boy was indeed not good and my friend wasn’t his first victim. Meanwhile there was a another friend of her who encouraged her to take bold steps and continuously was eating her head full of that boy. I knew that this new friend had was also red flag. I had to stay beside her where she was in her fake world full of fake friends.i manipulated her for her own sake. Sometimes i thought am i being too much? Is it right for me to interfere like this? But i let those thoughts aside and continued my process. Now looking at this day Whenever i see her mom she always gives me a warm smile and treats me with such care and affection. She told me that i'm so glad my daughter has a true friend like you!, hearing those words of sincerity i felts so relaxed and happy with my self that i did the right thing. I'm glad that i stopped her. I'm glad i'm a dark empath. I was able to save one girl. I feel grateful ] She also realized her mistake and now she thinks of me as her sister rather than a best friend. We live in different Nations right now but whenever she has a problem she would always talk to her mom and if not she would seek for my advise. It feels great to have someone trust you this much😇

[@irfanbattlestar]

Is it wrong to be a dark empath in this cruel world...?

[@starlegends3092]

Depends on what you think is best. I think if it leads to helping you and others have tru joy(if you want my perspective on true joy that might be kinda touph), then i think it is most likey good.

[@anon6187]

In The end it's all up to you. To do good or the other ☺️

[@ocdemon8999]

the problem is abuse turns a sincere empath into a straight up intrinsically threatening dark one, whether it takes 20 minutes for them to change their mind or 20 years, dont take empaths for granted they'll go rotten

[@Engreakhai]

Sometimes we have to do what we have to do 😕

[@sunflower8979]

heyyy, loves! thanks for staying in this world even though you're feeling so tired and hopeless sometimes. always remember, everything happens for a reason. the sun is shining behind the darkest clouds so never lose hope. i'm proud of you, warrior! you deserve all the love in this world! 🌻

[@destaniedillard1001]

Hey

[@dsyrdragon3309]

No no I dont

[@grav8455]

Theres a point where positive statements and quotes wont do shit to a broken person

[@goldflo91]

Have encountered myself many manipulators disguised as sincere and trustworthy people, and been wondering how one can recover from the damages done by them, and how to spot them, to protect myself from them; and I'm lucky to have found this video. Thanks, thanks for sharing 🙏, about such a toxic kind of people and what they're capable of 😨 And also thanks for some commentators for having the courage to say they're Dark Empaths BUT not as evil as the one we see in the video 🙂

[@Psych2go]

NP! Thank you for sharing your experience and thoughts on this.

[@alexislampong7752]

I hated myself for this, you know that sometimes you're aware of what you do and what you are but still don't know a lot of things about yourself. I have a really good friend of mine and I hate myself for not feeling guilty about being like this on them.

[@tavernellopower4468]

I think I have off-the charts cognitive empathy (having 2 psychologists as parents may have played a role) and I share some traits of the triangle, that doesn’t necessarily mean I’m bad, I know perfectly well how to manipulate people and how to get what I want, it doesn’t mean that’s something I do... I do pull some strings at times but only to help out others with their own issues...

[@SylvesterAshcroft88]

This sounds similar to a manipulative sociopath as well, or someone with narcissistic personality traits, who also has relative empathy in given situations, when necessary to influence other people's reactions.

[@eastbayromek7167]

It’s literally a super Empath they’ve got it all wrong

[@5limReaper]

Lol this made me giggle

[@liambrown500]

This is just normal ASPD shit. This channel just fucking loves to stigmatize people like sociopaths, man

[@bubbablossom6092]

I might be a dark empath but I have alot of remorse when I find out that I did something to hurt someone because alot of the time I do it without realizing

[@YzkeSora]

It do be like that

[@sustainablelife3603]

But dark empath doesn't have any remorse that's why they score high in dark traits but I don't know since I'm not a psychologist

[@DadeHudson93]

I feel like I've shown many of these traits. I also feel like I've had a great level of cognitive empathy and I had to learn what actual effective empathy was, and now I have a balance of both. I have a strong enough conscience to hold back that manipulative side of me, but I know it comes out once in a blue moon when under high pressure. It's crazy because I remember weeks ago before watching this video I was telling my wife that if I really wanted to I could turn somebody's world upside down mentally, but that's not me and it never has been..

[@dark_hound5731]

that'll be fun if it did happen though from someone or maybe anyone i guess...

[@dark_hound5731]

hmm that's on u i guess?

[@ItsJustFacts597]

@@dark_hound5731no that’s on her lol

[@pooja1807patel]

The 2nd one ..... Watching serials n movies for emotions was epic...

[@daniellagarzia]

LMAOOO y’all throwing Shane big shade huh edit: we don’t mind btw lol🥴

[@destaniedillard1001]

🤣😭😂

[@aishvariasridhaar352]

This was so intense. The animation, music, style and color schemes were so mesmerizing. Also started to slightly question if I am a dark empath because I do some of these thing but not intentionally....

[@Psych2go]

Thank you for sharing. Glad you enjoyed the animation style. I see! How many points did you relate to?

[@aishvariasridhaar352]

@@Psych2go Well I learnt how to react from watching TV shows and movies? And sometimes used it to my advantage. I can usually tell when someone lies to me. The next point I didn't realise until watching this. Using and manipulating to get what I want because I know their triggers. But in my defense I do this only when I know they're taking advantage of me.... Tho it doesn't make me feel any better.

[@jessymorel923]

Girl I need a video on how 2 tell if someone is a Dark Empath 💋💋 love youuuu

[@lacel4753]

I appreciate this video particularly because it doesn't frame us as raving menaces who are constantly destroying everyone in our paths, but moreso that the capacity to do so is there and that that alone doesn't particularly necessitate us engaging in the behaviour

[@hemgyrsimpin2950]

I think I may be a dark empath and I'm terrified. Just the other day, one of my closest friends, I'll refer to him as "Cloud," had his cat Sully suffer a horrible injury. Cloud had his windows open which led to his bedroom door unexpectedly closing on Sully's tail. Cloud took Sully to the emergency vet and sadly Sully had to have 1 inch of his tail amputated. Thankfully, Sully is alright in every other aspect. Kidneys, livers, blood work, and a few lumps and bumps all came out clean and healthy. As Cloud told me about this whole ordeal I noticed a lack of a genuine emotional response from myself. This lack of an emotional response has been present throughout my life when I encounter someone who is in pain. It's not every time, there are many occasions where I feel a profound emotional response to another person's suffering. Throughout my life I've been ridiculously spoiled and blessed, and I fear that I've taken all of the love and wonderful blessings and made myself an entitled monster. I don't want to hurt people, the thought of deliberately harming another person makes me sick. Yet there have been many situations where someone is suffering and I only experienced cognitive empathy. Even in this moment I've taken Cloud and Sully's recent trauma and I'm now using it to complain about MY fears of ME being a self-centered and conceited dark empath. My behavior is disgusting and deplorable. I don't want this for the beautiful people who I've been honored to be loved by and I'm beyond fortunate to be a tiny part of their story. I don't want to be a monster and all I feel is that I am a numb monster. I've tried looking into how to correct my thoughts, feelings, and behavior as a dark empath. All I've been able to find so far are pages highlighting how dangerous dark empaths are. If anyone happens to read this comment and is able and willing to share, I would love any and all input into how you've experienced dark empaths in your life, or maybe even noticing traits of a dark empath in yourself. If anyone happens to see this comment thank you for your time and consideration. To all the people in my life... I'm sorry.

[@afreeape4915]

I kinda relate to Dark Empath. And I realize my behavior now and want to actively use the cognitive empathy for good and nolonger to benefit my ego and selfish reasons. Most of my I felt like a victim to my circumstances. I lived with my painful emotions and got to know them better and understood how it worked.. how I worked.. when I figured.. Other people know the same emotions and needs.. I used to analyze people and I know how to make them feel good and make them like me.. I mean thats not necessarily a bad thing but most of the time I invest so much energy trying to control people like that. Thats leads me to not being authentic AND keeping them from chosing me because they Want it and genuinely like me for being me! Its a new road for me but I already see the benefits of it. I am being surprised and feel genuine joy when someone is nice to me. Not because I manipulate them to be but because they want to! To all my dark empath- let the light in so darkness disappears. But it can come on handy tho sometimes. I can connect easily to people that do shitty behavior and understand them often I am able to shift their way of thinking that what they really want is like being loved and getting attention and that they can cultivate more healthier ways to express that need. Everything has so much layers nothing is one dimensional! Bye

[@tdesq.2463]

Congratulations. You're an actual adult. 👍

[@crystaljok5537]

PLEASE make a discord server I think this channel's comforting to a lot of us (for some reason lol) and the comment section is a safe place for many people. discord channel will be like a second comment section but your subbies will be able to interact more, which is really helpful for those of us struggling!

[@BrianVassell]

I'm an empath who has high egoism, with a lowered dark triad score. What does that make me? Still dark, or no?

[@18p.l.u.s]

You are still an empath - just part of your empathic traits are corrupted due to social interactions with toxic people.

[@starlegends3092]

BTW I am totaly not a phycoligy pro, i am not even an adult. Depends. If you are saying you think u are verry good just like everyone else, then i dont see why that is dark at all. If ur saying u love everyone but you think you are best, maybe that is a little dark.

[@Jasturtle]

@@starlegends3092 psychology *

[@zoomyracecar7849]

@@Jasturtle No it’s phycoligy 😂

[@zoomyracecar7849]

Never seen that spelling before lol

[@vcool122]

Shutting my emotions has always been second nature to me and I have a sadistic side where if someone try to make me react to something, but they have been pissing me off or I just don't like them, I don't give them any reaction. XD I like to see them getting frustrated by my non reaction. On the DnD scale I've always said I'm Chaotic Neutral. If someone is not a close friend of mine, I completly don't care about their emotions. I've mostly manipulated people to not get negative attitude toward me. If I want you to tell me something, I'm also able to work my way into you telling me without having to ask for it. Of course it dosn't work on things you might have a mental block like passwords. My friends tend to come to me when they need an unbiased opinion on something. They know I will be honest and I won't spare harsh words if that's what they need. They've often used me as a pseudo psychologue because of that.

[@gehdichndreckan3126]

Beeing a dark empath myself, I used my traits for about the first 22 years off my life. But at some point (I dont know when exactly) it really startet to depress me how easy people are read and influenced, not just by me or other dark empaths but fundamentaly by everyone who thinks about the human condition just a little bit. And suddenly it was SO frustrating how easy I could play people, make them like or hate me with the flick of my wrist. So I tryd to completley shut off my ability to do so and I also closed myself off to other peoples emotions. Now (about 8 years later) I feel like I'm all alone on this world. I still CAN read and influence other people.... but I choose simply not to, even in moments where it could benefit me imensly (at the workplace, or when meeting woman) I realy startet to look down on humans as a whole because of that.... I hate them, and I hate myself... Lesson of the story: Use your Abilitys! Life isn't fair, so why should we be?? I should have never given in to 'beeing a good person' because now..... I am hardly a person I tryd to be someone I'm simply not. And that has led me down the road of losing everything I ever was, up to the point where I am just a shell of my former self. I dont talk to woman anymore and I am not interested in meeting any kind of new people.... accept who you are! And never give yourself up people! It's the worst thing you can do... believe me

[@twilightaesthetic]

The TV scene at 3:06 is new. Never seen psych2go go so much in detail with sound effects and animation....

[@Psych2go]

Glad you noticed! Do you know what reference that is? :D

[@twilightaesthetic]

@@Psych2go no, i haven't watched horror movies 😅

[@iamwhole8577]

I've never herd about them til now and i believe i once fell in love with 1..unfortunately im just finding this out and im not wearing rose colored glasses anymore i see it for what it is and it hurts but i knew it was coming..This was very important and informational im greatful for you guys this helped me alot

[@the4humours]

i was thinking that i am not a dark empath anymore because i am not manipulative these days but i just realised that there is no opportunity to do so,,, and as you said "dark empaths don't mean to constantly manipulate just when the it comes up to do so they won't have a hard time" and this aligns with me. interesting,,, i fooled myself.

[@DaMoniable]

I think this has been very insightful honestly. I watched another video on dark empathy (from this channel) and am starting to wonder if that is in fact what i am. If that the case though, i have to say the last line in this video is much appreciated, as, while its very true, manipulation is one of the easiest things in the world for me to do, its something i do my very best to not do. Its also worth noting that sometimes i don't even know that im doing it until im at the end and have exactly what i desired. Its almost second nature at this point, and can be quite a struggle to hold it at bay. But its this bit that makes me wonder if this qualifies * technically * as dark empathy, as im very aware of my own wishes and desires, as well as the great temptations that follow, yet choose to suppress the abilities i have so that it doesn't hinder or harm others, regardless of how badly i may sometimes wish to do otherwise.. I like to imagine a careful giant in a glass house when thinking about this P: Though whether its ego, or fact still remains untested, and i.. genuinely don't want to try and push it to the limits. Ive seen what its like to be on the other end of that kind of wrath...

[@hemgyrsimpin2950]

Your intentions are in a loving place Milly. Your awareness of your capacity to manipulate and how you've actively suppressed the thoughts and behaviors associated with manipulating others I feel is telling that you do care and have a big heart. This is just my two cents, I wonder and feel that you are very introspective and maybe often analyze and critique yourself. I think you clearly value other's thoughts and feelings since you put in the effort to listen to others while putting down your own capabilities to do harm. If you were truly a full blown dark empath, I feel that you wouldn't consistently put effort into being empathetic. Even though the traits of dark empaths suggest that they only use empathy as a tool for selfish gain, you seem to hold genuine awareness and concern for how you experience empathy. After watching some videos on this subject I feel that I am a dark empath. Right now I'm trying to figure out if I can change and if so how to do it... I fear for my loved ones. As for you Milly you're doing great work with yourself, keep it up!

[@jennyneon]

Psych2Go deserves 10 million subs.

[@deltamico]

Its just a number. "(The value it gives us - value of time it consumes) × number of people watching" is what matters

[@nikkcox2880]

For what.. She repeat her vids over and over again with different titles

[@vellichxrr6782]

Thank you for sharing your knowledge with us yet again, Psych2Go! You guys are amazing!

[@18p.l.u.s]

What is the difference between a covert narcissist and a dark empath?

[@dreamcore]

perhaps the sense of self

[@18p.l.u.s]

@@dreamcore or maybe dark empaths are able to feel true empathy and it is their choice. While covert narcissist can only fake it as part of the manipulation and the mask.

[@dreamcore]

@@18p.l.u.s this is also why "empathy" is split into affective and cognitive here

[@sustainablelife3603]

I think it's the grandiose of self importance and the need for praise and admiration

[@pootieheadroflmao]

It described my past self to the letter. The difference is I recognized these qualities of myself long before I became too toxic to stand. It isnt a curse or quite as nefarious as some would think. The advantages work well for leadership roles when you are in charge of taking care of others. Oftentimes, you can subtly use the manipulation methods to give an individual a push in the morally and ethically right direction when guiding their decision making, like giving occupational advice that could better that person's future. Ive intervened on friends behalfs many times when they were about to make a huge mistake, like marrying the wrong person or maybe they were planning a particular action without weighing the consequences. Ultimately, I recognize that in the end I can only control myself and they make their own decisions. I just hope that I helped make their lives just a tad bit easier.

[@claudiacyrankowski1162]

I have been called emotionless, I have no idea how to empathize with someone who is crying. It’s always like wtf do I say? You can’t just say: are you ok? Cause the person isn’t ok.

[@xsmalldino4987]

These animations are so CUTE.🥰❤️

[@Psych2go]

Thank you!! Glad you like them :D

[@zezyzhujikop]

"Roses are dead" "Violet is dying" "Outside I'm smiling" "But Inside I'm crying" No one will notice my videos..🥺♥

[@sofiah.r5534]

haha self promotion am i right watch my videos jk ...unless?

[@gabv8501]

obama prism

[@pyromaniazz]

Correct, no One ever will

[@moved4567]

Gtfo

[@NIGGAHGAMES]

Good

[@albeaboctoydollosa3650]

This is the reason why I don't want to associate myself with people because I know I have bad nature. I always tell myself that being good and bad is one's choice and I want to be good. It's just two option and it doesn't take a whole day to know what's good to not. When I'm here, have a high empathy and people just keep on poking me 'insulting me indirectly'. I was really really really trying hard not to be bad. Do they think it even takes a minute to make them cry? There is even one time I badly make my two younger brothers cry (highschooler) just by my words and my parents scolded me really hard. It was fun in the beginning but when you realize it, it's really hard to reason out. To have bad traits, I don't choose to be one. It's just my instinct and I can't help to come up with them. That's why I don't want to associate myself with people with low maintenance but relatives is inevitable. My older cousin is one of the example, I really really hate how she insult indirectly but I don't want to do anything. She might not notice she's really being offensive but me, I know when I get out of hand. It's really hard to have an awareness. And the funny thing is I really love offending people before because when they offend me it's not really that painful and their pain is not affecting me in a single bit. So I don't hava a lose and it's fun. I know I can't no longer remove that image of me being a bully but I'm still young back then..... I know I have high empath and thought that is a good thing and think I'm a good person but then there's a word "Dark Empath" I don't know where to belong anymore. I'm good at giving praise but I don't do that often because people don't often praise me. And when I have thoughts I can get someone's favor through it, I avoid it because I'm having bad thoughts again.

[@aizawa6562]

Bro empath looks like Russia from Hetalia and reminds me of him-

[@jupiter144]

I have the capability to be a super dark empath but I keep the dark in check + This means I know so well when I'm in the presence of a harmful narc/socio/psycho/dark empath and I can use this knowledge to protect others by dismantling and confronting - My mind is too strong for any narc/socio/psycho/dark empath and they hate it.

[@sleepyheads1491]

Well, im a dark empath too. But I dont manupilate others unless they are on my way or hurting someone I care about(wich doesnt happend very often) so I dont really have to. And besides I also like helping people out and dont like when they lie to me (And this video is absolutely so cute!!😍😍😍 The character's and their desings are amazing!!💘💘💘 Please keep up the hard work😘💛)

[@karenburroughs216]

Truly enjoyed this video, learned something new, dark empath! It makes a lot of sense now that I can see more clearly there are different types of empaths.

[@robomix3162]

Waching Psych2Go really helps me imagine and make more characters in my head and i love it beacuse on my own, im not a really creative person so it really really helps me get more ideas 💙

[@leftygaming4522]

“Have you ever heard of a dark empath?” Yes. From this channel. Thank you always psych2go and everybody have a lovely day

[@Fepster]

This makes me wonder if I myself am a dark empath? I've always had a level of empathy, but all the same I've manipulated people to get what I want, or a response that I want. I build relationships with people because they have something to offer. I know how to get people to share things with me that they wouldn't even share with close family. I don't remember ever using really personal things against anyone, but I can be pushy. As of recently, I've noticed a change in my own behavior, and realized that for a while, I shut down a little, and could easily feel what other people were feeling, but in the way that it wasn't reflected onto myself. I've broken people's barriers just enough to weasel my way in, and nearly every time it's worked. I try not to hurt people, but I'm rather capable of pushing pressure points all the while keeping my own concealed. I came to the point where I could, to some degree, even reflect my emotions onto another person, although not fully. I've used this to influence people before, and oh boy did it work.. However, when I do manipulate people, I evaluate the level of harm it might cause them, and if it's more than I know they can handle, I'll cease my plans and move on, at least for that time.

[@ThorsShadow]

My best friend is one. I suffer from depression, so I sometimes hide within myself, shut myself in etc. She once told me years ago, that she sometimes manipulates me into going out with her and other friends, so I have a good time and get out of that hole I had dug myself into. I'm very thankful for that, honestly. We unfortunately aren't in contact with each other anymore (reasons).

[@Baby_Bones]

Im fine with being manipulated as long as i didnt realize that i am being manipulated

[@luthermorrisjr1657]

💀

[@reylime2991]

No.

[@grav8455]

You chose blue pill...yuck

[@Baby_Bones]

@@grav8455 do you watch JP sears?

[@grav8455]

@@Baby_Boneswhat is that

[@Stella.22g]

Oh so that's what that weird fucking dude was, he recognized subtle changes but he was so cold and manipulative, this gives me some clarity, thank you

[@smiley8897]

I do not know if i am a dark empath, but i definitely feel like one. Also something I realise, is that i want to care about others more than myself, but doesn't feel like I can without effort.

[@janakmachchhar3298]

I think maybe Thomas Shelby too is a dark empath???

[@nadillasakinah950]

You watch Peaky Blinders too? I think he is but he had consequences

[@nicoleonfeels]

Dark empaths? Haven’t heard that term before 🤔

[@misterbig9025]

now you have

[@jasonvero]

I work in dementia care, and I have used my abilities to help those I help take care of. I'm unable to shut my absorption off though. At a certain point, people with dementia simply stop "emoting", which means much less effect on me emotionally, since the pain I receive from them ceases to be emotional output, and instead becomes audio/visual. But overall, the positives outweigh the negatives in my opinion. It's not an easy life to live, and it has drove me to the brink, but I have finally found a place where I can use it to a degree for good purposes. For anyone curious, the emotion I get from them over all others is FEAR. Remember this when you deal with people going through cognitive health issues!

[@timucinharkonnen2699]

I start to understand why the "golden rule" or "categorical imperative" as an argument for following certain morals always appeared a little bit illogical to me, or "what's wrong with me". 1. I just have to get away with "it" to get away with it (duh). 2. Others are not me, so what happens to others is not the same as what happens to me, even if I understand why they have an issue with that. 3. Doesn't matter that society would collapse if everyone would act this way, because most people don't. They more or less play by the rules. That's why breaking the rules works out for a few people. All that doesn't mean that I can't feel compassion for other humans, but I can decide to put these emotions aside when they stand in the way of what I really want.

[@hollyharte7831]

This changes the ball game. I had no idea Dark empaths existed. Makes sense... lovely.

[@darkdesigns]

So the more I'm learning about this, the more I'm starting to think I might actually be a dark empath... I've been actively avoiding trying to use my knowledge of people to manipulate them, recently... it's something I used to do a lot when I was young, and over the years I've become increasingly concerned by how easy it comes to me, and how sometimes it's just automatic. The past few months I've been trying to be a 'better' person by intentionally *not* using my knowledge of people to influence them, but now I'm feeling like if I have the ability to do so I might as well. For the record, I'm not really talking about in malicious ways - just I notice a lot of things about people and have a lot more knowledge about certain people than I feel I should because of it. I have been trying to not use what I know, or even acknowledge that I know it, in conversations with these people. But it doesn't entirely feel authentic communicating with people and glossing over the fact you can pick up on how they're feeling rather quickly. I've been trying to work through some of my more toxic traits, but it's starting to feel like this aspect of me isn't necessarily toxic - I'm just pretty good at reading people, and I know what to do with that knowledge.

[@libi8496]

Alternative tittle: the secret of Shane Dawson

[@sugoiiininjadesuu7262]

HoHoh 😂

[@mynameisnotthathardtospell8199]

I don’t think Shane was a dark empath. If he was a dark empath he would be better at appearing to be an empath. He’s probably on the sociopath range

[@mariay8036]

Actually I found Dark Empaths interesting . They have attractive traits but it differs from one to another everyone spreads an aura and reflects a personality toward the outside world . Take an example of group of people may go with dark empath 1, but the other group can only go along with dark empath 2 . I believe that everyone reflects a sense of soul differs from others other than having a traits .

[@camita9860]

I am a dark empath. I want to use my cognitive empathy to spot other dark empaths, and use it against them if they're stepping out of line. I don't want to be a bad person...

[@jaysea5804]

Yet that still makes you a bad person because road to hell paved with good intentions so enjoy

[@lordpezl5424]

Wife calls me a robot when it comes to feelings. One of the only times I actually got overwhelmed with sadness and broke down with her was when I saw our nephew's tiny stillborn body. But now a couple years later it seems like a Tuesday to me. Maybe subconscious I decided to feel that day and now it is back to default of turning the empathy off. I doubt I'm a socio or psychopath and til now never even heard of a dark empath but it does align more towards me. Would like to see a psychologist but eh rather spend my money elsewhere. I think it could be from childhood trauma I suffered.

[@DDOMINICK]

Being an empath is both unfair to the public and to one self. If not managed with a clear mind.

[@IshaSharma11]

Exactly ❤

[@blackjack5872]

When I meet new people,I can feel the energy and what they have been through. I can feel when someone is going to die soon.... what is that 😩