The Dark Empath

Empathy, the ability to relate to other people’s feelings and circumstances is often a personality trait among people who are driven to help others. Dark empathy, also known as cognitive empathy, is when someone can be attuned to other people's moods, needs and experiences, but have an emotional detachment. It is often found in people on the Dark Triad, exhibiting traits of narcissism, psychopathy and Machiavellianism. Sometimes referred to as evil empaths, or emotional vampires, they have empathy to be able to read people, manipulate them but also recognise the harm they cause.

In this video Darren Magee outlines The Dark Empath and how they use their empathy to control, manipulate and abuse others.

Other videos you might find interesting.

How Covert Narcissists Manipulate

How Grandiose Narcissists Control others

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[DarrenFMagee]

The videos I make are requested by you the viewers. Please feel free to suggest future topics you'd like me to cover

[martiwalsh]

You can recognise these people by their knowing smirk when you confront them. Chilling.

[MattyNelson-rsik]

I remember telling one of my co workers she, s so good looking, she blushed so badly, embarrassed. later on she told me she was always made to feel ugly with her freckles.

[light-yime]

I have a radar for dark people and can tell right away without knowing that I don’t want them around me and I avoid them to the best of my abilities. They are self centred people that can do the damage as well, especially if a member of your immediate family.

[BlackedOutBrunette]

I consider myself a dark empath because I know how to counter attack a narcissists abuse tactics, and give it right back to them. I use it to fight back. As long as you don’t mess with me, I won’t mess with you. 🤓

[QuantumSorceress]

Thank you for your comments about empathy. I am autistic and struggle a lot with cognitive empathy... Many autistic people just lack cognitive empathy. This of course does not mean that I am a monster. I just struggle to see or understand things from people's point of views. And this is not willful ignorance if anyone is wondering. My brain is wired differently to the point that I pretty much have extremely low or no cognitive empathy skills. I can feel pity and bad for people, but I cannot read people's emotions nor can I read "social cues". So I often tend to offend people even if it's not done intentionally. This is where I think many people get us autistic and narcissistic people confused. The difference between us and them is the INTENT. I do not INTEND to offend, I am just socially inept because my brain experiences the world differently from "normal" people. But if you were to tell me that I've offended you, I would be mortified and apologize profusely because I do CARE about people. I just struggle to understand them. I hope that makes sense.

[Lizpolygigiblissgirl]

The mimicking of emotions based on tv and movies or wherever else they can study what they think is normal behavior… that’s a very real thing.

[supersaiyan]

I think I was a dark empath but I didn’t mean harm by it just to protect my fragile ego

[secretshaman]

In your description of dark empaths, it sounds like they have emotional intelligence and can recognize different emotions in others; but instead of feeling the emotion --they just put on an appropriate `'act" to get the response they want. The more I understand empathy, the more it sounds like emotional intelligence and the ability to feel/recognize one's own emotions. (And we have a lot of different emotions, both positive and negative). I think a true empath can actually feel what another is feeling, not just reflect.

[leahbonita]

Wow! This is really helpful! I keep finding an answer to my question about how can be someone a covert-overt narcissist when he has empathy!? Thank you!

[mccannger]

Thanks for this video. It very clearly explains how cognitive empathy is distinct from the other types of empathy.

Really appreciate the picture you painted of how people with dark triad traits who also have dark empathy may operate and how this empathy can add additional fuel to their usual levels of toxicity!

[tonytajine]

Your video's are mind blowing, incredibly well put together and so on point! Do you think you could do one regarding 'Enabling Fathers' please? It's the one thing I've not heard you discuss yet 🙏🙌

[pebblebrookbooks]

I just love your soothing, bardic voice. 😌💝🙏

[jennifermessick]

For somone who doesnt have this you nailed it word for word

[TrishLee]

Thank you for explaining it all for us, it was a deep topic! I'm glad to learn with you, thanks for all of the insights here!❤

[barcodekilla]

I was growing up with psychopath father and being bullied everywhere, my childhood was hell so i believe that made me dark empath

[n]

It’s how a healthy person protects themselves and treasure their empathy in a toxic environment full of narcissists.
Yes we know how to play around and shut the narcissists down.

[crazyeyedme]

Sometimes, feeling things so deeply can change you. Sometimes one has to force a psychopathic personality in order to deal with everyday reality.

However, that empath is still deep In our core... Wound up like a rubber band ball at the bottom of the sea.
Psychopaths are scary because they don't feel...
Empaths are scary when they turn to darkness. It's like starwars..
We go fricken insane and get that Intoxicating taste of hate and revenge. It's not good.. especially if you're intelligent.

K idk why Im hear. Not feeding the monster anymore..
Love others. It wasn't everyone who hurt you. It was

Nope can't go there either

[IzabelaWaniek-ix]

You have nailed it Darren. Spot on. Exactly the case. Demons at work.

[starrbowie]

please do more on dark empaths, as you propose near the end of this session. Thanks very much in advance....