A woman diagnosed with ASPD has disclosed a distinct physical characteristic that helps her identify a ‘fellow sociopath’.
Kanika Batra, who learned she had antisocial personality disorder (ASPD) at age 21, shared her insights into the condition.
While ‘sociopathy’ isn’t a medical term, ASPD is recognized as such. Kanika describes it as being marked by ‘a lack of empathy, guilt, and remorse’ and certain ‘antisocial behaviors’.
During a conversation with LADbible Stories, Kanika remarked: “Many people label themselves as sociopaths, thinking, ‘I’ve done bad things. Am I a sociopath?'”
“But that’s not the case. Most people still experience empathy, guilt, and remorse. What many refer to as a conscience. We lack that.”
Kanika pointed out that there are clear indicators of ASPD beyond just a lack of empathy, guilt, and remorse. There is also a subtle physical sign.
Challenging the notion that sociopaths are ‘intimidating in person,’ Kanika suggested there is not much difference between them and ‘other people’.
However, she identifies ‘a fellow sociopath’ through their eyes.
“The eyes have a soulless quality,” she explained. “If I become angry, you’ll notice my eyes lose their expression.”
Kanika mentioned she had to ‘train’ herself to ‘blink more frequently’ because it was unsettling others.
“You’ll observe this trait, the capacity to maintain eye contact for extended periods, generally due to a different stress response compared to others,” she elaborated.
Kanika also mentioned patterns of behavior that might indicate someone has ASPD.
She noted that sociopaths often remain ‘calm in challenging situations’, citing an incident where she was nearly ‘hit by a car’ but her heart rate remained steady.
“So when someone is unusually calm and composed under stress, they might be a sociopath,” she said.
Discussing her relationships, Kanika shared that her ASPD leads to inconsistency in her friendships.
She explained that sociopaths quickly lose interest and if they become bored, they tend to ‘cut’ people from their lives swiftly.
Kanika further revealed that her strongest emotions are rage, disgust, and particularly contempt.
She also pointed out that men are ‘much more prone to being sociopathic’, often being ‘aggressive, violent,’ and physically capable of asserting dominance.
Research supports this with a male-to-female ratio of 3:1 for sociopathy.