Any psychologists or psychiatrists input would be appreciated.
OK...story goes as such:
We have a guy that showed up to our church, and right away I knew that there was something off (for whatever reason, I have a good sense when it comes to people with ulterior motives or just not good people), so I have not hung out with him, really; and keep conversations short. But my buddy and some others have tried to include him (of course I feel the same way with most new people that enter and I don't want to act as a self-righteous prick here, I just get nervous around people that could be unstable), well the guy has all the tell-tale (sp?) signs of someone who is a sociopath, i.e. very void of empathy (my friend and wife just lost their baby due to complications and when he was told that they would not host game night his response was "that sucks." and then texted them later saying "don't worry, I found another game night with other people.") and has burst of anger if he is not winning (excessive cursing and walking around visibly angry about a board-game). I'm not a psychologist and don't want to falsely label someone (but I kind of am). But say that he is, what is the best way to deal with one? Is the only way to cut ties? How do you tell him you don't want to hang out with him, without having it backfire on you? Anyway...Thanks in Advance for any advice...
OK...story goes as such:
We have a guy that showed up to our church, and right away I knew that there was something off (for whatever reason, I have a good sense when it comes to people with ulterior motives or just not good people), so I have not hung out with him, really; and keep conversations short. But my buddy and some others have tried to include him (of course I feel the same way with most new people that enter and I don't want to act as a self-righteous prick here, I just get nervous around people that could be unstable), well the guy has all the tell-tale (sp?) signs of someone who is a sociopath, i.e. very void of empathy (my friend and wife just lost their baby due to complications and when he was told that they would not host game night his response was "that sucks." and then texted them later saying "don't worry, I found another game night with other people.") and has burst of anger if he is not winning (excessive cursing and walking around visibly angry about a board-game). I'm not a psychologist and don't want to falsely label someone (but I kind of am). But say that he is, what is the best way to deal with one? Is the only way to cut ties? How do you tell him you don't want to hang out with him, without having it backfire on you? Anyway...Thanks in Advance for any advice...
