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Why It Is Important To Stay Away From People Who Do Not Feel Remorse?

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Dr. Gaurav UppalPsychiatrist • 10 Years Exp.Diploma in Psychological Medicine, Doing Post Diploma MD, MBBS
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Remorse, guilt and regret are negative but normal human emotions which every human being feels or goes through from time to time. However, there are some people who don’t feel remorse at all and hence are dangerous companions for you. Some of the reasons why you should stay away from them are discussed here.

Emotions, both bad and good make us human
People who don’t show any repentance or sorrow are those who don’t feel the pain or anguish of others and have a complete lack of empathy. Although psychopaths and sociopaths both exhibit this behaviour, a person doesn’t necessarily have to be one or both of the above to suffer from a lack of remorse or guilt. These people can be aptly described as “morally broke”. The most painful part is that if a family member or a loved one is a person such as this it can make your life very difficult and always result in you feeling unappreciated and drained.

Some of the reasons why you should stay away from such people are as follows -

  1. When you are emotionally distressed for some reason and need words of advice, a hug or a shoulder to cry on, a person such as this will never be supportive, eventually they end up harming you emotionally.
  2. Remorseless people can’t tell you the difference between what is good and what is bad. Even if you ask them for some suggestions, they will leave it entirely up to you to decide what is good for you.
  3. Sometimes they act in a selfish manner which may leave you and others close to you in a distressed and perplexed state. It is not that they don’t care for you, but their inability to express it clearly hurts you.
  4. According to research, seeing other people suffer activates a neural circuit inside our brain as if we are hurting ourselves. This is what makes you feel emotionally distressed or pained. For some people, the level of emotional expression can vary. People who don’t feel remorse are emotionally abandoned. They will never be able to share your pleasure, pain or suffering.

How to get out of such relationships
It is important to get away from such relationships. Although it is hard to do following certain steps will help you come out of that toxic relationship fast.

  1. The first thing is to believe that no matter how well you try, that person is not going to change.
  2. Next, learn to let him or her go. You have to believe that you have the strength to come out of that relationship.
  3. Third and the most important thing is to realize that you deserve someone better who is not emotionally drained and will not drain you emotionally either.

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