Former Miss World Australia contestant and diagnosed 'sociopath' Kanika Batra-Matheson has claimed people can 'spot' those with the same diagnosis by looking out for a certain feature.
At 28 years old, Kanika has amassed a lot of uncommon life experience.
She's a former Miss Universe and Miss World finalist, she's an author, and she's been diagnosed with antisocial personality disorder (ASPD) - informally known as a 'sociopath'.
And now, Kanika shares insights into her life as a content creator by posting videos on TikTok and YouTube.
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It was in one of these videos that Kanika shared her thoughts on how people can 'spot' a sociopath, which is defined by WebMD as a disorder which can cause you to lack empathy and remorse.
WebMD has listed a number of signs which are indicative that someone might have ASPD, including:
- Lack of empathy for others
- Impulsive behavior
- Attempting to control others with threats or aggression
- Using intelligence, charm, or charisma to manipulate others
- Not learning from mistakes or punishment
- Lying for personal gain
- Showing a tendency toward physical violence and fights
- Generally superficial relationships
- Sometimes, stealing or committing other crimes
- Threatening suicide to manipulate without the intention of actually doing it
- Abusing drugs or alcohol
- Trouble with responsibilities such as a job, paying bills, etc.
However, it's actually another feature altogether that Kanika claimed people should look out for.
In her video, which was captioned 'how to spot us', Kanika said: "The first thing I look out for is eyes. We have dead eyes."
The model went on to claim she had to 'teach' herself how to blink more frequently so she 'wouldn't freak people out'.
She continued: "There aren't many sociopaths around, let me tell you that. It's only one to four percent of the population, and successful sociopaths are very hard to spot."
Once she's taken a look at someone's eyes, Kanika claimed she can 'test' to see if they have ASPD by 'saying something absolutely ridiculous and seeing if they'll mirror' her.
"I tell them that I spend my free time knitting. Somehow they'll knit as well, or their uncle does," she said.
"I also bring up a range of different emotions and see how they react to them."
Kanika claimed that, in her experience, lying is 'second nature' to people with ASPD, so she also tries to catch them in a lie.
According to WebMD, the exact cause of ASPD has not been determined by scientists, though it's believed that both nature and nurture have a part to play.
Topics: Mental Health, Psychology, Social Media, TikTok
Emily Brown