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These are just some of the many examples out there of people who will

resort to the more malevolent side of the human personality spectrum, and

always for no one else’s benefit but their own. German-Danish research

conducted recently revealed that while psychopathy, Machiavellianism, and

narcissism do make up the Dark Triad, other personality traits could fall
within a similar spectrum. Examples of these include egoism, spitefulness,

and sadism to name just a few, and as the research revealed, these

malevolent traits all share one common thing, which is that they have a

“dark core”. It is very likely that if you display any one of these tendencies,

you’re might have a tendency for the others as well.

Sadists have been mentioned several times throughout this chapter because

those with the Dark Triad tendencies harbor within them the potential to

overlap into sadistic behavior. You might even have encountered a sadist in

your life once or twice. Maybe they’re still in your life now. If you know
anyone who would purposefully cause another emotional harm and derive

great pleasure from it, that’s a sadist. What makes a sadist dangerous is that

their actions can range from anywhere between petty and severe. Some

common examples of what sadistic behavior might look like include:

Purposely portraying another person in an unflattering way or
false manner with the intent to damage to their reputation.
Purposely repeating secrets which they know are meant to be

private.
Purposely trying to get a colleague fired behind their back.
Purposely jeopardizing a colleague’s reputation in their absence.
Purposely marginalizing a colleague, family member, friend, or

even an acquaintance.
Purposely trying to cause harm to someone else’s relationship.