Profiling Psychopaths & Killers Taught Me Exactly Why They Pick You (Its opposite to what you think)

**Dr. Eric Hickey** (0:01)
Evening, buyer's remorse.

**SPEAKER_2** (0:03)
Buy a new car, I'll be moving in.

**Dr. Eric Hickey** (0:06)
Let's get started.

**SPEAKER_2** (0:07)
Uh, sorry, I think there's been a mistake.

**Dr. Eric Hickey** (0:09)
I bought it from Carvana. You what?

**SPEAKER_2** (0:11)
Yeah, great price. I even have seven days to love it or return it.

**Dr. Eric Hickey** (0:14)
So there's no...

**Lisa Bilyeu** (0:15)
No, no buyer's remorse.

**Dr. Eric Hickey** (0:17)
More like buyer's rejoice?
I guess I'll let myself out. Congratulations, I mean it.

**SPEAKER_2** (0:24)
Buyer's rejoice. Buy your car today on Carvana. Limitations and exclusions may apply. See our seven-day return policy at carvana.com.

**Lisa Bilyeu** (0:31)
What up, ladies? I am Lisa Bilyeu and you're listening to Women of Impact. Now, there's a reason so many of us smart, capable, beautiful women have found ourselves manipulated by evil. And the reason is because evil doesn't look evil. It looks magnetic. And today we're unraveling the mask. We're staring straight at the dark side. The charming faces, the smooth talk and the secret games that predators, manipulators and serial liars use to get into our lives. Now, you may be thinking, maybe this isn't you. Why does this matter? The reason why it absolutely matters and you must pay attention to it is because we're all second guessing ourselves when something just fills off, but then we can't explain it. And today we're not avoiding that gut punch. This conversation could literally, literally save your life or another woman in your life's life.
Because today our guest is fricking epic. It's Dr. Eric Hickey. And he is one of the world's top criminal psychologists. He's a man who sat literally three feet from sociopaths, serial killers, master manipulators, and some of the most dangerous predators on the damn planet. He's been face to face with evil. And trust me when I say he can actually teach us how to see it coming for ourselves. So get ready because here's what we're going to walk away with. The real, actual life tactics dangerous people use to slip past your guard. This one is so powerful because at the end of it, we'll finally stop blaming ourselves for being too trusting. Then we go into the weird moment when you feel empathy for someone who should be terrifying and how predators use it against you. Guys, like I said, this guy has actually sat with the most horrific humans on the planet. And he shares personal, intimate stories of how they use empathy. They actually tried to use it on him, but he didn't fall for it. All those tactics are coming. Then we go into what makes a woman, yes, even the smartest, strongest of us all, fall for someone that's dangerous and how to actually protect ourselves from feeling paranoid or ashamed. Guys, the stories he shares here about real life women that get manipulated so intensely that they end up becoming a predator themselves, the tactics that these guys use is so sadistic. You can't miss it. Stay tuned because we want to make sure that none of us ever get fooled. That's coming up soon. Then finally, we go into how to see through the phony apologies, all the fake tears and the crocodile emotions before you ever feel like you're blindsided. Now, Dr. Hickey has an abundance of stories where he's seen this for himself. He's not only sat with female serial killers, male serial killers, he's also sat with family members like Jeffrey Dahmer's mom.
He goes into detail about even the mom who knew her son did the most horrific things, how she uses excuses to justify his behavior. Now, we may not see that in ourselves, but how many times do we justify toxic behavior? Because, well, he was tired, where he didn't mean to, where he lost his job. Well, fill in the blank, fill in the blank. These stories that he shares today are so profoundly real and so shocking, that I think it's important for us to understand how any of us, any of us can be blindsided. Because once someone sees you as a target, it's going to be hard to get out. So this episode, guys, is no freaking fluff. It's no filter. And we dive in to the utter truth of it all, because really no one else is coming to save us. And so by the end of this episode, you'll have a personal freaking checklist of how to spot and avoid these toxic dark personalities before they even get a chance to get their hook in you. So whether you're single, looking for somebody, or you're in a relationship, or there's just somebody around you, you're not quite sure how to trust, you want to make sure that you learn the tactics and get your power so that you never freaking get trapped by charming liars, toxic lovers, or even your own freaking doubts are going to convince you otherwise. So let's dive in right here, right now on Women of Impact.