Dark Psychology & Manipulation

manipulators using fear as a means of control, remaining passive-aggressive, or gaslighting. When a manipulator uses fear to control another person, they are essentially driving at that person's insecurities in order to gain the outcome they desire.

Manipulation happens when we try to control another person for personal gain

Your perspective can get in the way of analyzing a person’s motivations.

context is important in analyzing a person’s motives.

Manipulation can be subtle, hidden in body language, emotional cues, and unspoken signals.

that we don't mean but these things are often harmless. We might compliment someone on a new outfit just to make them feel better even though we truly do not like the clothes at all. Half-truths are told to cover up part of the truth while giving away a little bit of the details. These are used when someone wants to elaborate on part of this situation because it is good but lies about the portion that might be deemed as bad. A deliberate lie is a completely false statement about any situation. And lying by omissio

Manipulation happens when we try to control another person for personal gain.

to achieve what we are after.

With a white lie, we say things that we don't mean but these things are often harmless.

A deliberate lie is a completely false statement about any situation.