The most powerful response is far more destabilizing to the manipulator's strategy: emotional non-cooperation. Calmly, ...

Ever left a conversation feeling like you’re the crazy one, even though you started it with a clear point? Yeah... it’s that ...

Suddenly, you're "calling them a liar," you're "always so suspicious," you have "trust issues" that YOU need to work on. They ...

Manipulative people rarely sound manipulative — in fact, they can often sound reasonable or even helpful at first. But ...

Long before we had words like gaslighting or emotional manipulation, Chanakya, the ancient master of strategy, saw these games for what they were: traps of the mind. He knew that manipulators rarely ...

Recent research has analyzed the benefits of manipulation in hopes of teasing out the differences between “harmless” manipulation and “harmful” manipulation. Most social interactions involve some form ...

Psychological manipulation is a prevalent tool used by individuals with narcissistic tendencies. Its power lies in how easily it can go unnoticed while simultaneously being a devastating method of ...

Manipulators are experts at testing your boundaries, often in subtle ways that can leave you feeling confused or doubting yourself. Knowing their tactics can empower you to set better boundaries and ...