Tag: manipulation
5 Common Mind Games You Should NEVER Fall For (Narcissistic Manipulation)
Gaslighting, guilt-tripping, blaming… These are only some of the mind games narcissists can use on you. You guys speak, and we listen. A lot of…
5 Main Reasons People Manipulate
Experts agree that we all manipulate at times. Sometimes we do it for the good of the people or situation, and sometimes we do it…
5 Signs You’ve Been Mentally Abused (And Don’t Know It)
When you think of abuse, what comes to mind? Physical abuse is usually the first thought, but not all abuse is physical. Mental abuse is…
How To Avoid Being Manipulated (And How To Deal)
If you’ve ever been manipulated by someone, you know how much it hurts being in that position. Emotional manipulation is actually considered a form of…
5 Ways to (Ethically) Manipulate a Narcissist
Hey, Psych2Goers! Welcome back to another installment of one of my favorite topics – narcissism! Narcissists are all about themselves all of the time, and…
6 Phrases and Tactics Manipulators Use to Make You Feel Crazy!
Hey, Psych2Goers! Thank you for joining us again! Have you ever been gaslit before? How did you feel? Chances are you felt like you were…
I AM Manipulative. Am I Bad??
Hey, Psych2Goers! May is Mental Health Awareness Month. It’s pretty awesome that we live in a world where mental health has its own recognition month.…
Are You Being Manipulative Without Knowing It?
Hey, Psych2Goers! Have you ever been manipulated by someone? Have you ever manipulated someone to get what you want? A study in 1978 published in…
6 Signs You’re Unintentionally Manipulative (But Have a Good Heart)
Hey, Psych2goers! It’s always good to see you again. In a previous video, we talked about 6 Signs You’re Manipulative Without Realizing It. After listening…
5 Signs You’re Dealing with a Dark Empath
Hey, Psych2Goers! Welcome back to another personality article! We’re going to talk about empathy and empaths, but did you know there’s a dark side to…
Do you have poor boundaries? 8 Signs You May
In a chaotic world where many questionable things are socially accepted, it is hard to know whether or not you have good boundaries to protect…
5 Signs Of Manipulative Behavior (And How To Deal With It)
Do you feel like someone you know is a manipulative person? Maybe you’ve seen them manipulating someone, or you’ve felt they’re doing it to you.…
4 Examples of Self-Gaslighting (Not Overthinking)
Is your brain often working on overdrive? Do you find yourself overthinking more than you’d like to admit? But what if you’re not actually overthinking,…
Psychopaths, Sociopaths, Narcissists, and Dark Empaths: Who is more harmful?
Have you ever met a sociopath, psychopath, narcissist, or dark empath before? Have you ever wondered who would be the most harmful out of all…
6 Signs of an Emotional Manipulator
Manipulation can come in many different ways. Sometimes the ways that someone manipulates others is obvious, other times not. A person can sometimes be so…
5 Ways to Respond to Gaslighting
We rely heavily on our experiences, and phrases like: “I’ve seen it with my own eyes,” or “I remember this time…” start the conversation about…
5 Signs It’s Gaslighting, Not a Disagreement
In 1938, a Victorian playwright by the name of Patrick Hamilton wrote a thriller play based on the premise of a husband who isolates, deceives,…
6 Types of Gaslighting To Be Aware Of
Welcome back to another article, Psych2Goers. Maybe you’ve been hearing the term “Gaslighting” more and more nowadays. It’s getting to be quite a popular term…
6 Signs You’re Manipulative Without Realizing It
Have you ever caught yourself saying manipulative words? Often, manipulative people don’t realize their own actions. But they will notice friends going distant and relationships…