Manipulation

03 Jan

Birthdays with the Narcissists

Birthdays, holidays and other special days often become good memories for us to reminiscence in the future. Unfortunately, special days spent with narcissists are far from being good memories. Birthdays, in particular, can often be filled with drama, boredom, and

25 Oct

Narcissistic Supply

What is Narcissistic Supply? People with narcissistic personality disorder are in constant need of attention, care, affection, admiration, praise, appreciation, etc. from others. All of these expectations, which the narcissist desperately needs, are called “narcissistic supply”. The narcissistic supply can

12 Apr

The Narcissist’s Smear Campaign

A smear campaign is the systematic spread of a mass of lies or deceptive information in order to render somebody unreliable, disgraced and consequently isolate them. Narcissists and the other emotional manipulators are often unlikely to walk out of your

02 Jan

The Narcissists and Their Flying Monkeys

The term Flying Monkey is a popular term used for people who are in the inner circle of manipulative people (who often have narcissistic or sociopathic traits) and exhibit behaviors that benefit the manipulative person. If you watched the famous

01 Dec

Triangulation in Narcissistic Relationships

Triangulation is a manipulation technique toxic people use frequently. Even if you’ve never heard of this manipulation technique before, you probably experienced it at least once in your lifetime. Although triangulation is usually a method used against children in toxic

21 Mar

A Manipulation Tactic: Sleep Deprivation

The title of the article may have confused you a little. It can be surprising to hear that something such as sleep deprivation is considered a manipulation tactic. There really isn’t a direct connection between sleep deprivation and manipulation. Therefore,

13 Mar

A Manipulation Tactic: Silent Treatment

In my previous article, I mentioned how deeply we could get affected by the things our loved ones say. When words are mixed together and served as a word salad, they can leave us quite hopeless and drained. Criticism, arguments

06 Mar

A Manipulation Tactic: Word Salad

Have you ever tried to talk to someone only to regret it? Ended up looking like the guilty party although you know you were right? Or have you ever asked yourself a question like ‘what on earth was that?’ at

27 Feb

A Manipulation Tactic: Gaslighting

(The article includes spoilers about the 1944 movie titled ‘Gaslight’.) This extremely effective manipulation technique gets its name from an old play. This play was adapted into movies in 1940 and 1944. In this article, I will talk about the

24 Feb

A Manipulation Tactic: Mirroring

Imitating and mirroring is one of the most common methods narcissists and other emotional manipulators use quite often. Especially at the beginning of the relationship, the narcissist starts analyzing you. Whether it’s a romantic or professional relationship, or even if

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