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  • Writer's pictureAndreea-Raluca Bratu

Dark psychology: SO what about manipulation?






Manipulation has been out for some many years and has been used in such different forms that it's hard to tell when the line had been crossed. Advertising, TV commercials, more often in parasocial relationships. This article will be about catching the tricks and learning how to identify it. Dark psychology is an art of mind controlling others, getting what you want without some clear consent, it's a day to day activity.


 I'm going to put out here some of the most common manipulation tactics and hope you ll learn how to avoid the people that use them: So, the first one is emotional manipulation. This tactic is based on emotional control and influence, they can play on your insecurities or use guilt tripping. The silent treatment is cutting off all communications, this gives them power and control over your mine, the abused person can feel anxiety and the need to reach out and beg for their communication. 


Love denial is a triggering tactic for many of us, this means that the person that wants to control us or some sort of situation withholds their attention and affection towards us until they get their way.  Reverse psychology is about getting your way by telling the person in front of you what you Do not want in order to get what you need or desire. For example: many parents tell their children not to eat vegetables in order for them to have an act of rebellion and eat them, I mean, you can't say no to the forbidden fruit, you have been interested and need to try it, that's how reverse psychology works. But this is just an innocent example, be careful of those who use this in very not appropriate situations.


Mirroring is another trick. They examine your likes and dislikes, your behavior and try to act like you and make you think that you have  a lot in common so that they can have power over you making you think that you are compatible and have similar tastes. By going through all these tactics you'll learn when you are being manipulated and I hope now you can detect better. No one deserves being lied to or doing things without a firm consent, life is not about being controlled. May these articles be used in the right way.






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Mar 30

mind blowing 🔥🔥

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