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Twisting the minds of the innocent. — You’ve probably heard about the idea that “people can’t fix others” and “you can’t change other people”. Most of the time, that’s true. However, what is occasionally lurking in the dark corners of our minds, is the idea to “force someone to change for your perceived concerns”. A lot of…

Yes…I am listening. — It’s that time again when you’ve had a terrible day and who do you go to? The person who willingly listens to you vent word by word? Like most people, we find the people closest to us to vent out our troubles. Guilty as charged, salespeople, businesspeople, and counselors all…

Who knew that these breeds of psychological manipulators coincidentally follow the tactics of a plant? — While I’ve discussed and written mostly about drama-causing psychological manipulators ranging from amateurs to masterminds, these people tend to fit into at least 50% or more of the population of psychological manipulators. …

Identifying the behavioral patterns of wolves in sheep’s clothing. — They play you hot and cold (and other mind games that drive you nuts). They can switch from happy to mad voluntarily in a few seconds when you’ve done something they don’t like. They threaten you with “it’s either staying with me or face the consequences of being without me”…

The ones you’re very likely to encounter in your daily lives. — The type that really likes to use silent treatment for everything you do that they dislike. Did something they didn’t like, ignores you for a week. Said something they didn’t like, extended silent treatment. …

Even when they’re slightly sinking, things aren’t over yet. — The launching of verbal and emotional accusations. When a manipulator feels cornered, they will attempt to redirect the spectator’s attention to more personal or emotional details. This is done in an effort to flip the tables using convinced spectators to stand for them (to save them from the situation, they…

Gearing up for the inevitable. — Collect robust evidence. Manipulators tend to leverage the power of emotions, words, and rumors to attack their target. However, when faced with robust evidence, most, if not all of the attacks from the manipulator quickly become transparent to spectators. Despite the roles of spectators and bystanders being potential allies to…

The most unpredictable and complicated behaviors to understand. — Unlike the show, “Lie To Me”, human deception is not straightforward. Body language, microexpressions, gestures, etc. are part of the tools we use to observe others — yet, these signals can lead us astray or to accidentally accuse the innocent. Regardless of what gestures or traits we have observed in…