Psychological fatigue is a common outcome of covert manipulation. Studies link emotional imbalance to increased stress and ...

This guilt-trip tactic, which highly manipulative people use, is especially harmful. "Such people like to remind you of your ...

Manipulative people only care about holding onto the power and control, and they'll say whatever it takes to do that. Here ...

Ever been in a conversation that left you feeling weirdly guilty, confused, or questioning your own reality? Congrats – you might have just experienced the special joy of being manipulated.

If a conversation leaves you feeling defensive, unnerved, or agitated, there’s a good chance you’re dealing with manipulation ...

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

The flickering gaslights in a 1944 film gave birth to what would become one of the most insidious forms of emotional abuse recognized today. In the classic thriller “Gaslight,” Ingrid Bergman portrays ...

The most powerful response is far more destabilizing to the manipulator's strategy: emotional non-cooperation. Calmly, neutrally, and consistently refusing to feed the emotional leverage, you take ...

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 ...

Could you be a covert manipulator and not know it? The answer is very possibly yes, according to Seth J. Gillihan, a psychologist who specializes in cognitive behavioral therapy. In an intriguing post ...

Manipulation and narcissism are weighty terms, especially when used in the same sentence. But there's a reason they're often uttered in the same breath (and quote tile on Instagram): The two go hand ...