NEUTRALIZING NARCISSISM

Emotional Manipulation: How Narcissists Control and Exploit Others

Understanding the tactics of emotional manipulation and how to protect yourself

Uncovering the true face behind the mask of emotional manipulation. Emotional manipulation is a common tactic used by narcissists to control and exploit others. This article delves into the psychological mechanisms behind emotional manipulation and provides strategies for protecting yourself from these harmful behaviors. Photo by Debasish Lenka on Unsplash.

Have you ever felt like you were being emotionally manipulated? Maybe someone close to you made you doubt your own feelings or memories, or perhaps they used your emotions to get what they wanted. If so, you may have been the victim of emotional manipulation, a tactic commonly used by narcissists to control and exploit others.

Emotional manipulation is a tactic that many narcissists use in order to control and exploit others. It is a form of manipulation that plays on a person’s emotions in order to influence their thoughts, behaviors, or actions. Narcissists are experts at reading people and understanding what makes them tick, and they use this knowledge to their advantage by manipulating the emotions of others to get what they want.

One of the most common forms of emotional manipulation is gaslighting. Gaslighting is a tactic where a narcissist will make someone question their own sanity, memory or perception of reality. Narcissists often use gaslighting to make their victims doubt their own perceptions, memory, and reality. This is a powerful form of emotional manipulation that can…