The simplest example of this kind of manipulative behavior is the silent treatment, when someone punishes you by ignoring you. Comparison Sometimes a manipulative person will compare you to someone else in order to goad you. They may use a specific person to make you feel insecure or try to ...
Highly manipulative people are often called “Machiavellian” or “Mach” for short. The mach personality is part of what is known as the “dark triad” personality traits, alongside narcissism and psychopathy. People with the Mach personality lack empathy and are willing to exploit others for the...
This assessment is designed to test for Dark Triad personality traits, typically described as narcissistic, Machiavellian, and psychopathy. Narcissistic is extreme self-involvement that makes a person ignore the needs of those around them. Machiavellianism is a vague measurement of manipulative or schemin...
What’s Your Chinese Zodiac Animal? Let Your Birth Year Tell Your Personality As I write this in 2023, it’s the Year of the Rabbit, at least in Chinese culture. If you thought Western astrology was complicated, then you haven’t yet heard of Chinese astrology. It is a beautiful classif...
We’ve been using “narcissist” for a long time. Starting from the “myth of Narcissus”, to Froyd using it as a term to describe self-absorbed people, to now it is used as a term to define a personality disorder. Here’s everything you need to know about narcissists and their diag...
Once his insecurities take over, the controlling and manipulative behavior begins. Possessiveness is a big one –insecure menwant to have all of you at all times because they’re too afraid to lose even a tiny piece of your love. He might takesome extreme measures, such as cutting you off...
of manipulators in relationships is intimidating language and behavior. They often are the ones who are controlling the narrative in a relationship. It’s important then to know the signs your partner is emotionally manipulative. Look out for these behaviors to understand manipulative personality ...
While there are different male personality types, men don’t always fall only into one personality type. You can be an alpha male with some omega male characteristics too. We are never just one type of personality in all different situations. If you are more of a gamma male, you are a...
Below are the most common traits of a gaslighter: A highly-manipulative personality Low sense of self-worth or self-esteem Insecurities, covered up by constantly pointing out other peoples’ flaws Controlling to a point where they don’t respond well when they don’t have power Narcissistic...
There is no such thing as a borderline sociopath. ASPD is often confused with a similar condition called borderline personality disorder (BPD). Both are part of a family of disorders called cluster B personality disorders. These tend to cause emotional, unpredictable, and dramatic behavior. People...