They may cast themselves in the role of protector, telling you that your family doesn’t treat you right, and only they know how to love you. Maybe your family is bad — only you can say — but as a rule ...

Manipulators also try and make you believe that they're doing a better job of “loving you” so that you'll be more willing to ...

"Emotional manipulation is a form of psychological influence or control where one person deliberately uses tactics to control or influence another's emotions, thoughts, or behaviors for their own ...

The master manipulator, a person high in Machiavellianism, is a person you want to avoid. People high in psychopathy are bad enough, but the Machiavellian, consistent with the name, wants to take ...

Sometimes it is more helpful to be curious than guarded.

Beyond gaslighting is something called "perspecticide." This happens when the manipulative person has made someone believe so many things that aren't true, they no longer know what is real.