Dark Psychology & Manipulation

manipulators using fear as a means of control, remaining passive-aggressive, or gaslighting. When a manipulator uses fear to control another person, they are essentially driving at that person's insecurities in order to gain the outcome they desire.

Manipulation happens when we try to control another person for personal gain

Your perspective can get in the way of analyzing a person’s motivations.

context is important in analyzing a person’s motives.

Manipulation can be subtle, hidden in body language, emotional cues, and unspoken signals.

When people see us as credible, they subconsciously connect trust to us or any other person who appears convincing.

Ethos is the method of trying to convince others that you hold credibility.

Logos is the method we use in order to connect with logic

Pathos is the method we use to connect with human emotions

in 1879, German philosopher and physiologist Wilhelm Wundt established the first laboratory specifically for psychology at Germany’s University of Leipzig.