Manipulators excel at twisting your emotions around and making you feel that you need to explain yourself, defend yourself, ...

Navigating relationships can be tricky, especially when dealing with manipulative individuals. These people have a knack for getting inside your head, making you question your perceptions and ...

Manipulative behavior refers to a person's use of gaslighting, love bombing, and other behaviors used to gain power or influence over another. These relational tactics often damage another person's ...

Manipulative people can be a tough nut to crack. Their behaviors often leave you feeling exhausted and bewildered, as they twist situations to suit their needs. But what if you could subtly twist the ...

A new study suggests that publicly sharing experiences of suffering, a behavior known as victim signaling, can lead observers to form more negative impressions of the person sharing. The research, ...

"Manipulative behavior can be described as one person attempting to influence another’s emotions to produce a desired reaction or outcome," explains Anisha Patel-Dunn, DO, therapist and Chief Medical ...

Years ago, I read a comment in a psychology book that has stuck with me. It’s an exaggerated statement that the author used to drive home a point: “Most psychologists see more pathology at a cocktail ...

Last year, I published a popular blog post that sought to outline a few go-to methods for manipulative parenting. As stated therein, parenting is all about guiding a child's development. But when ...

Dear Eric: I allowed a new boyfriend to move in with me. I am six years widowed and thought this would be wonderful. He has some issues after being forced to move out from a previous relationship and ...