I didn’t hear the term stonewalling until years after my divorce, but in hindsight, it was easy to recognize. A rule-follower by nature, I take deadlines seriously. In my divorce proceedings, legal ...

By Dr Vasilios SilivistrisGaslighting is psychological manipulation in which one person makes another doubt their perception, ...

In every relationship, there's a delicate dance of give and take. But what happens when that dance becomes a one-sided struggle for control? Many of us have felt the subtle pull of a controlling ...

Ever been in a conversation that left you feeling weirdly guilty, confused, or questioning your own reality? Congrats – you might have just experienced the special joy of being manipulated.

Emotional manipulators tend to benefit from having a sense of emotional intelligence without the added social and internal burdens of compassion or empathy. According to a study from the SAGE Open ...

Not everyone has your best intentions in mind. Isolating people from their social circles and even excluding them from conversations is a manipulative tactic that gaslighters and narcissistic people ...

I love gaining insight into someone else’s life, particularly when I get a chance to understand the nuances of their jobs or relationships (5+ decades old and I’m still trying to make sense of the ...

At the heart of narcissism is an inflated sense of self-worth accompanied by a deep thirst for, and fantasies of, the admiration of others. Accordingly, narcissists view relationships mainly as ...

The flickering gaslights in a 1944 film gave birth to what would become one of the most insidious forms of emotional abuse recognized today. In the classic thriller “Gaslight,” Ingrid Bergman portrays ...