What is Dark Psychology?
It is a phenomenon in which a person uses principles of psychology and social sciences in a negative way to exploit other people or their behaviors to get what they want. The principles of psychology and social sciences that are used negatively include persuation, manipulation, coercion, motivation, guilt tripping and so on. The main character in dark psychology is someone's weakness. If you do not have any weakness than you have a natural defence against someone who wants to use dark psychology against you. However, having no weakness is impossible.
How to Stay Safe from Manipulators From the Very Start? And How to Identify Them?
Always remember these tips that the people who wants to overpower you with the usage of dark psychology will:
1- be frank and play dumb and cute with you from the start untill they get your weaknesses. So, they can use them against you to control you. Remember the "Sas-Bahu" hate stories--that always follow when both get to know that they were using the same dark psychology tactics against each other.
2- act as your best option in times of need. Why? It is because we are most vulnerable in bad times. We almost and always explain others about ourselves when we face some bad situation, as an excuse to lessen the embarrasement, that we face at that time, about being unable to control the circumstances, and of being needy of someone.
3- be full of words where they explain only positives of their personality and will never even touch the reality of their negativity that how much bad people they are. Even if you question them, they will be superficial in nature while explaining their manipulating bad side of personality. They will remain that way untill they get your weakness.
4- take your side in different matters to show their support for your interests and goals. It is temporary indeed, do not fell for it. They just want to be listed in your good book for their own ambitions.
5- be full of words of sympathy and empty with the feeling of voluntarily help you with something that demand physical struggle. They will never do some hard physical work on you behalf that includes sweat and pains. They will be just full of words to do so but in times of need they will escape under some perfect excuse.
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