Decoding The Aftermath Photo by michael schaffler on Unsplash One of the hardest things to get past with one of these narcissistic relationships is understanding how this person that you thought you knew suddenly became so cold, callous, and uncaring. They were somebody who seemed to be fully engaged in the relationship days before, was now devoid of compassion, and was outwardly showing that they couldn’t care less about you. In fact, the last time you went out together, it seemed as though there weren’t any issues to you at all because you both seemed so happy. Often your first real look at reality comes when you reach out to your friends to seek out some validation and sympathy only to be greeted with being stonewalled, ghosted, or flat out spoken to with disdain. You now have a double whammy to deal with as it seems all of your friends suddenly turned against you exactly like your significant other. After you get diregarded a few times you might even get des...
Dark Psychology There are many different psychological mechanisms that are present in society on a daily basis. These mechanism utilize a person's fears and their ability to interpret messages that their aggressor wishes for them to have. Everywhere from the office to the club, to your very own home, you are subjected to various forms of manipulation from people. Manipulation has a bad rap. People believe that manipulation is a bad thing because of how it makes them feel when they find out that they have been manipulated. People get upset because it makes them feel like a lesser person, like they have been victimized in some way, and often like they are not intelligent. Manipulation can be used for good purposes however. In the case of a newborn baby the very first thing it learns how to do in order to survive is to cry. By crying they trigger their mother to come an...