6 Dark Psychology Tricks To Beware Of

Ever found yourself in a situation where you felt like someone was playing mind games with you? Today, we'll be diving deep into the world of dark psychology and uncovering the common manipulation tactics to watch out for.
From subtle gaslighting to the intricate maneuvers of master manipulators, we're shining a light on these dark psychological tricks that can leave you feeling confused, manipulated, and downright bamboozled. Whether you're navigating relationships, dealing with a narcissist, or simply want to arm yourself with knowledge, this video is a must-watch.
#manipulation #narcissist #psychology
Writer: Chloe Avenasa
Editor: Caitlin McColl
Script Manager: Kelly Soong
Voice Over: Brandon
Animator: Kayla Ramirez
KZbin Manager: Cindy Cheong

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I was trying to leave a basic comment but it wouldn't let me. I'm trying to figure out if I've been lovebombed by my partner. When he didn't have a good throughout the majority of our first year being together he was super affectionate and sweet and would then ask for things. But now since he's had a job he's barely affectionate except when he wants something he usually becomes really affectionate before. At first I thought it was he was tired from working so much but I really don't know

[@cosmicfox7415]

timestamps: 1. group think 0:51 2. obedience to authority 1:33 3. the bystander effect 2:15 4. love bombing 2:56 5. social engineering 3:29 6. manipulative persuasion 4:12

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[@noonegirl]

Thank you 😊

[@Sheron11380]

Thanks broh ❤

[@Jonathan_Collins]

Some people thought I was like them and they thought they could manipulate me . They did scare me,but I didn’t do anything they wanted me to.

[@glorbog]

That's what THEY want you to think. It's working

[@Celebritieswho]

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[@lenawyman4441]

maybe those are just unwanted relationship bruh

[@MoltoRubato88]

In other words, this video shows everything that Hollywood gets wrong about Psychology in movies.

[@Celebritieswho]

that right, I love you

[@abandonedcharcoal5404]

Manipulative persuasion is widely integrated by people looking for excuses to bully people. But look like a kind person while doing it. A person with an otherwise normal trait is targeted. They use out-of-context data to point out why it is bad, and use fear-mongering to create a sense of urgency. It panics people and their immediate reaction is to harrass the victim to "stop doing the bad thing".

[@Celebritieswho]

I love you so much

[@Ketumak]

Another technique I can think of is the salesman's favourite: pressing for a quick decision. As in, "Only 25 more left in stock, order yours today!"

[@specialtwice4975]

Another similar to this is urgency. One time a business man psychopath called asking for my mom. She was busy wayyy back in the garden so I asked "May I ask who's calling?" and "What is this about/for?", thinking they could just call back later. The man refused to answer any of my questions and just kept asking for my mom, using her name (acting like he knew her personally), and saying "I need to speak to her. Now." So I ran out back and got my mom to answer the phone, thinking it was urgent. Turns out, he was just the sales con guy who had called us before and it wasn't that important. My mom just calmly said "no thank you" to his product speel, because she could tell he was a weasel, and ended the call.

[@ShaoDel]

This is basically every tactic used by a narcicissist. It's kinda sad how many people today are narcicissists due to social media and social norms today.

[@jujublue4426]

Geez cults and narcissists use the same tricks ?!

[@SomeAngryGuy1997]

Nope, it's just about the same as old times. They just have more means and power to do their manipulation.

[@SomeAngryGuy1997]

On the other hand, however, It's also a bit easier to identify and expose them. Sometimes, they even out themselves more often

[@A55a551n]

Timestamps 1). Group think 0:50 2). Obedience to authority 1:32 3). The bystander effect 2:15 4). Love bombing 2:55 5). Social engineering 3:28 6). Manipulative persuation 4:11 Hope this helps you out. Hope you have a nice day. 💙💙💙💙💙💙

[@MoodyBluesRequiem80]

Thank you! 🖤

[@A55a551n]

@@MoodyBluesRequiem80 happy to help

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[@mysterymann187]

Narcissistic behavior needs a cure 🎉

[@damonf6564]

Many are raised by narcissists. They learn the skill set used by the narcissists they grew up around. They can replace the skill set with another, more healthy one; usually Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT). Some end up with the personality disorder of NPD. They rarely care in the least and never change. The simplest way I have found to see the difference is that NPD has the emotional intelligence of a 5 year old. Their actions, regardless of sophistication, are more akin to that of a school yard "I'll get you for that!", than any adult complexity. I was raised by narcissistic parents. I replaced the skills I learned. One of my siblings is a narcissist. I'm writing from experience, not any degree or the like.

[@PerceptionVsReality333]

They will never change.

[@Celebritieswho]

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Your videos are really very helpful. Glad I came across your channel. Have got clarification regarding tons of things. You're doing great work,, keep going❤

[@Psych2go]

Thank you so much! This means a lot that we're helping others out. If you have a moment, please share it around. It may also help someone out too

[@Celebritieswho]

yess keep going, I love you

[@Hannah-kb4xu]

thank you for this video ❤ the love bombing is very helpful.. he got me feeling extremely overwhelmed:/

[@Psych2go]

Glad to hear to help you! If you got a chance, share this video around. It may help someone else in similar situation

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You're awesome, I love you

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[@TheEducat0r]

Mind officially blown! These dark psychology tricks are straight out of a thriller movie. Thanks for the eye-opening video!

[@flamegamer3424]

Glad that I checked this video out. Because who’s know how people really are in terms of personality or what they’re up to. Good thing that I observe others and my surroundings when I can.

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Thank you so much! This comment made our day!

[@Celebritieswho]

absolutely, I love you

[@SweetUniverse]

My mother taught me to ignore authority. Unfortunately, she didn't realize that meant her. 😊😊

[@Bored0720]

Adding this to my "how to manage toxic parenting" playlist. Even my therapist after everything my son's mother has done says "you have to expect the worst from her in order to protect yourself" 😞

[@Celebritieswho]

that great, I love you

[@PL45VYR]

Well-timed. Trying to gauge my friend’s partner’s behaviors around her and how she acts around them. There may be some abuse and manipulation at hand but they (friend’s partner) started a faction war with me in the middle.

[@Psych2go]

It's an uncomfortable feeling not knowing how to help. Perhaps sharing this video to your friend might help understand further to recognize and seek professional help if needed

[@luvqraft6024]

It’s more than clear that a certain narcissist studied up on cliched manipulation tactics. 😂

[@Sunnyflower67]

​@luvqraft6024 Some people don't need to study up on it. It comes naturally and can get them pretty damn far!! Unfortunately, those who desperately need to see these types of videos will never recognize that they're the victims of a rare and malignant narcissist. 😕

[@Celebritieswho]

well, I love you

[@SlicedZucchini]

bystander ... blew my mind, I have been arguing that for almost 20 years now and I have never heard that turn coined before until now, I came to that conclusion while working in retail as firsthand personal experience ... uniquely, I have been completely blind now for 6.5 years and I have experienced increased attention, empathy, sympathy and assistance (and maybe fear of public backlash when someone is physically or verbally rude to me then Discover I'm blind) when someone else mentions that I am blind

[@clareoreilly7187]

Thank you so much for this video

[@BrotherRell]

Too many subscribers no enough views, we gotta share these videos mental health and relationships are more important than ever now. Thank you guys honestly

[@Celebritieswho]

Love you so much

[@eesakhan6164]

Ok time to use all 6 of these

[@ElPaume1]

"Something being natural doesn't make it normal" -Me?

[@wardonx887]

Whats meaning of normal

[@Celebritieswho]

righ, I love you

[@amygradybsw]

Shared ❤

[@damonf6564]

1:38 I was taught about that study in highschool. It was a class about ethics and why we choose what we choose. The authority aspect is just one of many. It really came down to where did their source of right and wrong stem from. Authority figures were just one of the sources found.

[@yuuko_Ichiara]

Thank you!

[@doribala4964]

The first case is just the same with Gaza right now!

[@a-foot-long-subway]

I hate to point out, im no grammar police but with all due respect i noticed an error. An extra letter in 'social enbgineering'

[@ichi-taichiro]

I notice that too

[@HellHeater]

Could you elaborate on love bombing? I've gotten in a relationship about 2.5 months ago and I had been doing exactly what you described with love bombing, showering her with love and affection. I have absolutely no intent of manipulating her or simply stopping showing affection. I believe, the way you explained it, it's too easy to confuse real affection with manipulative one. Someone in a real healthy relationship could think they are being manipulated after seeing this video.

[@ayt1702]

Some examples of each tactic would be very helpful!

[@davec3651]

His is the voice of Dark Psychology

[@REBEKAHJOHNSON-lh6xh]

Wow…the last church I left had a crazy amount of group think!!! Geez, that really confirms I made the right choice. And I think maybe even obedience to a fault.

[@Yahyia-cv3sx]

I came across these short films (videos) in the winter of 2017/18, a year after the divorce & death of my father. I was 56 years old. I wish I had learned this early in life, maybe before the eighth grade. Now that my career is in ruins, I'm alone & rejected by wife, family, even children, I feel it's too late. Who will hire a disabled old man? What sane woman will go out with a broke old man? And I feel angry too when people tell me not to feel bitter. As if they want to take away even my thoughts & emotions. One cannot turn back the clock. No one can give me back all those years so I can try again.

[@Celebritieswho]

I love you and your comment

[@Rathenflick]

I am someone pretty friendly and empathic, which is probably the only thing that makes it so I am not someone evil because if I wanted to I could manipulate people's emotions with a very high success rate using manipulative persuasion as I am REALLY good at it. I always do it as a "joke" to my friends because I feel it's pretty entertaining and lately I have been using it to make them feel "uncomfortable" to say no more, but the process of thoughts that I put there to get maximum efficiency is something to worry, at least a small amount because when I do it I imagine *many* possibilities that each one depends in different factors like what you do/say, the time in between actions, how useful it will be for the next set of actions and more. Now what is something to truly worry about is when I use it to make a plan to *really* make someone *suffer,* it is not something I do many times and almost all of those plans are for some people that I truly can't stand (smth very hard because as I said I am very friendly), but well when this does happen I simulate in my head HUNDREDS of possibilities in a matter of seconds, each one of these possibilities being countered by various simulated actions that also have many factors on them leading on to more simulated possibilities and I swear how much I enjoy it just from imagining to do it is a very worrying thing. Also as I said there are times that I make those "plans" in my head not with people I can't stand, but just anyone, and the only reason being just how *good* it feels to imagine making someone suffer so *much~...* Moments like those are when I truly notice I may be a psychopath, some say they are "intrusive thoughts", but they are way too detailed to be just intrusive thoughts.

[@Rathenflick]

Oh, and I forgot to say that when I do this with my friends I tell them the moment I stop that it was a joke... Won't lie, human emotions are very, *very* interesting and I love to play with them even if it is my own emotions (yeah, I think I am also a bit of a masochist, but that is another thing to talk about).

[@taofik37]

In reality, I use authority as a mean to protect myself.

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Brandon, just out of curiosity where are you from?

[@Sta4563]

Where’s our favorite voice Amanda 😢😢

[@Psych2go]

She's here. We have a small voice over team and giving others a chance to shine too! You can hear her voice over released recently at 5 Signs You've Outgrown Your Relationship kzbin.info/www/bejne/raGZlqFpaKynkKc Have you watched this video yet?

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I think he did fine

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Please don’t replace narrator Amanda Silvera.

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We would never

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​@@Psych2go It's perfectly okay with me to mix it up a bit. I wouldn't want to overwhelm Amanda with too much work! 😊❤

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Most of us enter the videos for Amanda🥺

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Here for a reason 🖤

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How do i help someone to move on?

[@jessblulove]

My estranged husband had a lot of by-standard effect behavior that I couldn't deal with and that's why he's estranged from my life.

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Thank you psych2go

[@gamerbe339]

i am bleeding

[@Alyssaa_..]

My ex-bsf would get mad at me for no reason and i has some bad anxiety so i would literally cry and have panic attacks when waiting for her to become friends with me again- i was friends with her for 2-3 years?

[@mousemousee]

where's amandaa

[@quietone610]

@1:35: The Milgram experiment was only done on College-aged, fairly-well-off, MEN. In other words, the preconceptions these men had--of authority and obedience--colored the experiment and tainted the results. It's been suggested that women, poorer people, or more wealthy people would have different actions.

[@Euqwell]

Nowadays dying alone - is a way of life.

[@abekabe678]

Sheesh

[@headman82]

Last time I was at a psychiatrist, he tried to fool me when I told him that autistic people have generally shorter lifespans than others. Because I probably won’t live much longer. Psychiatry and psychology doesn’t seem to work on me, I just find them uncomfortable to talk about my problems.

[@TechyCatz]

Great video but something doesn’t feel right when the world is trying to villainize bystanders. Yes it’s great to stand up for people but putting it in the realm of dark psychology seems off. I seen people use the phrase “you are just as bad as the person because you didn’t stop it. “ I feel like this is manipulation in itself

[@StandYourGroundHomestead]

If anyone wants to dive more into avoiding manipulation like this, i would like to suggest a book. 48 Laws of Power by Robert Greene People often confuse it as a playbook for becoming a manipulator, but it's meant for people to understand these tactics so they can be avoided in everyday life.

[@YunTan-UC]

6 tricks😂 good job

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Your my favorite narrator

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[@EastAsiaExplore]

Definitely not first this time😢

[@Psych2go]

Did this video help you become more aware?

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HEY GOOD EVENING MY FRIENDS AND FAMILY I JUST WANTED TO STOP BY TO SEE HOW EVERYONE IS DOING, TEE1

[@abekabe678]

Question to the Internet commenters out there: is it manipulative to tell a your partner you think they look nice / their talents are extraordinary / they always make you feel warm and grateful to be with them, in order to make them happy, when that isn't always true? If they ask for it to be said that way, is it then ok to "manipulate" them towards feeling better about themselves? Idk I might be slightly autistic, I have become so rigid in honesty that I lost my girl, that's why I ask

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[@alexusfryman7745]

I can’t believe I’m so early

[@Psych2go]

Thanks for being part of the early squad!

[@jujirer]

3:31,spelling mistake there.

[@CyNaTao23]

Could you maybe make "Signs that your online friend wants to be more than friends"? If you haven't already.. But please don't show my name in the video (if there will be one)

[@P1zza_T0pp1ng]

32 secs ago and thanks

[@Psych2go]

Thanks for being part of the early squad!

[@user-re9ch3ig6r]

Спасибо за видео! Мне понравилось как Ютуб в течении года манипулировал мной)) для меня это был интересный, незабываемый опыт..Жаль что мне никто не поверит что такое бывает))

[@tvang464]

Isn't the dating or courting process all manipulation for your own gain?

[@Danns998]

Where’s that woman’s voice Amanda. It’s nice to listen to your videos when it’s her.

[@DaTLMusic]

Peeling off your skin is a good example

[@Robin-295]

You spelled engineering incorrectly

[@helenhood69]

It would help if you could spell......persuasion......it's in spell check on your computer...........

[@EsmeAmelia]

Did this have a proofreader? Why were there at least three spelling errors?

[@johnadams1976]

Can't follow this one. I turned off after 2 minutes 😢😢

[@LastEarBender]

So, take everything you hear on the news with a couple grains of salt and trust the government as much as you'd trust a person that you know has taken advantage of a lot of people. That's what I heard - and I agree

[@legostop-motion5503]

new philosphy: there's a difference between Smart and Intelligent. Intelligent means you can remember things when the time comes. Smart means you can understand and observe well.

[@The_Great_Letter_E]

Me coming here to learn them so i can use them (obviously, I'm joking guys)

[@lobsterlicious8417]

The word engineering is spelled wrong

[@rel_plays]

this is literally 1984

[@Anonymous_Anon882]

They should be using more of Amanda Silvera, not less.

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I miss the original voice of Psych2go....

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I also really want to draw Psych2Go’s thumbnails so bad..

[@atchupatchup2743]

Why psychologist target all people with disorder ? Like can we live to be normal ... My goodness

[@VibesVenture0]

It’s so common in the culture of this country… it’s not america by the way

[@Katfii]

I know there's incorrect grammar but im OK with it

[@bosschair5362]

Yo where’s the old narrator… miss her fr

[@zonisoki]

Where woman voice

[@ismailpatel7222]

All this is witchcraft with evil hearts and souls

[@caputmedusa4234]

Don't you love when psychologists spend time and money researching stuff that is just basic common sense?!!

[@Martin_Leyki]

I didn't understood everything with your accent..😅

[@sougatabhattacharji1]

social engineering spelling is wrong. timestamp 3:30

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Allo

[@Psych2go]

Ellooo!! Thanks for being part of the early squad!

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@@Psych2go np!! :>

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cool I'm early for once😅

[@Psych2go]

Thanks for being part of the early squad!

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@@Psych2go sure lol awlays when I can

[@JakeTheTransGuy]

First (Ik you don’t care)

[@knucklechunk]

Of course we do, you are a pioneer in this comment section!

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Thanks for being part of the early squad!

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I care.

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My channel is like yours

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I can never fall victim to psychological chicanery no matter how sexy the voice actress sounds...🤭🤭🤭

[@jailiay]

ooo im early hii

[@Psych2go]

Thanks for being part of the early squad!

[@markfrench8892]

This sounds like Trumpers.

[@headman82]

Please stop

[@sar4659]

Social enBgineering?

[@archsk8736]

Early

[@Psych2go]

Thanks for being part of the early squad!

[@archsk8736]

😁

[@ONYX-LIZZY]

7th comment!

[@Psych2go]

Thanks for being part of the early squad!

[@himabindugudipati9511]

Actually guys,I'm a psychopath and I'm watching this to learn manipulation 😅😅

[@yosefkhier]

You talk to slow tho

[@TheNonameHousehold]

That authority study explains the nazis. -Tucker

[@RandomJumble]

I don’t like the narrator

[@PrivetPacani]

Diction and pronunciation are huge problems of this channel, and it has been like this for years. It is always so difficult to understand what the person is saying, I don't get it why wont they hire a native speaker or a voice actor? It really is not expensive nowadays, but would improve the quality of content drastically.

[@eunicemendoza7069]

But for me, his voice is clearly understood and pleasant to hear, yes, little bit faster because he needs to follow the illustration in the pictures, but still, his voice is clear

[@arjaymartin0701]

Oh i see @Psych2go