We rarely notice the blade until the cut is deep. Manipulation, particularly that rooted in “dark psychology,” is seldom overt. It doesn’t arrive with a sinister laugh or a detailed plan of malice; it arrives cloaked in rationalisation, false concern, and linguistic acrobatics. Dark psychology is the collection of tactics used to influence, control, or … Continue reading The Subtle Scripts of Control: Spotting the Linguistic and Behavioural Fingerprints of Dark Psychology