Micromanipulation: The Narcissist’s Secret Weapon”

They use micromanipulation by pulling it out of their toolbox, purse, library, or somewhere in their bag of manipulative tools. Manipulation is one of the most reliable behaviors of a narcissist. Whether someone is a full-blown diagnosed manipulation is a key tactic of achieving an end goal when dealing with others.

Here is a list of covert micromanipulations' used by narcissists, and toxic abusers.

• They make up fake social media accounts or have several accounts on different dating sites.
• They will fake empathy as a way to get what they want.
• Gaslighting, triangulation, and blame shifting.
• Subtle verbal abuse about your weight, appearance, career, finances, past, or anything that can eat away at your self-esteem.
• They will give their victims fake apologies even if they know they have done something wrong, but the fake apology is to keep control over the victim.
• Being nice to you more than usual is a micromanipulation, because it comes with a price.
• They will lie to you about their work travel arrangements when they could be hooking up with someone else in a new town or country.
• Trying to see your schedule so they can make plans for what they want to do…