Put a name to what is happening.
310 manipulation and control tactics, in plain words: how to tell if one fits, and what you can do.
Or browse the ten lines
Each line is one kind of tactic. Every tactic is a station on its line.
- PTurning people against youIsolating you, using other people, and controlling who hears what.19
- WPut-downs that wear you downInsults, contempt and slow erosion of how you see yourself.27
- GGuilt, pressure and fearPushing you to say yes through guilt, obligation, urgency or threat.44
- CControl over your lifeRules, monitoring and limits on your time, money, body or choices.33
- SWork, school and systemsWhen an organization, its rules or its paperwork become the weapon.31
- BDodging blameWays a person avoids responsibility, or turns it back on you.31
- TTwisting what is realLies, denial and confusion that leave you unsure of your own memory or judgment.43
- MGroups, cults and propagandaInfluence over whole groups: high-control groups, propaganda and influence operations.34
- OOnline and technologyFake accounts, deepfakes, tracking, scams and pressure through screens.25
- LLove that hooks youAffection, attention and promises used to pull you in and keep you there.23