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“I’ve Worked With Psychopaths… Here’s How They Manipulate You” | Aishia Grevenberg

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Aishia Grevenberg, LCSW, is a licensed clinical social worker, therapist, professor, and mental health educator with more than 20 years of experience. Her work focuses on relationships, manipulation, narcissism, sociopathy, emotional regulation, trauma, and helping people better understand unhealthy behavioral patterns so they can protect their mental health and build healthier relationships.

Today on the show we discuss the #1 sign you may already be getting manipulated, why manipulators use praise and attention to hook you, the key differences between narcissists psychopaths and sociopaths, how toxic relationships can become an emotional addiction, the subtle ways controlling people isolate you and break down your boundaries, and how to break free rebuild trust in yourself and recognize healthier love and much more.

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20 Comments

@mye7569 13 days ago

How to detect the dark triad… just say “NO” and watch the fallout

@MistresstheMediator 2 weeks ago

The over praise and making you feel special is absolutely a form of love bombing. So you were partially correct.

@leeboriack8054 10 days ago

Aisha is spot on!!! As a survivor of a sociopathic life partner, everything she says is true. She is golden!!

@traceylennon1204 13 days ago

I think people should have a license to be a parent, especially if they're a sociopath.

@NickiDC 7 days ago (edited)

"People tell on themselves if you take the time to listen." Yess!

Your video is clear and eye-opening. Thank you!

@ChristinaMariaPhilly 5 days ago

“Someone makes themself a solution for whatever is going on in your life.” 🎯🎯🎯

@jotucker9026 9 days ago

Psychopaths have absolutely no regard for your life.

@sadejones6657 13 days ago

Its the butterflies... if you feel them you are in danger. Some people thinks is exciting but its your nervous system.

@IntentionalRebellion 12 days ago

As someone who has experienced this first-hand from a few people, I’m convinced nobody has this completely figured out because each dark personality manifests uniquely with each person.

@necolinismecolini 11 days ago

There's this guy Soren Vantrell. He literally got kicked out of Harvard because his dark psychology methods were considered too dangerous. His theories on human manipulation are insane. It honestly freaked me out.

@Billie-e7r 13 days ago

I met a psychopath online. He views people as objects and to be used and exploited for his own personal gain. He became my stalker and I had a suspicion that he was a psychopath but I had no awareness of psychopathy or how it works. He stayed in my life unfortunately to cause deliberate discomfort. He is extremely cruel. I would hate to work in his company. Imagine working for a crook.

@amyteurlife9408 12 days ago

When you first meet somebody you might think they're out of your league you might sense a little weirdness from them but then 2 minutes later you're talking and you think they are cool, you brush that very first gut feeling aside

@feelingbetternaturally.nature 13 days ago

Coercive control, neurological battery, and psychological homicide must be criminalized to stop the damage caused by human predators and to jail the offenders.

@EllieDreamsDownUnder 11 days ago

I loved this interview. Aishia Greenberg was a very enlightening person to listen to. I loved how she’s open but still grounded. I’ve been researching sociopaths, psychopaths, and narcissists recently for one of my shows, and I really appreciate how many examples this episode brought up that helped me to remeber moments in my own life when I was likely to be witnessing a sociopath in action.

@bereal6590 12 days ago

I really like this woman, her demeanour, her voice and how she relays information. This is a brilliant interview. Wish us older gens had this info, would have saved me so much pain.I realise now I'm the normal one in my family and I literally nearly died and will be ill forever because of them.

@ernarc23 4 days ago (edited)

This was a truly refreshing conversation. Aishia has it ALL right on the money. Thank you so much for sharing it. 💕

@A.S.H-n4m 12 days ago

Oh, really good 👍 Playing the victim right in the beginning is such a no go! I‘d never accept that again!

@itsaliciabreeze 12 days ago (edited)

That’s why therapists need to learn and study narcissists through victims of narcissistic abuse bc the narcissist does not go to therapy

@amyteurlife9408 12 days ago (edited)

Pity is the primary way they get you and they know it. Just remember pity parties are gossip and there's always or usually something evil behind gossip