I have been identifying lots of specific deceptive and manipulative habits in many people but find it difficult to establish just how conscious they are of what they’re doing. I know also that I as well as everyone has this to some degree and from my own experience I know that it can be very unconscious. It can be present even when you are doing everything you can to avoid it in yourself. At the same time I also know it can be completely conscious, where only the motives are somewhat unconscious unless the person is shameless or heartless. I’ve only heard of this aspect of human nature in passing and rarely yet to me it seems to be a very big part of human life and I’m baffled why nobody talks about it or perceives it or if they do. And to what level the general population is aware of this.

Topics: psychology, psychiatry, social, consciousness, sociology, spirituality, mind, social studies