A self-confessed narcissist has revealed the most shocking tactics she’s used to manipulate other people.
TikTok user Lilith, who doesn’t reveal her full name, took to the video-sharing platform to expose how she was exploiting people’s “triggers and traumas”.
She revealed that in one extreme scenario, she manipulated a man into giving her $150,000 over the course of three years despite repeatedly “telling him to kill himself.”
The social media user, who was officially diagnosed with narcissistic personality disorder in 2021, has severely divided commentators.
TikTok user Lilith, who doesn’t reveal her full name, took to the video-sharing platform to expose how she was exploiting people’s “triggers and traumas”.
She revealed that in one extreme scenario, she manipulated a man into giving her $150,000 over the course of three years despite repeatedly “telling him to kill himself.”
Lilith, who has more than 22,000 followers, has posted a series of videos to reveal the previous tricks she used to use, but insists she has since reformed.
In one of her latest videos, which has been viewed more than 560,000 times so far, she answers one of her followers who asks her about the worst thing she has ever done to another human being.
She begins: “This is going to be gross and it’s embarrassing. I know it doesn’t matter that I’m embarrassed, what matters is that it’s wrong.
“So I’ll start that off with, This is wrong and you shouldn’t be doing this to people, and if you find yourself relating to what I’m saying, maybe you should get some help.”
Lilith admits she’s always viewed relationships as “mind chess.”
“Everything I said or did was planned and thought out to get reactions and get people to do certain things, so I put people in really bad places,” she said.
The social media user said she would leave people “distraught” and “traumatized,” adding, “I would draw her into her trauma and her triggers.”
She continued, “I would slowly dose them with their triggers and their trauma to put them in fight or flight mode so I could then have more control over them.”
The social media user, who was officially diagnosed with narcissistic personality disorder in 2021, has severely divided commentators
Lilith has posted a series of videos to reveal the previous tricks she used to pull, but insists she has since reformed
Lilith shared an extreme anecdote about her behavior, revealing that a man sent her $150,000 during the coronavirus pandemic despite her treating him appallingly.
She said: “I told him to kill himself and was really mean and made him cry the whole time and I would lie to him and then give him doses of what he wanted.
“But I was mostly just very abusive. I said, “You’re just such a piece of shit and nobody cares about you.”
“I just wanted to keep it so I could keep using it and I think total disregard is the worst thing I’ve done.”
She concluded candidly, “I have to admit there was a point in my life where I thought that was cool.
“I thought it was cool to be able to manipulate people and to have the ability to implant thoughts into people’s brains through suggestive thinking, and I loved doing it. Now I feel disgusted and I don’t think it’s right.’
Reflecting on the episode, Lilith later revealed that she “offered to pay some of the money back and he declined.”
In one camp were those who praised Lilith for her “courage” in acknowledging her past behavior
But commentators were bitterly divided.
In one camp were those who praised Lilith for her “courage” in acknowledging her past behavior.
One user wrote, “The fact that you admitted to this behavior is HUGE compared to a group of people who would live in denial about it.”
Another added: “Listen this is HARD to admit. I’m not referring to that, but I can tell you, thank you for sharing and being vulnerable. I’m so glad you’re working on it.’
And a third commented: “It takes so much strength and maturity to admit that. I don’t know you, but I’m proud of your growth. Thank you for sharing!’
But others said it was “unforgivable”.
Someone commented, “Oh damn no… No matter how ’embarrassed’ she is by her actions, that’s unforgivable behavior. The worst kind of person.’
Another said: “I’m absolutely disgusted to hear that.”
One user simply asked, “How are people like this?”
Lilith later revealed that she “offered to return some of the money and he refused”.
But others couldn’t overlook Lilith’s past treatment of others, instead branding her “unforgivable.”
In other videos, she revealed that the best way to hurt a narcissist is to “take back their power.”
She said: “It’s really painful to take power away from us because we don’t have power within ourselves and we use other people to make us feel powerful and when you give us power and then take it away, that’s what us shaken and in pain.’
All people have narcissistic traits to some degree, but it’s estimated that about one in 200 people in the United States has Narcissistic Personality Disorder, which is described as “a pervasive pattern of grandiosity, need for admiration, and lack of empathy.” .
It’s also important to note that there are significant gender differences in the prevalence of the condition.
Studies suggest that according to recent figures, about 75 percent of diagnoses occur in men.