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darkpsychology.eu is a personal editorial project run by Octavio Ortega Esteban, a psychologist and engineer based in Toledo, Spain. I read every message and try to respond personally, although the volume of emails sometimes means a reply takes a few days.

Before writing, please take a moment to identify the nature of your message — it helps me respond faster and more usefully.

What you can write to me about

Editorial feedback, corrections, or source suggestions

If you have spotted an inaccuracy in an article, want to suggest a relevant academic study, or believe a topic deserves a different angle, I genuinely want to hear from you. The site improves through informed reader contributions.

When writing, please include:

  • The URL of the article concerned
  • The specific point you wish to address
  • The source supporting your suggestion, where applicable

Topic suggestions and editorial requests

If there is a concept in dark psychology, persuasion, manipulation, narcissism, or any related field that you would like to see covered, send your suggestion. I cannot guarantee I will write about every topic suggested, but reader requests genuinely shape the editorial calendar.

Collaboration proposals

I am open to:

  • Guest articles from psychologists, researchers, or specialised writers with relevant credentials
  • Mentions of academic studies that fit the site’s editorial line
  • Cross-references with other rigorous popular-science blogs

I am not open to:

  • Generic SEO link-building proposals
  • Sponsored content disguised as editorial articles
  • Content created by AI without disclosure
  • Affiliate marketing or thinly veiled advertising

Press, media, or interview requests

If you are a journalist, podcaster, or media professional and would like to discuss topics covered on the site, write with the subject Press / Media. Indicate the medium, the format, and the deadline.

Legal and copyright matters

For specific legal questions, see:

  • Copyright and DMCA notifications: /dmca/
  • Personal data and GDPR rights: /privacy-policy/
  • Accessibility: /accessibility/

For other legal matters, write with the subject Legal.

What I cannot help you with

I want to be honest from the start about the limits of what this site offers, because the topics covered (manipulation, narcissistic abuse, psychopathy, coercive control) often reach readers in painful personal situations.

I am not your therapist.

I cannot:

  • Provide individual psychological consultation by email
  • Diagnose anyone — neither you, nor a partner, nor a relative, nor a colleague
  • Assess whether someone in your life “is a narcissist”, “is a psychopath”, or “is manipulating you”
  • Recommend specific psychotropic medication or treatment
  • Replace a follow-up with a qualified mental health professional

This is not a matter of lack of will — it is a matter of professional ethics. A serious clinical assessment requires direct contact, time, and a therapeutic framework that an email cannot provide. Anyone who tells you otherwise online is doing you a disservice.

If you are going through a difficult moment

If you are dealing with an active situation of psychological abuse, narcissistic abuse, manipulation, mental health crisis, or suicidal thoughts, please contact specialised services. They can help you in real time, with confidentiality and competence.

🇪🇸 Spain

  • 024 — Mental Health Crisis Line (24/7, free)
  • Telephone of Hope: 717 003 717
  • Anti-Violence Helpline (016): 016 (does not appear on phone bills)

🇬🇧 United Kingdom & 🇮🇪 Ireland

  • Samaritans: 116 123 (24/7, free, UK & Ireland)
  • National Domestic Abuse Helpline (UK): 0808 2000 247
  • Women’s Aid (Ireland): 1800 341 900

🇺🇸 United States & 🇨🇦 Canada

  • 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline (24/7)
  • National Domestic Violence Hotline (US): 1-800-799-7233
  • Crisis Services Canada: 1-833-456-4566

🇦🇺 Australia

  • Lifeline Australia: 13 11 14
  • 1800RESPECT: 1800 737 732

🇪🇺 European Union

These services exist precisely so that no one has to face these situations alone. Using them is a sign of clarity, not weakness.

How to write to me

Direct email: octavio@kerchak.com

To speed up the response, please indicate the nature of your message in the subject line:

  • Editorial feedback — [article title]
  • Topic suggestion
  • Collaboration
  • Press / Media
  • Legal
  • Accessibility
  • DMCA / Copyright Notice
  • GDPR rights

Realistic response times

  • Editorial feedback and corrections: 3 to 7 days
  • Topic suggestions: 7 to 14 days (no guarantee of editorial follow-up)
  • Collaboration proposals: 7 to 14 days
  • Press / Media: within 48 hours when possible
  • Legal matters / DMCA: 5 business days for acknowledgement of receipt
  • GDPR rights: maximum 30 days, in line with GDPR regulations

If you have not received a reply after the indicated period, feel free to send a polite reminder. Sometimes messages get lost in spam or in inbox volume.

What I will not do with your email

When you write to me:

  • I will not add you to any mailing list (none exists at this time)
  • I will not share your email with third parties
  • I will not use the content of your message to write articles without your express prior consent
  • I will keep your message only for the time necessary to handle your request, plus a reasonable archival period (maximum two years)

For full details, see the Privacy Policy.

A final word

This site exists because I believe popular psychology can be done seriously, without sensationalism, and without infantilising the reader. Every constructive message helps maintain that line.

Thank you for reading.

— Octavio Ortega Esteban, Toledo, Spain

Last updated: 27 April, 2026