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Psychological novels delve into the inner workings of the mind, exploring thoughts, emotions, and the often fragile boundaries of perception. These stories examine how trauma, obsession, morality, or abnormal psychology shape characters’ actions and perspectives, creating tension as much from internal conflict as from external events. The focus is on mental landscapes, unraveling mysteries of the psyche, and the ways reality can twist under pressure. Popular tropes in psychological stories include the unreliable narrator, whose perception of events may be distorted or deceptive; mind games and manipulation, where characters’ thoughts are tested or controlled; descent into madness, portraying the slow erosion of sanity under extreme stress; and hidden trauma, where past experiences subtly or violently influence present behavior. Psychological novels challenge readers to question what is real, what is imagined, and what drives human behavior beneath the surface.