8 signs of emotional manipulation you should look out for
- A Psychology Thread -
- A Psychology Thread -
1. They downplay your problems
Whenever you voice a problem you have, a manipulator will use it as an opportunity to bring up their own issues
Their goal is to invalidate what you're experiencing so you're forced to shift your focus and energy to them
Whenever you voice a problem you have, a manipulator will use it as an opportunity to bring up their own issues
Their goal is to invalidate what you're experiencing so you're forced to shift your focus and energy to them
2. Silent treatment
They stop all forms of communication by ignoring all your calls and texts as a way of gaining control over you
The goal is to make you feel responsible for their behavior
You end up doing just about anything to stop the feeling the sense of punishment
They stop all forms of communication by ignoring all your calls and texts as a way of gaining control over you
The goal is to make you feel responsible for their behavior
You end up doing just about anything to stop the feeling the sense of punishment
3. Giving ultimatums
Ultimatums like "if you don't accept this, it's over" are distressing because they generate anxiety
"All or nothing" threats put pressure on you to make a decision before you're ready
By applying tension, you end up giving in to their demands
Ultimatums like "if you don't accept this, it's over" are distressing because they generate anxiety
"All or nothing" threats put pressure on you to make a decision before you're ready
By applying tension, you end up giving in to their demands
4. Negative humor
Manipulators make critical or hurtful comments and brush them off as "jokes"
This is a way for them to get in their critical remarks without having to take responsibility for hurting you
By demeaning you they impose psychological superiority over you
Manipulators make critical or hurtful comments and brush them off as "jokes"
This is a way for them to get in their critical remarks without having to take responsibility for hurting you
By demeaning you they impose psychological superiority over you
5. They claim ignorance often
They pretend not to understand what you want them to do or say
This is effective because you begin to doubt yourself and think you're exaggerating or complicating matters
They pretend not to understand what you want them to do or say
This is effective because you begin to doubt yourself and think you're exaggerating or complicating matters
6. Letting you speak
A manipulator will ask general and probing questions to establish a baseline
They then use this baseline to evaluate your strengths and weakness
Be aware of this questioning because there is often a hidden agenda
A manipulator will ask general and probing questions to establish a baseline
They then use this baseline to evaluate your strengths and weakness
Be aware of this questioning because there is often a hidden agenda
7. Intellectual bullying
If someone tries to overwhelm you with facts or jargon you may be experiencing emotional manipulation
They put out fake facts and details on topics you donโt know much about
So you naturally assume that these are true
If someone tries to overwhelm you with facts or jargon you may be experiencing emotional manipulation
They put out fake facts and details on topics you donโt know much about
So you naturally assume that these are true
8. Gaslighting
Emotional manipulators are incredibly skilled liars
They insist an incident didnโt happen when it did, and they insist they did or said something when they didnโt
The trouble is theyโre so good at it that you end up questioning your own sanity
Emotional manipulators are incredibly skilled liars
They insist an incident didnโt happen when it did, and they insist they did or said something when they didnโt
The trouble is theyโre so good at it that you end up questioning your own sanity
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