12 Signs you are being Psychologically Manipulated
Psychology Thread
Psychology Thread
(1) They cash upon your insecurities
The manipulator will never want you to feel empowered.
So they will try their best to earn your confidence so that they can get to know your insecurities and use these against you.
The manipulator will never want you to feel empowered.
So they will try their best to earn your confidence so that they can get to know your insecurities and use these against you.
(2) They will put immense pressure on you
Manipulators are always in a need of getting things done faster.
If they want something from you, they will make it an emergency, pushing you towards an uncomfortable situation so that you can get it done for them.
Manipulators are always in a need of getting things done faster.
If they want something from you, they will make it an emergency, pushing you towards an uncomfortable situation so that you can get it done for them.
(3) They will gaslight you
Avoiding their own responsibilities, they will make you feel guilty of everything.
Once the victim succumbs to it, they will do their best to please the manipulator and come out of this feeling of being guilty.
Avoiding their own responsibilities, they will make you feel guilty of everything.
Once the victim succumbs to it, they will do their best to please the manipulator and come out of this feeling of being guilty.
(4) They will shower statistics on you to overwhelm you
They are using statistics just to make you feel they are far superior to you and thatβs how they stop you from winning the argument.
The end result is you accept they are the ones who are right.
They are using statistics just to make you feel they are far superior to you and thatβs how they stop you from winning the argument.
The end result is you accept they are the ones who are right.
(5) They use the form of passive-aggression
Being silent and indifferent is one of their ways to make you do things for them.
They will probably stop responding to your calls or texts, they will pretend they have forgotten to do certain things they were supposed to.
Being silent and indifferent is one of their ways to make you do things for them.
They will probably stop responding to your calls or texts, they will pretend they have forgotten to do certain things they were supposed to.
(6) They constantly judge you and criticize you
We are all full of flaws but continuously judging someone and criticizing someone isnβt healthy either.
They point out your flaws, lowering your confidence-level and you soon start losing your self-worth.
We are all full of flaws but continuously judging someone and criticizing someone isnβt healthy either.
They point out your flaws, lowering your confidence-level and you soon start losing your self-worth.
(7) They will always ask you to speak first
When your manipulator is letting you speak first, that means they are listening to whatever you need to say.
Once you are done, they have all the information with them and they can manipulate you accordingly.
When your manipulator is letting you speak first, that means they are listening to whatever you need to say.
Once you are done, they have all the information with them and they can manipulate you accordingly.
(8) They will raise their voice and show negative emotions
They become aggressive in terms of body and verbal language whenever you donβt accede to their wishes.
They give negative vibes to get their things done.
They become aggressive in terms of body and verbal language whenever you donβt accede to their wishes.
They give negative vibes to get their things done.
(9) Displaying of negative gestures
Often the manipulator shows negative gestures like not delivering things they were supposed to.
By doing this, they seek for additional concessions and itβs their technique to keep you around.
Often the manipulator shows negative gestures like not delivering things they were supposed to.
By doing this, they seek for additional concessions and itβs their technique to keep you around.
(10) Giving you little or no time to take decisions:
While they think a lot before doing things, they would never let you take a decision slowly.
This is because, if they do, it might happen that you could understand their intentions and back away.
While they think a lot before doing things, they would never let you take a decision slowly.
This is because, if they do, it might happen that you could understand their intentions and back away.
(11) They will manipulate facts
One of the important techniques used by the manipulator is distortion of facts.
They will present it to you in such a convincing way by lying or saying half-truths that you will believe in their version.
One of the important techniques used by the manipulator is distortion of facts.
They will present it to you in such a convincing way by lying or saying half-truths that you will believe in their version.
(12) They will insist you to meet them physically
Manipulators are experts in body language. They know how to dominate you by eye-contact or bodily gesture.
It is by these mental and emotional exploitations, the psychological manipulators control their victims and exploit them.
Manipulators are experts in body language. They know how to dominate you by eye-contact or bodily gesture.
It is by these mental and emotional exploitations, the psychological manipulators control their victims and exploit them.
Additional note:
These are all just signs, if a good friend sometimes exhibits one of these signs doesn't make them a manipulator.
Just be aware of these signs and use them accordingly.
These are all just signs, if a good friend sometimes exhibits one of these signs doesn't make them a manipulator.
Just be aware of these signs and use them accordingly.
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