You get manipulated every single day.
Here are 8 unique ways to spot manipulation around you & counter it:
Here are 8 unique ways to spot manipulation around you & counter it:
1. Use of Reciprocity:
Manipulators often start by doing you a favor.
The goal is to make you feel indebted.
Strategy: Recognize this, and don't feel obligated to reciprocate in a way that makes you uncomfortable.
Manipulators often start by doing you a favor.
The goal is to make you feel indebted.
Strategy: Recognize this, and don't feel obligated to reciprocate in a way that makes you uncomfortable.
2. Emotional Appeal:
They appeal to your feelings, making you feel guilty, fearful or insecure.
The aim is to cloud your judgment.
Advice: Stay grounded, don't let emotions dictate your decisions.
They appeal to your feelings, making you feel guilty, fearful or insecure.
The aim is to cloud your judgment.
Advice: Stay grounded, don't let emotions dictate your decisions.
3. Gaslighting:
They make you question your reality or sanity.
The goal is to make you doubt yourself and your perception.
Strategy: Trust your intuition, don't let someone else define your reality.
They make you question your reality or sanity.
The goal is to make you doubt yourself and your perception.
Strategy: Trust your intuition, don't let someone else define your reality.
4. Overpowering Presence:
They dominate conversations and situations.
The objective is to control the narrative and decisions.
Strategy: Assert your opinion and hold your ground.
They dominate conversations and situations.
The objective is to control the narrative and decisions.
Strategy: Assert your opinion and hold your ground.
5. Constant Criticism:
They constantly criticize your actions or decisions.
The aim is to lower your self-esteem and make you dependent on their approval.
Advice: Acknowledge your worth, don't let others' judgments define you.
They constantly criticize your actions or decisions.
The aim is to lower your self-esteem and make you dependent on their approval.
Advice: Acknowledge your worth, don't let others' judgments define you.
6. Playing the Victim:
They present themselves as victims to gain your sympathy.
The objective is to manipulate you into giving them what they want.
Strategy: Recognize this behavior and avoid being emotionally manipulated.
They present themselves as victims to gain your sympathy.
The objective is to manipulate you into giving them what they want.
Strategy: Recognize this behavior and avoid being emotionally manipulated.
7. Distorting Facts:
They twist facts or lie blatantly.
The goal is to mislead you and control the situation.
Advice: Fact-check and don't accept everything at face value.
They twist facts or lie blatantly.
The goal is to mislead you and control the situation.
Advice: Fact-check and don't accept everything at face value.
8. Devaluation:
They belittle your achievements and values.
The aim is to make you feel worthless and control you.
Strategy: Understand your value and don't let others belittle you.
They belittle your achievements and values.
The aim is to make you feel worthless and control you.
Strategy: Understand your value and don't let others belittle you.
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