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Forms of manipulation
We are continually subject to manipulation. For instance:
- Gaslighting: It involves encouraging someone to doubt their own judgment and to rely on the manipulator's advice instead.
- Guilt trips: Making someone feel overly guilty for failing to do what the manipulator wants him/her to do.
- Peer pressure: Caring so much about the manipulator's approval that she/he will obey the manipulators' wishes.
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- Passive-aggression is an indirect way to go on the offensive. An example is when someone tries to "get you back" by resisting cooperation and giving you the "silent treatment."
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