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Manipulation
... is an emotionally unhealthy psychological strategy used by people who are incapable of asking for what they want and need in a direct way, to control someone or something to their advantage, often without anyone knowing it.
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Common Types Manipulators
The two most common types of manipulators are bullies and “victims”.
Bullies make you feel fearful and might use aggression, threats and intimidation to control you, while “victims” engenders a feeling of guilt in their target by acting hurt when denied something.
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‘Mr. Nice Guy’
This manipulator might be helpful and do a lot of favors for other people, but they have secret expectations and not meeting them makes you out to be ungrateful.
Exploiting the norms and expectations of reciprocity is one of the most common forms of manipulation.
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Gaslighting
The term refers to manipulation that gets people to question themselves, their reality, memory or thoughts. Gaslighters twist what you say and make it about them, hijacking the conversation or making you feel like you’ve done something wrong when you haven’t.
Gaslighted people often ...
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“Manipulation is an emotionally unhealthy psychological strategy used by people who are incapable of asking for what they want and need in a direct way. People who are trying to manipulate others are trying to control others.”
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Manipulation by Selective Emotions
A way to manipulate emotionally, used by the emotionally intelligent people, is to only show the emotions selectively, for personal gain.
Emotions are shaped according to what will influence effectively, shaping the mindsets of others as suitable to them.
Identifying Toxic People: Emotions To Look For
- Extreme emotions are signs of possible trouble: extreme charm, extreme love, extreme anger.
- Someone that carefully controls their emotions until they lose it, then they become unrecognizable in their lack of control.
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