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How to know if you're being manipulated.
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You find yourself justifying other people's actions and your response or lack of thereof.
This is a common way to get rid of cognitive dissonance.
You do something that doesn't align with your principles, so now you have to justify it so that you don't feel stupid
You find yourself justifying other people's actions and your response or lack of thereof.
This is a common way to get rid of cognitive dissonance.
You do something that doesn't align with your principles, so now you have to justify it so that you don't feel stupid
It's difficult getting out of cognitive dissonance clearing stage.
The lack of self awareness is usually a problem. Accepting your stupidity is usually required, and people don't like doing that.
The lack of self awareness is usually a problem. Accepting your stupidity is usually required, and people don't like doing that.
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You tell yourself they're special.
An excuse that also gets rid of cognitive dissonance, but in advance.
Can intuitively tell you're about to do something stupid, so you just tell yourself they are special so you don't feel stupid later on.
You tell yourself they're special.
An excuse that also gets rid of cognitive dissonance, but in advance.
Can intuitively tell you're about to do something stupid, so you just tell yourself they are special so you don't feel stupid later on.
3
Stringing you along.
You're doing something hoping they'll reciprocate. Can't demand they do, only hoping.
This happens all the time; guy keeps doing things for a chick, hoping she'll sleep with him. She doesn't outright say she won't, buy we all know she wont
Stringing you along.
You're doing something hoping they'll reciprocate. Can't demand they do, only hoping.
This happens all the time; guy keeps doing things for a chick, hoping she'll sleep with him. She doesn't outright say she won't, buy we all know she wont
4
The person uses attention as reward.
Coming from someone who needs your help, attention is sort of useless. It is intangible, you basically can't do anything with it.
So, if a person gets you to do something just so you can be around them, remember, manipulation
The person uses attention as reward.
Coming from someone who needs your help, attention is sort of useless. It is intangible, you basically can't do anything with it.
So, if a person gets you to do something just so you can be around them, remember, manipulation
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Implied blackmail.
The person knows something about you that you wouldn't want anybody else to know.
They don't exactly threaten you with it, but they start asking you to do things they wouldn't have if not for the thing they now know
Implied blackmail.
The person knows something about you that you wouldn't want anybody else to know.
They don't exactly threaten you with it, but they start asking you to do things they wouldn't have if not for the thing they now know
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The **prove to me** method.
In any line of conversation, once it enters **do it to prove to me... ** you're being manipulated.
Happens in romantic relationships a lot. But anybody can use this against you, even strangers
The **prove to me** method.
In any line of conversation, once it enters **do it to prove to me... ** you're being manipulated.
Happens in romantic relationships a lot. But anybody can use this against you, even strangers
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Reverse psychology.
This is very popular. Someone tells you to do something, so because you don't want to do what **they said** you do the exact opposite.
And this was exactly what they wanted you to do.
Reverse psychology.
This is very popular. Someone tells you to do something, so because you don't want to do what **they said** you do the exact opposite.
And this was exactly what they wanted you to do.
8
Silent treatment.
Someone shuts you out, refuses to talk to you or acknowledge your presence until you do something they want you to do.
This is obviously manipulation.
Most popular form among low level Machs and women I'd say
Silent treatment.
Someone shuts you out, refuses to talk to you or acknowledge your presence until you do something they want you to do.
This is obviously manipulation.
Most popular form among low level Machs and women I'd say
Thing with manipulation is, once you realize you're being manipulated, getting out of it is not hard.
Manipulation doesn't work when you're aware of it. Your awareness defeats the purpose
Manipulation doesn't work when you're aware of it. Your awareness defeats the purpose
