Tag: manipulative behavior
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11 Ways to Deal With a Manipulative Girlfriend
Are you in love with your girlfriend, but you’ve grown weary of her constant manipulative behavior? Maybe you’ve been together for a while and don’t know how to address the issue. How can you discuss the behavior, help the manipulator to make changes, and keep the flames of passion alive? Almost everyone has dealt with…
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5 Signs of a Guilt Trip to Never Ignore
A guilt trip is a form of indirect communication that creates feelings of guilt or discomfort in the recipient. They are common in close relationships where each party cares about the other’s emotions. The manipulative tactic can be performed in other, more distant relationships but are less likely to incite guilt in either party successfully.…
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20 Negative Habits That Unmask a Self Centered Person
Have you ever dated a self centered person? Maybe someone has accused you of being a bit selfish or egotistical. Everyone has character flaws and things they need to work on. However, the self centered person takes things to the extreme, and they only care about themselves. It’s difficult, if not impossible, to have a…
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8 Phrases Manipulators Use Often to Conceal Themselves
Manipulators are soul-sucking individuals who drain your energy – and threaten your mental health. Manipulative people think about one thing and one thing only: how to benefit themselves. They give little to no thought as to how their behavior affects others. The act of manipulation is a tool used by predators of society – the…
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4 Phrases Manipulators Use to Make You Think They’re Harmless (And How to Respond)
Most people don’t realize when they’re being manipulated. This is because manipulative people are good at what they do. They tend to use certain phrases that can make them seem like they’re entirely harmless. Most people don’t realize that these are the hallmark phrases of an abuser – or know how to respond when they’re…
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5 Signs Your Partner Is Gaslighting You
“Gaslighting? What on Earth is gaslighting?” Definition: Psychological manipulation, intentional or otherwise, to make the victim doubt their own sanity. Now that you know what gaslighting is? How can you tell if it happening to you? We have no less than five signs to determine whether or not it is. Without further ado, let us give…