5 Signs of Emotional Manipulation (Watch out!) - WomenWorking

After you end the work, love or friend relationship, you learn how badly you’ve been manipulated. Worse, you realize that the longer you allowed the manipulation to continue, the more damage your manipulator did to your heart or career. Defeat a manipulator’s underhanded methods by recognizing these early signs in the future. Dazzle Manipulators seduce and entrance. You walk out of an encounter with a manipulator and wonder, “What did I just agree to?” You leave a date or social event enthralled but later can’t explain what was so special. All you can say is “he was.” With skilled manipulators, the messenger outshines the message. If you find yourself unable to explain what you found to be so special to yourself or someone else, you’ve identified sign number one. Hooked fast Manipulators move in fast, slathering on sweet charm to beguile their targets. They appear instantly interested in who you are and give you the sense that they view your concerns as paramount. This false bond masks their ulterior motives and enables them to then use you emotionally. If you feel things are moving too fast, you’ve caught on to sign number two. Guilt trip Suppose you […]