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Psychology Of Manipulation You Should Know.
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1. Choice of meeting location.
- You might be asked to meet in a place he/she has more more dominance and control.
- It makes them feels ownership and familiarity and where you lack them.
- Avoid getting caught in this trick, choose a place that is neutral, new to both of you.
- You might be asked to meet in a place he/she has more more dominance and control.
- It makes them feels ownership and familiarity and where you lack them.
- Avoid getting caught in this trick, choose a place that is neutral, new to both of you.
2. Pushes you to speak first.
- By speaking first, you establish your baseline and they vigilantly look for your Weaknesses.
- They ask you probing questions to understand your thoughts better
- Dont overtalk, ask questions in return to understand the opposite person's stance
- By speaking first, you establish your baseline and they vigilantly look for your Weaknesses.
- They ask you probing questions to understand your thoughts better
- Dont overtalk, ask questions in return to understand the opposite person's stance
3. Manipulation of Facts.
- Lying/Excuse-making/Being two-faced/Blaming the victim/withholding of key information/Exaggeration/ One-sided bias of issue
- Dont fall for lies or feel bad for when someone starts blaming. They might be trying to manipulate you
- Lying/Excuse-making/Being two-faced/Blaming the victim/withholding of key information/Exaggeration/ One-sided bias of issue
- Dont fall for lies or feel bad for when someone starts blaming. They might be trying to manipulate you
4. "intellectual bullying"- showing off expertise and knowledge.
- They take advantage of you by imposing alleged facts, statistics, and other data you may know little about
- Dont lose your stance. If it is a pre-planned meeting, do your homework to have better knowledge.
- They take advantage of you by imposing alleged facts, statistics, and other data you may know little about
- Dont lose your stance. If it is a pre-planned meeting, do your homework to have better knowledge.
5. Raising voice.
- Raising voice is a common form of aggressive manipulation.
- It might make you get scared and give them what they want.
- Remain cool and calm. put forth your point clearly.
- Raising voice is a common form of aggressive manipulation.
- It might make you get scared and give them what they want.
- Remain cool and calm. put forth your point clearly.
6. Giving you little or no time to decide.
- The person puts pressure on you to make a decision before you're ready.
- By applying tension and control onto you, you might give in to their demands.
- Ask for time. Else, reject the offer right away.
- The person puts pressure on you to make a decision before you're ready.
- By applying tension and control onto you, you might give in to their demands.
- Ask for time. Else, reject the offer right away.
7. Negative Humor.
- They might use negative humor or sarcasm, to make you seem inferior and less secure.
- By making you look bad and getting you to feel bad, they impose psychological superiority over you.
- Display positive attitude and just ignore their sarcasm.
- They might use negative humor or sarcasm, to make you seem inferior and less secure.
- By making you look bad and getting you to feel bad, they impose psychological superiority over you.
- Display positive attitude and just ignore their sarcasm.
8. Criticism to make you feel inadequate.
- By constantly marginalizing, ridiculing, and dismissing you, they throw you off-balance and maintain their superiority.
- Dont get lost in the negativity. Find genuine and constructive solutions to prove your point.
- By constantly marginalizing, ridiculing, and dismissing you, they throw you off-balance and maintain their superiority.
- Dont get lost in the negativity. Find genuine and constructive solutions to prove your point.
9. The silent treatment.
- They ignore you, wantedly avoids responding to your calls, text messages, emails
- Due to this, doubt and uncertainty creeps into your mind
- Start finding alternate options. Subtly, let them know that they are not the only option
- They ignore you, wantedly avoids responding to your calls, text messages, emails
- Due to this, doubt and uncertainty creeps into your mind
- Start finding alternate options. Subtly, let them know that they are not the only option
10. Pretend Ignorance.
- They pretend that they did not understand what you want, or what you from them.
- They might make you take additional responsibility.
- Take time to make them understand their portion of the task. And try to portray all the responsibilities you have.
- They pretend that they did not understand what you want, or what you from them.
- They might make you take additional responsibility.
- Take time to make them understand their portion of the task. And try to portray all the responsibilities you have.
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