{"id":9011,"date":"2019-05-08T16:26:14","date_gmt":"2019-05-08T23:26:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/btsadv.wpengine.com\/?p=9011"},"modified":"2024-05-28T19:41:00","modified_gmt":"2024-05-29T02:41:00","slug":"recognizing-manipulation-tactics","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/breakthesilencedv.org\/?p=9011","title":{"rendered":"Recognizing Manipulation Tactics"},"content":{"rendered":"
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By Jenn Rockefeller<\/p>\n\n\n\n

When we enter into relationships, we do so with the hope that the relationship will be a mutually loving one. But some relationships are not an equal partnership; rather, they are riddled with abusiveness and one-sided love. These one-sided relationships are not relationships at all. They are abusive from the start because of manipulation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Abusers use a multitude of manipulation tactics to gain the upper hand and have power and control over their targets. What is manipulation and what are the top tactics they use? Once we learn what these tactics are, then we can more easily recognize them when they are being used.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Definition<\/strong>
According to Merriam Webster<\/a>, to manipulate is \u201cto control or play upon by artful, unfair, or insidious means especially to one’s own advantage.\u201d So when abusers manipulate their targets, they do so with the malicious intent of using us to get what they want. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Examples of manipulation<\/strong>
<\/strong>We all manipulate people from time to time. It\u2019s the way life goes sometimes. But what makes it malicious and poisonous to our souls is the habitual nature of it all.  Abusers manipulate us to get what they want because they know no other way. Having power and control over others is all they know. It\u2019s a way of life for them. Below are just five examples of manipulative tactics that abusers use to maintain that power and control. <\/p>\n\n\n\n