No one wants to be someone’s puppet. Be aware if someone is using you for their own interests.
A dangerous situation can arise if you don’t look into the matter seriously.
Influencing, controlling, manipulating, or using others to achieve one’s own goals can be done by spouses, friends, relatives, colleagues, or superiors. “There are several ways to influence, control, or manipulate someone’s behavior.”
The phrase manipulative behavior refers to behaviors such as lying, guilt-tripping, refusing to make compromises, the silent treatment, and showing anger.
To manipulate a person, these people can suddenly get highly emotional before quickly turning cold and harsh.
These manipulative individuals eventually distance themselves from their families and friends.
Undermining people’s self-esteem, destroying people’s confidence, making insulting comments and jokes these are the weapons they use to manipulate people. They also force people to make quick decisions and hide important information.
Who are the most vulnerable victims of manipulation?
People who have a lot of empathy towards others and who have a lot of low self-confidence are easily victims of other people’s “manipulation.”
Compassion is a very good quality. But it destroys a person’s mental health to some extent. Because manipulators tend to target people who are highly empathetic.
Sympathy is an excellent trait. However, it has a negative impact on a person’s mental health. Because manipulators frequently target those who are really sympathetic.
How to understand that someone is ‘Manipulating’ you
If you find yourself doing things in life that appear unreal, you may be influenced by someone In this case, you will recall an occurrence and try to figure out what happened. If your other relationships such as family, relatives, friends etc. keep drifting away without realizing it, then it is also a strong indication that you are a victim of someone’s control. Even if you don’t get a chance to think about the decision you make, there are other people behind it. That is, being influenced or controlled by someone. That influencer may not be directly involved in your decision making.
Even if you don’t get a chance to think about every decision you make because it is made by someone else, that means you are being influenced or dominated by someone. That influencer may not be personally involved in your decision-making.
This ‘manipulation’ is very effective in destroying mental well-being. So, the safest way is to take help from people you trust. Mental health specialists can be consulted if needed. Talking to someone you trust who doesn’t know the person can give you good advice.
Once the manipulator is identified, the boundaries of your relationship with him should be firm. And it is important to make the person aware of that boundary and explain the consequences of violating it. Naturally, the manipulator will overstep his boundaries and try to gain control over your personal life or work. But in that case, again explain him the boundary line. If this cycle continues, it would be best to end the relationship.
