How to recognize and unmask a manipulator?
Learn common tactics of emotional manipulators to know if you are facing a manipulator or not!
Although all humans are manipulative to some degree, there are few things more treacherous than a bad person with good people skills. They will lie, cheat, treat you badly, and somehow manage to make it all look like your fault.
Manipulators rarely act early in a relationship. They usually take the time to build a foundation of trust by encouraging you to share your challenges, hopes, and dreams with them. It feels good to have someone who cares about you and it makes them seem caring and selfless, but what they’re really doing is looking for vulnerabilities that they can later use for their own benefit . .
They will then gradually test various weak points a little at a time to see how far they can push you. This is precisely what makes them so hard to spot until they have fully inserted themselves into your life. It might be tempting to assume that women are much more susceptible to emotional manipulators , but that’s not the case. Please keep in mind that ultimately, grooming is a form of abuse, and research studies indicate that people of all genders and ages have reported experiencing adverse effects from this treatment.
