It’s literally in the manipulators handbook to gaslight anyone that figured out their little facade and bombard them with ad homs and straw mans to win over others around them.
It’s why if a victim has support, the manipulators usually lie and try to make the support seem like a bad friend or someone not to be trusted.
What does this even mean? Wouldn’t that be impossible unless you’re saying people are calling out hypothetical call outs of manipulation that never happened?
In my experience, the truth comes to light in the end. It’s unfortunate that it has to be that way but it’s been satisfying seeing everyone else’s eyes open and suddenly see what you’ve been saying all along.
You assume malicious intent. We all manipulate people constantly, often because of their interpretation of our signals. Doesn’t make us manipulative in any negative sense.
This is why the best advice is often to remove yourself from their influence rather than try to change them or intentionally manipulate them back (which is malicious).
facts, it’s like the moment you point out someone’s shady behavior everyone acts like you’re the problem. manipulation gets a free pass but calling it out? instant drama lol
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It’s literally in the manipulators handbook to gaslight anyone that figured out their little facade and bombard them with ad homs and straw mans to win over others around them.
It’s why if a victim has support, the manipulators usually lie and try to make the support seem like a bad friend or someone not to be trusted.
Is calling somebody out for manipulation not the same as calling out manipulation? Manipulation isn’t disembodied.
Calling them out is definitely not the way to handle manipulators. You have to disengage. Calling them out just creates drama.
Like defending yourself from bullies at school.
There has to be someone that’s doing the manipulation or there would be no manipulation.
What does this even mean? Wouldn’t that be impossible unless you’re saying people are calling out hypothetical call outs of manipulation that never happened?
The only time in life I truly felt manipulated was when I got accused of being manipulative and gaslighting someone
Funny how the person who calls out the manipulator ends up being the villain in everyone’s story. Plot twist, anyone?
manipulation hides in plain sight, but pointing it out makes everyone uncomfortable
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In my experience, the truth comes to light in the end. It’s unfortunate that it has to be that way but it’s been satisfying seeing everyone else’s eyes open and suddenly see what you’ve been saying all along.
You assume malicious intent. We all manipulate people constantly, often because of their interpretation of our signals. Doesn’t make us manipulative in any negative sense.
This is why the best advice is often to remove yourself from their influence rather than try to change them or intentionally manipulate them back (which is malicious).
facts, it’s like the moment you point out someone’s shady behavior everyone acts like you’re the problem. manipulation gets a free pass but calling it out? instant drama lol
Funny how the real drama is calling out the manipulator instead of the actual manipulation. Guess some people just can’t handle the truth.
Funny how the real drama is calling out the manipulator instead of the actual manipulation. Guess some people just can’t handle the truth.