Fear: afraid to cross them, or afraid of the consequences of not submitting and do as they want.When the manipulative fog descends upon the victim, reality distorts, and you cannot recognize anymore what’s real or manipulated, what’s fair or unfair. FOG: The Emotional Manipulators’ Tool of The Trade The closer people are to us, the more they know what they can leverage to push our buttons. The basic threat, which can be expressed in many different ways, is : If you don’t behave the way I want you to, you will suffer. Emotional Blackmail: A DefinitionĮmotional blackmail is a form of manipulation in which people close to us threaten, directly or indirectly, to punish us if we don’t do what they want. Susan had her own practice, as well as being a therapist, instructor and consultant to several Southern California psychiatric and medical facilities. It will take courage to change the power dynamics, but with assertiveness, self-help, and some courage, you will do itĪbout the Author: Susan Forward is an American psychotherapist and author.You don’t cure emotional blackmail hoping your partner will change, but by working on yourself first and foremost.
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