Friday, October 28, 2022

35 Manipulation Tactics of Toxic People

35  Manipulation Tactics of Toxic People 

By Jenna Ryan 

The Manipulator seeks one thing. Power and thus, Control. Control of your mind, your thoughts, your feelings, your cognitions. The controlling person wants to own a piece of your mind and sees you as their puppet, or tool. 

The best way to steer clear of manipulation is knowing how you feel. Staying tuned to your feelings, and knowing why you feel the way you feel helps you to untangle the knot of manipulation.

  1. Love Bombing  / Bait & Switch
  2. Flattery/ Mimicry
  3. Rug Pulling
  4. Guilt Tripping
  5. Playing the Victim
  6. DARVO - Deny, Attack, Reverse, Victim, Offender
  7. Gaslighting
  8. Giving Commands 
  9. Silent Treatment 
  10. Wounded Bird - Poor Me
  11. Lying and Deception
  12. One-Upping
  13. Virtue Signaling 
  14. Self Righteous Religiosity
  15. Bringing up Past 
  16. Pushing Buttons
  17. Game of Uproar 
  18. Pretending / Acting
  19. Smear Campaigns
  20. Hovering
  21. Playing Dumb
  22. Denial
  23. Propaganda
  24. Recruiting 
  25. Triangulation
  26. Name Calling
  27. Moving the Goalposts
  28. Generalization & Hyperbole
  29. Word Salad
  30. Re-Writing History 
  31. Negging & Digs  
  32. Diminishing & Dismissing 
  33. Harassing and Stalking 
  34. Invalidation
  35. Blaming



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