A lot of times you trust the people around you. Like you think people are good and they end up backstabbing you. The way things work is that everybody is extremely selfish and they are kind of forced to put up a mask over their face to look good till they can scam you or backstab you.
Which goes to show that world is kind of rigged and you are supposed to clear your way every step of the way. You are supposed to avoid manipulation by not playing by some rules and then breaking some of them to make the life easier for yourself.
How to avoid manipulation? Create a distance. Say you are manipulated by a family. You have to create a distance with the family and make sure to not tempt into their sweet talks and the stuff that would get you into manipulation. Creating distance is one of the ways a lot of bad manipulation can be overcome.
Second thing make sure to have a higher ground. People below you manipulate if you lack the power. If you gain the power then you would not be manipulated. And another thing is something you have to understand in the right order for the way people manipulate each other, that part you have to learn over a period of time. Find out the parts where they choose to manipulate you.
Third thing, find out all the previous patterns and the present patterns for the manipulation. As long as they choose to manipulate you on those patterns. You have to learn to avoid them. And when you do it kind of becomes easy for you to build over. In short the pattern is what we seek and another part is acting on the same.
Points to take away.
- Find the pattern of manipulation.
- Break the pattern.
- Create distance. Create silence.
- Avoid argument. Avoid point of contact.
In short, you do the things that build you it kind of builds your life without getting manipulated. This is how anyone would develop their life and avoid the bad people who manipulate.
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STOPSounds like being manipulated is just a state of mind.
I !LUV to ignore most #TooFuckeh poop. If you consider the amount of hype used to market products, service, programs, tokens, etc, then one may be manipulated intentional or unintentionally. If we learn to become a great observer, collect data and implement some good skillsets we can learn to ignore and manage this manipulation. Happens all the time. I have seen many failures that were predictable and even if you point out the concerns, one may choose to ignore your advise cause of their current mindset. All part of being a human. An animal that is emotionally driven and mostly shy on logic.
Not something I can imagine and it just not possible. Ah, but then, I suppose I would have to allow it to happen. !LOL
Being manipulated by family members happens all of the time. Have you seen a child cry and have a tantrum to get its mother’s attention? Or your parents pressure you to become a doctor and study hard against your wishes?
But we are manipulated in subtle ways. Big companies spend millions of dollars to have their products, and only their products at eye level in shops. It’s quite troubling at times.
All kinds of negative energy exist, created and used in various ways. So as long as the environment rewards such behaviour, you will get more of the same.
I am in the opinion that if we are self-aware, confident, have strong critical thinking skills, and are well-informed about manipulation tactics we are less likely to be manipulated.
We are products of our environment. As per
They do it because it works. Consider the usage of salt, sugar and fats. Science knows that these element have a huge impact on our brain response as per reward system. Manufacturer should be sued and CEOs put in jail for a period of time. Abuse of these elements create a huge amount of problems for society at many levels and for many years. Short term gain with long term pain. So yeah, lots of manipulation but it can avoided. Not saying it is easy for some. But doable just the same. Just need more exercise for the frontal lobe of the brain and less for the mesolimbic dopamine system. !lol
I agree with you.