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Are You a Micro-Manipulator?
You may be sabotaging your chances for a trusting, caring, and secure relationship through micromanipulation without even realizing it!
A manipulator is someone who attacks another person’s mental or emotional well-being to get what they want.
We tend to understand manipulation on a grand scale.
For instance, manipulators such as narcissists are more commonly known.
In relationships, this behavior normally shows up during the dating phase and increases to destructive, controlling behaviors as the relationship evolves.
Often these types of manipulators use excessively harmful behavior towards their victim. The tactics start subtle, sometimes endearing, and lead to a full-blown toxic relationship.
Manipulating behavior of any type is usually learned from mimicking adults, such as caregivers, or being part of a dysfunctional or competitive family. It is often developed during childhood into early adulthood.
