“They always one-up you. No matter what problems you may have, emotional manipulators have it worse. They undermine the legitimacy of your complaints by reminding you that their problems are more serious. The message? You have no reason to complain, so shut the heck up.”— Travis Bradberry, entrepreneur.comTagged: manipulation, complaints, One-Upping
“If you bring up something that’s bothering you, they make you feel guilty for mentioning it. If you don’t, they make you feel guilty for keeping it to yourself and stewing on it. When you’re dealing with emotional manipulators, whatever you do is wrong, and, no matter what problems the two of you ar…”— Travis Bradberry, entrepreneur.comTagged: manipulation, Guilt, guilty
“Emotional manipulators will tell you what you want to hear, but their actions are another story. They pledge their support, but, when it comes time to follow through, they act as though your requests are entirely unreasonable.”— Travis Bradberry, entrepreneur.comTagged: manipulation, promises, Lies