Empowerment Tools: Act Now, Before It’s Too Late
When it comes to relationships with aggressive personalities, you can never give the green light to the conductor of a locomotive that has no brakes.
‘Social Skills’ at Psychology, Philosophy and Real Life, Page 2
The following articles are related to ‘Social Skills’ at Psychology, Philosophy and Real Life.
Vilifying the Victim
Neurotics hate to think of themselves as the injuring party and would rather carry the burden of abuse than see themselves as an abuser. Disturbed characters know this well. So, when they want to take advantage, a good one-two punch is to play the victim and then vilify the real victim.
Acting Innocent and “Playing Dumb” as Manipulation Tactics
Feigning ignorance is an effective tactic that manipulates the person confronting the behavior into having doubts about the legitimacy of the issue they’re trying to bring to the other person’s attention.
Taking it Personally — And Personal Responsibility
To have a sense of how we appear to others can be helpful information. And “not taking it personally” can actually contribute to our taking “personal responsibility”.
Evasion and Diversion as Manipulation Tactics
Side-stepping and misleading: rather than being accountable and responsible, what the issue-dodger and subject-changer really wants is to advance their own agenda at the expense of yours, while simultaneously managing your impression of them.
