How to Understand That You Are Being Manipulated: Key Signs and What to Do About It
People use each other to achieve certain goals, and there is nothing unusual about this.
Only after understanding the abuse of higher feelings do victims of manipulators become more insightful and choose their friends more carefully in the future.
Let's find out whether it is possible to recognize that someone is trying to use you for personal gain and what to do if this is the case.
You are being manipulated if:
- you haven’t known each other for long, and your partner starts asking uncomfortable questions;
- if your partner has started studying the content of your social networks and looking for your weak spots;
- if your behavior is simply copied in an attempt to arouse interest;
- if the partner does not skimp on gifts and compliments, and also makes unambiguous hints;
- if your partner constantly portrays himself as a victim of circumstances, plays on your feelings of guilt, or criticizes you;
- if he promises but does nothing, threatens, lies, forces you to make a decision and take responsibility for it.
All this can be accompanied by mood swings, ignoring your interests and ordinary blackmail.
What to do about it
These signs in themselves indicate that it is unlikely that you will be able to build a healthy relationship, but if you are full of enthusiasm, you can try to maintain something in common.
In this case, you will have to have a frank conversation with your partner.
A person who did not have the intention of blatantly using you will really try to change.
But, having heard a denial in response, accusations that you have devalued his feelings, you will have to defend your personal boundaries, and even better - delete the manipulator from your social circle.
Earlier we talked about how to understand that a man can’t forget his ex .
