By practising these strategies, you can create a strong defence against manipulation and maintain control over your decisions, here are some things to know.
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Avoid owing someone by returning their favors or handling matters yourself.
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Turn the tables by asking them the same questions or tasks they try to delegate.
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It can make manipulative people feel uncomfortable and less likely to manipulate.
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This disarms manipulative people who rely on intense eye contact to intimidate.
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Don’t let a manipulator use a specific situation to define your overall behaviour.
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This wears down their attempts to push you into doing something.
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Use humor and imagination to mentally distance yourself from their attempts, creating emotional detachment.