Maybe the classroom was too warm, or the conversation at the office meeting not interesting and you found your attention drifting elsewhere. Your thoughts began to dwell your plans for later that day, or plans that weekend, or even something more interesting...
“The basic tool for the manipulation of reality is the manipulation of words. If you can control the meaning of words, you can control the people who must use the words.” – Philip K. Dick Emotional manipulation is when someone purposely gets you...
Often, when one is struggling to figure out who they are and what they want, the influence of others can make them feel like they’re being blow around by the wind. They like to agree to things because it’s convenient and reduces conflict, and find it hard to say no....
“He felt like he was walked all over like a doormat.” This is a common saying, or analogy implying that one feels that they’ve been taken advantage of, used, bullied, or violated in some way. What happened is that a line was crossed, a personal boundary,...
That day she slept through her alarm clock and therefore was late to work, and late to every meeting she had that day. This created a very stressful and unproductive Monday, and a bad start to the week. She attributed her tardiness to her partners morning routine, the...
Have you ever gotten that long awaited promotion or new job, shared it with a friend whose response was: “Oh, that’s nice.” Or worse yet says, ”What was wrong with you that you couldn’t get it sooner?” Or maybe you’ve returned fresh, filled with tranquility and joy...
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