标题:5WarningSignsofManipulationinRelationships source:psychcentral丨EdenS 欲翻译的小伙伴,可评论领稿,并把已完成的译文贴在评论处或发在自己的心理圈内。请领稿的小伙伴,尽量在一个星期内完成翻译,谢谢!! Thescarythingis:Youprobablydon’tevenknowit’shappening。 Theworstpartofbeingmanipulatedinarelationshipisthatquiteoftenyoudon’tevenknowit’shappening。Manipulativepeopletwistyourthoughts,actions,wantsanddesiresintosomethingthatbettersuitshowtheyseetheworldandtheymoldyouintosomeonethatservestheirownpurposes。Scary,right? Hereareafewbiggiestolookoutfortomakesureit’snothappeningtoyou: 7WaysToKeepTheirPassiveAggressionFromDrivingYouNuts 1。Hemakesyoufeelguiltyforeverything。 Manipulationalwaysstartwithguilt。Ifhecanconvinceyoutofeelguiltyforyouractions(evenwhenyou’vedonenothingwrong),thenheknowsyou’llbemorewillingtodowhathesays。“Imeansure,IguessdinnerwasOK。Itwasn’twhatIwashopingforandIwouldhaveratherdonesomethingdifferentbutIguessaslongasyou’rehappy,that’sallthatmatters。Iloveyouandit’simportanttomethatyouarehappy,evenifthatmeanssettingasidewhatIwant。” CheckoutYourTangoforrelationshipadvice Seewhathedidthere?Howheturnedthataroundyou?Onthesurface,hemakesitseemlikehe’salovingboyfriendbutspoileralert:guiltisnotlove。 Manipulatorsalsotryandmakeyoubelievethatthey’redoingabetterjobof“lovingyou,”sothatyou’llbemorewillingtosetasidewhatyouwantinordertofeellikeyou“lovehimjustasmuch。”It’sasickmindgame。 2。Heforceshisinsecuritiesonyou。 Manipulatorswilloftenforcetheirowninsecuritiesonyouinanefforttocontrolhowyoureacttowardshim。“I’vebeencheatedonbeforeandthat’swhyIdon’twantyoutohaveanymalefriends。Youcanunderstandthat,right?”Yes,ofcourseyoucanunderstandthat(andyoushouldbeconsciousofhisinsecurities),buthisstrugglesshouldnotdefinethefunctionalityofyourrelationship。 “I’msorryIactedthatwaybutI’mjustsoscaredthatyouwillleaveme!”isanexcusethat’softenusedbymanipulatorswhenyoupointoutflawsinhisactions。Thesheerpurposeofthatexcuseistotakethefocusoffofyourworriesandsuckyoubackintothis。 There’safinelinebetweenshowingconsiderationforhisfeelingsandbeingmanipulatedintofeelingwhathewantsyoutofeel。Considerationisshownwithlovewhilemanipulationisruledbyguilt。 3。Hemakesyoudoubtyourself。 Wanttoknowwhyit’ssoeasyforhimtobemanipulated?Becausehe’smindfkedyoutothepointwhereyounolongertrustyourself。That’sright,manipulatorstakeyourinsecuritiesandusethemagainstyou。Theyconsistentlypointoutwhatyou’redoing“wrong”andhowtheycouldhavedoneitbetter。Theypointoutyourweaknesses,thenshowyouthatwiththeirhelp,youcandobetter,bebetter。Theyslowlyconvinceyoutheyhaveyourbestinterestsinmindbuttheydon’t。 Theyhavetheirbestinterestsinmind。Andinordertokeeptheirwantsandneedsattheforefrontofyourrelationship,theygentlytwistyourthinkinguntilyoulooktohimforguidanceoneverything。Oncethathappens,manipulatorscanmakeyoubasicallydowhatevertheywantyoutobecauseyounowtrustthemmorethanyoutrustyourself。 4。Hemakesyouresponsibleforhisemotions。 Manipulatorsareironicinthesensethattheyspendquiteabitoftimemakingyoufeelasifyoucan’tthinkforyourselfbutthenturnaroundandmakeyouresponsibleforalloftheiremotions。Iftheyfeelsad,it’sprobablybecauseyoumadethemfeelthatway。Ifthey’reangry,well,youhadbettercheckyourselfbecauseyouobviouslydidsomethingwrong。 Forasmuchastheytakeawayfromyouandforasmuchastheymakeyoubelievethatyou’retotallyincapableofcontrollingyourownlife,theyexpectyoutoberesponsibleforhowtheyfeel。INSANE。 5。Hemakesyoubelievethatyouwantwhathewants。 Weallstartoutrelationshipswithrequirementsanddealbreakersbutit’snatural,asyoustarttoblendtwolives,thatcompromisesaremade。What’sNOTnormal:Whenyouhavetocompletelysetasidewhatyouwantandneedinanefforttoappeaseyourpartner。Ifyoustarttorealizeyourpartner’sneedsarebeingmetfarmoreoftenthanyoursare,youmightbemarriedtoamanipulator。 Areyougivingintowhathewantsoutoffeelingsofguiltorbecausehehasmadeyoufeelresponsibleforthewayhefeels?HaveyougivenupwhatYOUwantbecausehe’smadeyoubelievethatyoushouldwantsomethingelse?Ifyouhaveanswered“yes”toanyofthosequestions,youmightwanttoreconsidertherelationship。