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Chapter 3: The Dark Side of Manipulation

We know manipulators exist and that they’re all around us, but who are

these people exactly? What sort of personalities do they have? In a romantic
relationship, they’re the partner who is abusive and controlling, damaging

not just the relationship the two of you have built but taken your self-esteem

down right along with it. In a family dynamic, they’re the family member

who constantly creates disharmony and chaos, or the one who always wants

to be the center of attention. They could be the sister, brother, aunt, uncle,
cousin, mother or father who makes subtle remarks aimed at making

everyone else around them feel inadequate or insecure.

The manipulator could be your next door neighbor or friend who is

spreading rumors and gossip, the one who enjoys pitting one person against
the other and then standing back and watching the fight. At work, the

manipulator could be that colleague who has a track record for being

dishonest and unethical, willing to stoop as low as they can to get what they

want and stepping on everyone else’s toes on their way to the top. Out on

the streets, the manipulators are the criminals and con-artists who rely on
deception and distraction to swindle you out of your hard earned cash,

robbing you in broad daylight without you knowing it and them stealthily

covering their tracks to avoid being detected.

The manipulator can come in any shape or form, sometimes in the form of a

person you least expect, and among the several things that a lot of these
manipulators have in common is the fact that they suffer from some form of