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Keeping Close Connections You Can Trust - Keeping in close
contact with the family and friends that you can trust will keep
you the manipulator’s mind control efforts on you down to a

minimum. The family and friends you can trust will give you the
support that you need and strengthen your belief in yourself so
the manipulator has no room to plant their seeds of doubt or
shake your confidence.

Talk to Your Friends and Family - Another reason to never

allow the manipulator to sway you into disconnecting from the
ones you love and trust is that you can always trust them to have
your best interest at heart. The ones who love you (in a non-
manipulative way) will always be looking out for your safety. If
you’re ever unsure about whether you’re being subjected to

manipulation (even though you might have your suspicions), talk
to them about what’s going on and see how they react. Their
immediate response - if it is shock and anger - should serve the

wake-up call you to need that something may not be quite right.

Choosing Not to Tolerate Their Moods - Manipulators in
relationships often sulk or resort to temper tantrums to get things
done their way. If you enable them, the only one this kind of
behavior is taking an emotional toll on is you. Choose not to
tolerate it by walking away from the situation whenever they

resort to this kind of behavior. Explain why you’re not going to
put up with this and if they refuse to change their ways, it might
be time to question if there’s any reason to hold onto this

relationship for much longer.

Ignore Them - This is the best practical advice you could apply

on yourself. Ignore them because they’re not worth wasting your
time, effort and emotions on. When they try to give you “advice”