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popular enough to make you feel a desire to be part of their
crowd, and they love feeling in control by making you work hard
to earn their approval. They know that keeping you in this state
allows them to get away with more “favors” since you’ll be more
than willing to do what they want just to feel accepted. Don’t
allow yourself to be subjected to their manipulative ways any
longer, if they can’t accept you for who you are, don’t worry
there’s plenty of other people who will. Anytime you have to
work too hard to feel accepted means you’re working hard for
the wrong kind of people.
Turn the Tables - Manipulators will constantly try to work
against you. They’ll befriend your friends, and then try to turn
them against you. They’ll convince you to do most of the work,
and then take equal or more credit for behind your back. They’ll
entice you with the same reward and watch as you continuously
try to chase it. They’ll remember all your past mistakes and
never miss an opportunity to make you feel bad about it. If the
manipulator you’re trying to rid yourself of continues to work
even harder to make your life a living nightmare, you need to
turn the tables on them and strike back. Find what’s giving them
their support, and then weaken it so the manipulator no longer
has a strong enough foothold. This support could be their
followers, supporters, subordinates, a skill that they have or
some resource that they might be in control of. Befriend their
supports and make them your allies. Make connections with
others who have a similar skill so the manipulator is not the only
one who is in control. Turning the tables on them and weakening
the hold that they have will end of throwing them off balance so
they no longer focus on trying to dominate your life, but focus
instead on trying to reclaim their position in their own circle.
Don’t Compromise - Compromising your own morals and
values is one of the many big mistakes you could make when