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dealing with a manipulator. You’re playing right into their hands
when you go against everything you believe in just to do what

they want. It is okay if they make you feel bad or guilty about it
(just another one of their tricks), let them do what they want.
What’s important is that you don’t compromise your own
happiness, emotions, time and energy any longer running around
in circles trying to accommodate them. Ask yourself this: would

they be willing to do the same for you if the roles were reversed?
Go back once more to the fundamental rules where you have a
right to put your happiness and your needs first.

Don’t Ask for Permission - Asking for permission is a hard
habit to break. We’ve been taught to do it ever since we were

children, asking our parents for permission whenever we wanted
to do something. In school, we had to ask permission from the
teachers for the things we needed. As adults, we ask permission
from our supervisors or managers before we take action. In a

relationship, we ask permission from our partner’s to get their
approval before we make a move. Because of this, asking for
permission can be a hard habit to break. When you allow the
manipulator to be in control, you constantly find yourself

seeking approval and asking for permission instead of taking
control and making your own decisions. Isn’t it time to put a stop
to this? After all, this is your life, not theirs. Why should you
wait around for their permission to tell you what to do?

Have Your Own Purpose - Your purpose is definitely not to do

what the manipulator wants you to do. Those operate without a
sense of purpose make it easier for themselves to be controlled
by those with a stronger will and agenda. That’s the reason why
manipulators continue to have an influence to this day, because

so many people are going around without a sense of purpose,
leaving themselves open to being taken advantage of. When you
don’t have a strong sense of purpose of your own, you’re more