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form of manipulation, and it is just as dangerous as all the other
manipulative techniques applied because we don’t see mind control as
something that is present in our day to day life. We tend to think of
brainwashing as something that only cults or religious groups resort to, or
something that advertisers and politicians are more likely to resort to than
the average person. It can be hard to fathom that the colleague working
alongside you in the next cubicle is more than capable of applying subtle
mind control techniques as a way of exerting control over you.
Common examples of mind control techniques taking place right in front of
us through the manipulator we know include:
Being offered several choices without realizing that all those
choices lead to the same conclusion. This is how the manipulator
leads to believe that you have a “choice” and you’re making
your own “decisions” when in reality, they’ve already made the
decision for you.
Having the same idea or phrase repeated to you so often that it
now sticks in your brain.
Having the manipulator perform a technique known as
intelligence-dampening on you. This is where they will provide
you with a series of brief snippets of information on several
different subjects, indirectly training your brain for short term
memory and making you feel overwhelmed by the amount of
information you’re receiving on several subjects. This
overwhelming feeling is exactly what they want you to feel
because it has you turning to them for answers and make you
more susceptible to going along with what they want. Ever had a
colleague who came and fired off a series of instructions to you
before you’ve had time to process it? And then conveniently
offer solutions (that they already wanted anyway) and you feel