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so relieved you accept without a second thought? Mind control at
work.
Manipulating your emotions by putting you in a state where your
emotions are heightened to a point that it makes it hard for you
to think straight. The harder it is for you to focus, the easier it is
for them to control you by implanting ideas into your mind.
Mind control techniques are effective in the hands of psychopaths because
they know how to read the people around them effectively. They’ve worked
hard at developing this into an art form, motivated mainly by the strong
desire to control and exert dominance over their targets. Psychopaths have
learned how to size up their targets quickly, doing a quick but accurate
assessment of what their weaknesses and strengths may be, and as they go
along, they continue to gather more information about their targets which
provides them with more leverage and control.
If you think someone you know could be using subtle mind control
techniques against you, watch out for the following red flags:
You Feel Isolated - One day you look around and you realize
you’ve somehow managed to isolate all your friends and you’re
feeling extremely lonely all of the sudden. You’re not quite sure
how it happened, and the only “friend” left whom you can turn
to is the one who caused the isolation in the first place.
You Change Your Behavior for Them - When was the last time
you did something that genuinely made you happy in your
romantic relationship? Something that was for yourself without
being worried or afraid of what your partner might say or how
they would react. Sulking, being moody and getting you to
change your behavior for them just to avoid an argument from