Signs of Manipulation

1. When they hurt you or embarrass you in public — they act like you are being sensitive.
2. They distort the reality — which will make you question your memory and sanity i.e. gaslighting.
3. When you have a problem, they will minimize it and come up with their own problems — they will do anything to keep the attention on themselves.
4. They will guilt trap you into doing things even when it’s inconvenient — usually will remind you of the times they helped you.
5. You are too kind, emotional and a people pleaser — usually the type manipulators look for.
6. If you are angry with them or acting out — they will ignore you until you have sorted your feeling out.
7. They act differently with you in private than in public — they want to keep a specific public image.
8. They want to appear more intelligent than you — so they will make up facts or over-explain to make it seem like they are an expert.
9. They will tell outrageous lies about their accomplishments — If you confront them about the lie, they will brush it off.
10. If you are being manipulated then leave — you don’t have to put up with this.