How To Tell If Someone Is Trying To Manipulate You
Yes. It doesn’t take long. The key is to pay attention to how much they pay attention to you. Manipulative people all have one thing in common: low empathy.
If I suspect someone of being manipulative/narcissitic/overly self centered (they’re all the same thing) I have this simple test:
I deliberately turn the conversation to myself and talk about myself, then I closely monitor how long I’m allowed to do this and whether the other person is paying attention. The faster I get shut down, the more manipulative the other person is. If they don’t let you go 15 seconds talking about yourself, you have a problem.
This is a kind of screening process on both sides. If you always let a manipulative person talk about themselves and their needs they will eventually start taking advantage of you
Yes. It doesn’t take long. The key is to pay attention to how much they pay attention to you. Manipulative people all have one thing in common: low empathy.
If I suspect someone of being manipulative/narcissitic/overly self centered (they’re all the same thing) I have this simple test:
I deliberately turn the conversation to myself and talk about myself, then I closely monitor how long I’m allowed to do this and whether the other person is paying attention. The faster I get shut down, the more manipulative the other person is. If they don’t let you go 15 seconds talking about yourself, you have a problem.
This is a kind of screening process on both sides. If you always let a manipulative person talk about themselves and their needs they will eventually start taking advantage of you
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