Manipulative people are those
- who influence or attempts to influence others for their own
benefits
- They use manipulation as a "strategy" to get what they
want.
- They use your weakesses against you.
- They are self- oriented who treat others as objects.
- They make you feel that you have no self confidence so that
they can take advantage of you.
- Their only agenda is control.
- And they try blaming others for their problems by playing the
victim card.
So letting manipulative people into our lives can be very hard
on us. And thus dealing with them is important and can be done by
following ways:
- Recognize that controlling our reaction is entirely on us.
- Ignoring manipulative people is one of the best ways to deal
with them. They just try to get reaction from us, and when they
come to know about things that triggers our reaction they will use
it against us to influence our actions.
- Trust yourself enough to have your opinions and take
decisions.
- Hold onto your set boundaries as per your belief system.
- If something doesnt't feel right just don't it, no matter
whomsoever tries convincing you. Stick to your thoughts.
- Stand for your own self.
- Believe in your own self and love yourself for the person you
are
- Recognize people who genuinely need you and who are using you
for their selfish motives
- Be proud of your accomplisments, and never feel guilty of your
past and mistakes.
- Have enough self respect and learn to say no firmly to people
who mistreat you.
- Surround yourself with positive and likeminded people.