Scorpios: How do you manipulate others so well?
See, I have a heart. If I love a person, it's not easily done, but it can still be done. My mother gave me $20 recently and I gave it back, because I very well knew that our definition of, "wisely," differentiates. In simpler terms, I would have probably spent it on drugs. And as much as any money is helpful in my present state, I still couldn't bear the aftermath. The thought that I would do that to my mother would kill me. The thought that some people do that to their mothers kills me. I think there will always be exceptions with certain people. On the other hand, there's this kid (Leo Sun / Gemini Moon / Leo Venus) and he bows to my every whim, like a faithful dog obeys his owner. He's a person who is easily persuaded or influenced. I take advantage of this at my own, personal convenience. I don't feel penitent towards my, "wrongdoing," simply because I don't care. I haven't formed any type of fondness towards him. I don't expect him to always be there, and I accept this idea. He's just convenient, at this particular moment in time. Of course, he doesn't know I feel this way. If your heart doesn't accept any feelings towards specific people, you pretend to them it does. Especially if you find an advantage in this. Usually, there's several. That's what I love, but also hate. A person never knows exactly what you're thinking or how you feel about them. They can remind you constantly, but you never know if it could just be a lie. My conclusion is that the best way to manipulate someone is to actually put your heart into it. Think about it. I assume with your emotional profundity, you'll understand just exactly what I mean. How do you do it?
Cancer moons, emotional manipulation? If you have done this please explain how and what you've done...?
I have a Cancer moon.. and I am very emotionally manipulative.. :( I tend to do it subtly, say things that hint to make someone feel bad, and guilt trip in a subtle way so I cannot be called out on it. I make him pity me and then guilt trip to sometimes get my way. I pour all my emotions out and actually make myself cry or make myself sick to sway the person to get what I want.. I will bring up all the things the person has done to me in the past and sometimes make up little things from way back so they can't actually remember it.. I talk in a very sad, depressing voice as well. I will mope around until I get my way, if it's that important. I will pretend to care for my satisfaction. I will mess with someone's mind so if someone doesn't do something I want, I say okay and act really happy, and continously use reverse psychology until the person feels as if they are the douche and I am the victim and they feel so wrong they will do right to me.. :) Cold, yes. But we all have our downfalls.
How can I learn to be a manipulative person? How do manipulative people think? Can it be learned? Can it be perfected through exercise? What are the hallmarks of manipulative thinking? What characterizes a manipulator extraordinaire?
Research Machiavelli and Machiavellian personalities. Once you have this background knowledge, take the MACH-IV and find out how you fair. See, I am a High Mach, I scored 99 the end of sophomore year of high school after I spent the entire school year learning about power and manipulation. I find the rest of the answers here funny because they only preach to learn how to manipulate to protect yourself. But the goal and fundamental purpose of manipulation is self serving. Only manipulate when you desperately want something, and get rid of your petty emotions as well. Read the Prince and the 48 Laws of Power. They'll teach you to gather the skill set you seek. But be aware, once you start down the path of learning to be a manipulator it's hard to stop. I should know, I've been Student Body President for three years straight.______________________________________________________________________________________Edit as of 9/26/2018This is one of my most popular messages to my loyal followers, and for this, I must change certain aspects of this post.I’ll keep this simple.Power is self serving- to those who do not understand how to use it positively.Power is extremely attractive and alluring- to those who do not understand true leadership.Manipulating will get you very far in life- but you will be greeted with empty hallways of power with little to show for all your conniving. You will be old, alone, and freezing on top of Olympus.Let Power be your guide to transform your environments into the highest reflections of you- and all the values/morals that guide you.Experience has given me these keys of wisdom. Follow and Apply.Yours Truly,KWII
What are signs of manipulation?
does he wave his hand and say things like these aren't the droids youre looking for
Do you know when someone is trying to manipulate you?
There is a website I know of that shows eight different ways to spot emotional manipulation. Here it is: http://www.cassiopaea.com/cassiopaea/emo...
What does emotional abuse mean to women?
I think it counts if the person takes advantage of you through your emotions, that can be abusive. If they manipulate your emotions that way, I find it can be very severe. I've lived that, and for me, it was a lot more destructive than physical violence, because it's so easily hidden or explained away as "misunderstanding" or you being "over-emotional" or "over-sensitive". I would've preferred he had been violent and just hit me, at least THAT wouldn't have been explained away, yanno? I would've left him right away had he hit me. But because it was emotional/psychological methods he used to control me, manipulating my nature and my love for him, he was able to keep me unaware of his BS for a few years. In the end, it was the fact that I was naive and hadn't been manipulated or abused that way by anyone I'd loved, so it's his fault he did it, but mine that it took so long for me to recognize what was going on between us. This is true for either sex to me, we're all fair game for people who use these tactics on others. If it feels like abuse, it is. Nobody else's definition matters besides yours =o)