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Psychology
fromSilicon Canals
2 weeks ago

Psychology says truly manipulative people rarely raise their voice. They control through withdrawal, through carefully timed silence, and through making you feel like the unreasonable one for having needs at all. - Silicon Canals

Sophisticated manipulation operates through subtle, systematic withdrawal and silence rather than overt aggression, conditioning victims to fear expressing their own needs.
Relationships
fromSilicon Canals
1 month ago

People who seem kind but are actually mean underneath usually display these 8 subtle behaviors - Silicon Canals

Some people disguise meanness as kindness by offering conditional help, weaponizing favors, and feigning concern while gossiping to control or belittle others.
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