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Question by  soniv11 (25)

How can I tell if someone is trying to manipulate me?

I really think this person is playing mind games, but maybe they're for real, I can't tell.

 
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Answer by  Lynore (191)

Always go with your gut feeling, mine has never been wrong. Also, I think it was Oprah who said, doubt means don't.

 
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Answer by  somerset (801)

Generally speaking, people who don't have ulterior motives, do not make other people uncomfortable. If you have an inner voice, a little red flag, telling you something is not right, listen to it.

Reply by Worddoer (1):
This is absurb!. Have people ever had such suspicions and been markedly WRONG! Such advice as this is moronic and harmful. Listen to this advice and you run the risk of thinking your own intuition is infallible. Get this wrong and wreck a relationship. Examine yourself first.  add a comment
 
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Answer by  Anonymous

yes I agree with the twisting of words, this is a classic and shows the other person is manipulating the situation. Whenever I have pointed it out to the person, they are in denial (another sign).

 
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Answer by  liblue (683)

I think that manipulation is felt by an uncomfortable feeling from the receiver. If you feel a pattern of negative feelings with a person or situation and it happens more than once it could be a pattern.

Reply by AdrianaG (2):
ok, I feel that same way when my room mate talks to me and she ask me questions that sometimes dont have nothing to do with what we was talking about, plus im always uncmfotable when we talk.  add a comment
 
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Answer by  mec109 (12)

You can tell a lot about a person from the microexpressions that their face will show during your conversation. For example, asymmetrical micro movements of the upper lip like a mini-scowl are signs of contempt. Furthermore, a lack of a normal hesitation period (.5 to 1 second) between questions and answers are signs of someone who MAY be lying.

 
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Answer by  Anonymous

The person tries to twist your words and make out your in the wrong so you will question yourself. By doing this they gain control of you and the situation.

 
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Answer by  AdrianaG (2)

im in the same situation too

 
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