• Signs of emotional manipulation include gaslighting, passive aggression, and more.
• A manipulator may also use your insecurities against you so that they can control you.
• A sinister sign can also be moving goalposts — when your partner keeps changing their expectations.
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• Become impatient or angry when they don't receive special treatment
• Have significant interpersonal problems and easily feel slighted
• React with rage or contempt and try to belittle the other person to make themselves appear superior
• Have difficulty regulating emotions and behavior
• Experience major problems dealing with stress and adapting to change

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They include:

• They know your weaknesses and how to exploit them
• They use your insecurities against you
• They convince you to give up something important to you, to make you more dependent on them
• If they are successful in their manipulation, they will continue to do so until you are able to get out of the situation

• There are cascades of lies, including about their past
• They will isolate their victims from support networks
• There is a discrepancy between what they do and what they say, but this is often difficult to spot when emotions are running high
• They justify their actions by redefining what they are doing

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