{"id":100272,"date":"2018-10-23T11:00:46","date_gmt":"2018-10-23T10:00:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.harleytherapy.co.uk\/counselling\/?p=100272"},"modified":"2023-03-10T19:10:21","modified_gmt":"2023-03-10T19:10:21","slug":"manipulative-behaviour-are-you-guilty","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.harleytherapy.co.uk\/counselling\/manipulative-behaviour-are-you-guilty.htm","title":{"rendered":"9 Kinds of Manipulative Behaviour You Might be Guilty Of"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_100275\" style=\"width: 366px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-100275\" class=\" wp-image-100275\" src=\"https:\/\/www.harleytherapy.co.uk\/counselling\/wp-content\/uploads\/30515550042_d99235d740-400x400.jpg\" alt=\"manipulative behaviour\" width=\"356\" height=\"356\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.harleytherapy.co.uk\/counselling\/wp-content\/uploads\/30515550042_d99235d740-400x400.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.harleytherapy.co.uk\/counselling\/wp-content\/uploads\/30515550042_d99235d740-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.harleytherapy.co.uk\/counselling\/wp-content\/uploads\/30515550042_d99235d740.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.harleytherapy.co.uk\/counselling\/wp-content\/uploads\/30515550042_d99235d740-200x200.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.harleytherapy.co.uk\/counselling\/wp-content\/uploads\/30515550042_d99235d740-50x50.jpg 50w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 356px) 100vw, 356px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-100275\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">By: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/veritatem\/30515550042\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noreferrer\" \">Heidi De Vries<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\" style=\"color: #333399;\">by Andrea M. Darcy<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">We all know when someone is using outright manipulation, like promising us <a href=\"https:\/\/www.harleytherapy.co.uk\/counselling\/10-ways-help-debt-problems.htm\">money<\/a> if we do what they want.<strong> But many forms of manipulative behaviour are far more subtle.\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<h2>Manipulative behaviours you might be using<\/h2>\n<p><em>Are you guilty of one or several of these 9 types of manipulative behaviour?\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"s1\" style=\"color: #993366;\">1.You give vague answers so others don\u2019t get upset. <\/span><\/h3>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Know what you want, but also know it will upset the other person? So don\u2019t <a href=\"https:\/\/www.harleytherapy.co.uk\/counselling\/how-to-say-no-more-effectively.htm\">say no<\/a> or yes? Remain vague? Leave people hanging? <em>\u201cI might come to the party, I\u2019m not sure\u2026 we\u2019ll see\u201d.\u00a0<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Y<strong>es, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.harleytherapy.co.uk\/counselling\/bad-at-dealing-with-conflict.htm\">avoiding conflict<\/a> might be in order to &#8216;protect&#8217; the other person. But you are still<\/strong> manipulating. You are denying the other person the truth and the right to a response (which might not be what you think).\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\" style=\"color: #993366;\">2. You tend to agree with people if it makes things easier.\u00a0<\/span><\/h3>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\"><strong>Sometimes we<\/strong> <strong>really do need to just drop an unimportant<\/strong> subject and move on because there is limited time, or we don&#8217;t want to cry at work.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\"><strong>But if you do this all the time? If you are always just agreeing with others? As it seems to much effort to disagree?<\/strong>\u00a0It\u2019s manipulative, and if it&#8217;s a personal relationship you are doing this it will lead to future problems.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"p1\"><span style=\"color: #993366;\"><span class=\"s1\">3. Or you say what they want to hear, even if you don\u2019t believe it. <\/span><\/span><\/h3>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">One step up from agreeing is then saying what you know someone wants you to say. This means you get what you want, even if it is just a quiet ride in the car or avoiding a fight. <\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\" style=\"color: #800080;\">The moment we purposely do or say something to get something we want, we are using manipulative behaviour. <\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<div id=\"attachment_100278\" style=\"width: 410px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-100278\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-100278\" src=\"https:\/\/www.harleytherapy.co.uk\/counselling\/wp-content\/uploads\/6085337582_9421be3a0c-400x266.jpg\" alt=\"manipulative behaviour\" width=\"400\" height=\"266\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.harleytherapy.co.uk\/counselling\/wp-content\/uploads\/6085337582_9421be3a0c-400x266.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.harleytherapy.co.uk\/counselling\/wp-content\/uploads\/6085337582_9421be3a0c.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.harleytherapy.co.uk\/counselling\/wp-content\/uploads\/6085337582_9421be3a0c-180x120.jpg 180w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-100278\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">By: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/clanlife\/6085337582\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noreferrer\" \">Phil Campbell<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n<h3 class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\" style=\"color: #993366;\">4. You think there is a difference between white lies and real lies. <\/span><\/h3>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">White <a href=\"https:\/\/www.harleytherapy.co.uk\/counselling\/keeping-secrets-from-family.htm\">lies<\/a> are often the grease of manipulation. <\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p class=\"p1\"><strong><span class=\"s1\" style=\"color: #666699;\">A key sign we are entering the realm of manipulative behaviour is that we know we are not telling the truth. <\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">We sacrifice honesty to get what we want, whether that is approval, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.harleytherapy.co.uk\/counselling\/wrong-career-path.htm\">a job<\/a>, or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.harleytherapy.co.uk\/counselling\/sleep-problems-mental-health-issue.htm\">a peaceful night\u2019s sleep<\/a>. <\/span><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\" style=\"color: #993366;\">5. You are always trying to think of how to make people like you.\u00a0<\/span><\/h3>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Are you making that cake for someone because you want to, and are enjoying the experience of baking? Or do you actually not like baking that much, but want to impress the other person and win their favour? <\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p class=\"p1\"><strong><span class=\"s1\" style=\"color: #333399;\">When we are doing things because we want to force a result, we are manipulating.\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h3 class=\"p1\"><span style=\"color: #993366;\"><span class=\"s1\">6. You give to others because one day you might need their help in return. <\/span><\/span><\/h3>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">This is the same as above. You are planning a result instead of acting from genuine impulse.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><strong><span class=\"s1\">If you hear your mind calculating, you are on your way to manipulating.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"p1\"><span style=\"color: #993366;\"><span class=\"s1\">7. You don\u2019t admit how you really feel until far after the fact. <\/span><\/span><\/h3>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\"><strong>If you know how you feel but hide it, then you are not being honest.<\/strong> And if you are hiding something in order to get a result that suits you better than the truth, it&#8217;s manipulation.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\" style=\"color: #993366;\">8. You are always taking care of others. <\/span><\/h3>\n<div id=\"attachment_100276\" style=\"width: 410px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-100276\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-100276\" src=\"https:\/\/www.harleytherapy.co.uk\/counselling\/wp-content\/uploads\/95748384_6f246fb350-400x275.jpg\" alt=\"manipulative behaviour\" width=\"400\" height=\"275\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.harleytherapy.co.uk\/counselling\/wp-content\/uploads\/95748384_6f246fb350-400x275.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.harleytherapy.co.uk\/counselling\/wp-content\/uploads\/95748384_6f246fb350.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-100276\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">By: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/lamerie\/95748384\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noreferrer\" \">Lamerie<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Some of us really do take joy from being a good part of society. But be very honest with yourself. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\"><em>Why are you helping others all the time? Do you want to make people think a certain way of you? Are you doing it for a result, in other words, manipulating?<\/em>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\" style=\"color: #993366;\">9. You put making others happiness before your own wellbeing. <\/span><\/h3>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\"><strong>This is a very common form of manipulation that is called<\/strong> \u2018<a href=\"https:\/\/www.harleytherapy.co.uk\/counselling\/great-codependency-hoax-codependent.htm\">codependency<\/a>\u2019. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\"><strong>Sure, we might seem an \u2018angel\u2019, the way we take care of others or <\/strong>our partner even if we ourselves are suffering. But unless it\u2019s that we have a sick relative and really do need to take care of someone, what is our real motive?\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\" style=\"color: #666699;\">With codependency we use the other person to gain a sense of value. Despite our outward appearance of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.harleytherapy.co.uk\/counselling\/live-life-like-victim-12-ways-tell.htm\"><span style=\"color: #333399;\">being a victim<\/span><\/a>, we choose to stay in the relationship to <span style=\"color: #333399;\"><a style=\"color: #333399;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.harleytherapy.co.uk\/counselling\/negative-thoughts.htm\">gain self-esteem<\/a><\/span> and an <span style=\"color: #333399;\"><a style=\"color: #333399;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.harleytherapy.co.uk\/counselling\/who-am-i-identity-crisis.htm\">identity<\/a>.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\"><strong>When the other person starts to resent us doing everything for them, threatening our sense of worth that we have made them responsible for? <\/strong>A codependent person then manipulates further.\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"s1\">We make them think nobody else could handle them but us, or we guard things like phone numbers and details that would allow them to be independent.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2>But surely these behaviours are normal?<\/h2>\n<p><strong>We live in a society that encourages us to manipulate for approval. <\/strong>Things like<a href=\"https:\/\/www.harleytherapy.co.uk\/counselling\/negative-effects-of-facebook.htm\">\u00a0social media<\/a> are all about manipulating others into thinking we have a perfect life. So manipulative behaviour is common.<\/p>\n<p><strong>But manipulative behaviours are neither normal nor healthy.<\/strong>\u00a0Healthy would entail <a href=\"https:\/\/www.harleytherapy.co.uk\/counselling\/be-yourself-around-others.htm\">being yourself<\/a>, being honest about your feelings and needs, and having enough<a href=\"https:\/\/www.harleytherapy.co.uk\/counselling\/how-to-stop-judging-others.htm\"> self worth<\/a> that you let other people think what they want to about you.<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #800080;\">Looking for a <span style=\"color: #666699;\"><a style=\"color: #666699;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.harleytherapy.co.uk\/\">great therapist in central London<\/a><\/span> who can help you with manipulative behaviours? We connect you with top psychologists and psychotherapists. Not in London, or even the UK? Use <span style=\"color: #666699;\"><a style=\"color: #666699;\" href=\"https:\/\/harleytherapy.com\/?utm_source=Harley%20Therapy%20Blog&amp;utm_content=Post%20End\">our booking site<\/a><\/span> for therapists across the UK or <span style=\"color: #666699;\"><a style=\"color: #666699;\" href=\"https:\/\/harleytherapy.com\/therapists?location_type=skype&amp;utm_source=Harley%20Therapy%20Blog&amp;utm_content=Post%20End\">online therapy<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/strong><strong><span style=\"color: #800080;\"> that works wherever you are<\/span><\/strong><em><strong><span style=\"color: #800080;\">.\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span style=\"color: #333399;\"><b><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-117271 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.harleytherapy.co.uk\/counselling\/wp-content\/uploads\/headshot-yellow-e1675110089673-150x150.png\" alt=\"Andrea M. Darcy mental health expert\" width=\"116\" height=\"116\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.harleytherapy.co.uk\/counselling\/wp-content\/uploads\/headshot-yellow-e1675110089673-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/www.harleytherapy.co.uk\/counselling\/wp-content\/uploads\/headshot-yellow-e1675110089673-200x200.png 200w, https:\/\/www.harleytherapy.co.uk\/counselling\/wp-content\/uploads\/headshot-yellow-e1675110089673-50x50.png 50w, https:\/\/www.harleytherapy.co.uk\/counselling\/wp-content\/uploads\/headshot-yellow-e1675110089673.png 268w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 116px) 100vw, 116px\" \/>Andrea M. Darcy <\/b>is a mental health and wellbeing expert and personal development teacher with training in person-centred counselling and coaching, as well a popular psychology writer. Follow her on Instagram for useful life tips @am_darcy<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>by Andrea M. 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