Mind Games

Emotionally Manipulative Tactics Partners Use to Control Relationships and Force the Upper Hand

De: Pamela Kole

Narrado por: Rebekah Amber Clark

Do you feel like you have to walk on eggshells around your partner? Or that the wrong phrase might set them off? Are you unhappy in your relationship, but can't bear to pull yourself away from it? Do you feel inadequate and sometimes deserving of the treatment you get? Recognize that your partner is your manipulator and abuser - don't allow them to force the upper hand. Mind Games uncovers a host of underhanded, sneaky, and malicious emotional manipulation tactics that manipulators and abusers use to beat you down and control you. We might all be able to recognize blatant abuse, but when we're emotionally invested, it's tough to see the little signs that are in front of our faces sometimes. They'll lead to you feeling worthless and vulnerable, making it almost impossible to leave your situation.

In this book, I identify many common tactics that you may be intimately and sadly familiar with, complete with real life examples for each to help you identify them in your daily life. What emotionally manipulative tactics will you learn to identify and stop? *

• Gaslighting and telling you that your concern is an overreaction, or quite simply wrong
• How the silent treatment is used as punishment and forces compliance
• Playing the victim and how it transforms your issues into guilt and pity
• Your abuser's time machine and how they use it to their advantage

More importantly:

• An analysis of the psychology behind why your partner acts the way they do...and why you stay
• Guidelines for how to deal with a partner that is your manipulator and abuser
• Why your abuser loves controlling you, not necessarily you

Emotional manipulation tactics are still abuse, even if there are no physical signs. Gain the knowledge and subsequent courage you need to leave your situation and find true happiness, not someone else's definition of it. Learn to detect when your abuser is not acting in your best interest, and exactly how they make you believe that they are.

©2017 Pamela Kole (P)2017 Pamela Kole

Excellent

I really like this book. It was almost as if it were written about me. It touches on many different types of manipulation and as it's being read the similarities are very familiar and i identified with almost every one. The examples of each scenario are also very well described. It helped me to clarify that i am a victim of emotional abuse. The suggestions it offers at the end seem to be good advice.

I've been through a lot of what this books speaks

I can identify with a lot of what is written in this book. Knowledge really is power... and freedom from control freaks. Great read.

effective advise

This book will help you move forward effectively with abuse survivalship. The only way to grow is to research and understand the behaviors presented by this author! Brilliant!!

interesting

this audiobook was interesting. it made me think about my relationship and I was able to take pieces and apply them to my own relationship.

Great book if you've got a narcissistic partner!

I learned a lot of things I wish I'd known 35 years ago. If you feel like your relationship's on the brink and you're about to go over with it, read or listen to this book! It's simple to understand and some parts are downright eye and mind opening.

Very useful

The book has lots of great tips on identifying and defending yourself against abusive emotional tactics.

great content and examples

narration was a bit monotonous. although, narrator did put some emotion and emphasis at times. otherwise good information.

Wow! The Truth Reveled.

A real eye opener. it's my third time listening to it and each time I learned about another area that I was taken advantage of by her. A real sneaky and manipulating smiling lying "lady" hustler. Thank God I listen to this book and friends and learned to stop making excuses for her.

Would have been a great topic in Middle School

I really liked her examples and I was able to relate a past relationship to this and finally make sense out of what I knew made no sense. I knew one thing for certain. It hurts so deeply that the cruelty of being treated this way should be a punishable crime. To prey on people with low self esteem only to make it worse makes them a monster! my sister who is also afflicted with a mental disability is now a severe alcoholic who refuses to believe it is him being such a monster and a good friend recently committed suicide over her obsessing over a man because of her personality disorder BPD to commit suicide. Thank you for educating all!!!

very eye-opening! very enlightening! it was a huge

very enlightening! very eye-opening! It was a huge help to me in my current relationship! what a blessing!