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manipulation - Coggle Diagram
manipulation
gaslighting
makes others question their own reality, memory or sanity
the term stems from the 1938 play 'gas light' in which a husband subtly dims the lights in his home and ends it which tricks his wife into thinking he's losing her mind
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common tactics include denial, minimising, rewriting history and isolation
medical gaslighting - where chronic symptoms are commonly dismissed as anxiety (more common in women)
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victim playing
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common signs - no blame taken, blame shifting, seeking pity, refusing help
why do people do it - to avoid responsibility, as a coping tool, to get attention
Japan framed themselves as victims of Chinese lawlessness to justify the immediate invasion of Manchuria
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passive aggression
indirectly expressing negative feelings instead of openly addressing them which acts as a covert manipulative tool
common signs - saying 'I'm fine', silent treatment, backhanded comments, procrastination and delaying, weaponised forgetting
why it happens - fear of conflict, lack of agency, learned habits
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trauma bonding
a deep attachment that develops between a victim and an abuser due to cycles of abuse and positive reinforcement
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