Emotional Manipulation

We are continually subject to manipulation. For instance:

• Gaslighting: It involves encouraging someone to doubt their own judgment and to rely on the manipulator's advice instead.
• Guilt trips: Making someone feel overly guilty for failing to do what the manipulato...

... is an emotionally unhealthy psychological strategy used by people who are incapable of asking for what they want and need in a direct way, to control someone or something to their advantage, often without anyone knowing it.

Eating disorders are not a choice, but a deeply emotional and psychological problem. Many patients feel empty and numb in their world outlook, and others are dealing with guilt, shame or embarrassment due to their life circumstances and body image.

The feelings that are the root cause o...