The Manipulator's Greatest Weapon Is Your Reaction

Feel everything in private, show almost nothing in public. A manipulator's

greatest weapon is not their words, it's your emotional reaction to their words.

They say hateful things, what do you do? You defend. They guilt trip

you, you overexplain. They flatter you, you what? You over-give.

We have to learn how to emotionally connect to master influence and persuasion to flip the frame.

In private, I process everything. In public, around anyone I see manipulating

me, I give nothing. Maybe depending on the context, let's say someone

posts a hateful video or comment about you on social media. Instead of being