To be manipulated means to accept a situation that does not suit us, but at least at first without realizing it. Indeed, manipulation always begins with a beautiful promise, at the end of which the person being manipulated finds himself doing something that goes against his personal interests or beliefs.
This inconsistency is made possible because the attempted manipulation goes unnoticed at first. With his warm attitude, smiling face, flattery, kind words, the manipulator creates positive emotions that stimulate the emotional brain. “A manipulated person does not take time to analyze the situation. he allows himself to be caressed and keeps his promise to himself.,” explains Dr. Frédéric Fangue, a psychiatrist in Lyon and co-author with Dr. Odile Darbon, a psychiatrist in Marseille.Stand up against manipulators (Odile Jacob). A manipulator’s great power is also to hold the promise of a better life…
Source: Le Figaro
