Reading 214, from Susan Forward
Though we may be skilled and successful in other parts of our lives, with these people we feel bewildered, powerless. They’ve got us wrapped around their little fingers…
Emotional Blackmail : When the People in Your Life Use Fear, Obligation, and Guilt to Manipulate You
My notes:
We all have our weak spots and as sure as can be, there are people waiting to utilize our Achilles’ heels. It’s like gifting someone a box of chocolates, and getting the box thrown at our face with dung in it. & since we love the abuser, we just move on with smiles. This is what Dr. Forward is talking of here. Don’t take no sh** from anyone. Period.
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