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.
