Sentences with phrase «manipulative people»

The only thing that seemed to help was being taught to put up boundaries and how to handle manipulative people.

Controlling and manipulative people rarely change their behavior.

When I look back at this experience I understand how naive I was then and how manipulative the people in the binary options market can be.

It's essentially a warm - hearted movie about selfish, manipulative people who are impossible to like or care about.

Manipulative people use your compassion, values, fears or other hot buttons to control you or the situation.

«In Sheep's Clothing: Understanding and Dealing with Manipulative People» and «Emotional Blackmail: When the People in Your Life Use Fear, Obligation, and Guilt to Manipulate You».

The Rosses were extremely manipulative people, however, who dominated every aspect of Patty's life.

That is until his brother Jack (Mark Duplass) gets up and tells the group the side he knows of him, which is a physical and mental manipulative person.

Although you are in control of your emotions and how you respond to someone's actions or words, a manipulative person will act in ways that attempt to elicit these negative emotions from you.

Not exact matches

So, if you want to persuade people to buy without being manipulative, stories can do a lot of the legwork for you.

This is not to sound manipulative at all; it's just that you want to be strategic in the choices you make about the people in your life.

People love to receive compliments even if they are very much aware of its manipulative usage.

On Monday, the Securities and Exchange Commission halted its shares, which trade on over-the-counter markets in the U.S., over «potentially manipulative transactions» and concerns about the «identity of the persons in control.»

While people often link to, read and enjoy sources that link out manipulatively, very few of us will be likely to follow a Twitter account, friend someone on Facebook, or «like» something in a social site that's inauthentic, manipulative or spammy.

And so many people allow themselves to be imprisoned in this type of manipulative thinking.

Atheism is ok, just don't rob other people of their chances to make their own discoveries with manipulative suggestions like this.

It's the manipulative language amongst church people that makes me sad.

I keep getting told that the pastor isn't manipulative «with malicious intent» so I shouldn't be so alarmed that it's happening and he's «not a bad person»... Is it just me or does that sound like bull shit?

The patriarchal, macho, controlling, manipulative, shaming, money - grubbing, name - it - and - claim - it, fear - mongering, other - despising, fiefdom - making, using and abusing, excuse for narcissistic and plain old selfish and power - addled appalling behavior that is commonly called «church» and «church leadership» has nothing whatsoever to do with anything the person or character or compilation or concept called «Jesus» ever reportedly or theoretically said, did, or conveyed.

Unfortunately, religious droll such as yours still appeals to some people who want to be told what to do by manipulative and deceitful charlatans like yourself.»

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I question the source that came up with this for you, but I think there's a higher debate over whether successful people should be automatically branded in a negative, manipulative light.

Once a person realizes that god and religion is a manipulative tool and removes themselves from the process, they quickly experience an unsettling reality.

Shallow, manipulative relating (which is all that many people do), blocks growth and damages self - esteem.

The pastor wants to prove that he is worthy of his pay (even though he is afraid he is not), and so must use manipulative practices to keep people coming to church and giving their money.

These are not relationships based on a manipulative effort to proselytize every person we meet with a few well - rehearsed Bible verses and platitudes, but an opportunity to acknowledge the God - given beauty and value of another human being.

«Games» are stereotyped, repetitive, mutually manipulative interactions between two people.

Acts of mercy and justice should never be used as a manipulative way of getting people's eyeballs to focus on our presentation of a spiritual message.

And it means calling out unfair policies and manipulative behavior that hurt people.

projection of blame); and «Uproar» (having a fight to avoid anxiety - producing sexual intimacy); «Why Don't You — Yes But» (futile P - C advice - giving); «I'm Only Trying to Help You» (rationalizing manipulative behavior); «Kick Me» (played by a submissive person); and «Look How Hard I've Tried» (to convince the counselor one is the «helpful» and «righteous,» wronged partner).

Frankl's paradoxical intention methods seem to bear little relation to his existential philosophy; his description of how he does therapy with particular persons gives the impression of being manipulative and highly authority - centered.

Persons with manipulative life - styles can easily manipulate passive therapists, who simply follow their lead.

I do believe, however, that a pre-calcuated, manipulative plan to cause hurt or the down - fall of another person just because they inflicted pain on us is wrong.

David, are you saying that (a) God tries to manipulate people; (b) that some people's concept of God is of a manipulative God; (c) are you criticizing those who use the idea of God as leverage to manipulate others; (d) both (b) and (c); or (e) none of the above

Unfortunately the terms «administrator» and «executive» have a metallic, manipulative ring, suggesting for most people the image of the organization man in a gray flannel suit.

For them, its overtones are imperialistic (invading the lives of others), revivalistic (connoting intellectual shallowness and emotionalism), and manipulative (pushing people by arousing guilt and fear).

I think this sort of teaching is manipulative and puts lots of people on guilt - trips, and causes people to think that the only thing that matters is preaching the gospel to our neighbors, and getting another notch on our evangelism belt (or dropping another number off the divine scoreboard), rather than actually getting to know our neighbors and love them like Jesus.

Plus, many spouses do other manipulative behaviors — withholding sex, for instance, or giving the silent treatment — that they know are causing the other person pain; is that abuse, too?

People think that my goal, or anyone's goal who parents this way is to raise spoiled, manipulative, whiny children who are clingy and never gain proper independence.

Of course, all of this messaging is a crassly manipulative — Republicans are pushing a ludicrous claim (that wishing people «happy holidays» is a nefarious plot to undermine Christmas that will somehow turn America into a godless hellscape overnight).

Because many psychopaths are charming and manipulative, people have assumed they often also have above - average intelligence, says Brian Boutwell at St Louis University in Missouri.

The term «psychopath» is not flattering: such people are considered cold, manipulative, do not feel any remorse and seek thrills without any fear — and all that at other's expense.

However, these well - liked people can be very controlling and manipulative behind the scenes, says Ray - Jones.

Sasha decides to prove Xavier's ex-girlfriend is still a lying, cheating, manipulative bitch person, but things take a very dark turn.

One of the reasons you need to be particularly careful when meeting people online is because scammers can be very clever in their manipulative techniques.

This site is a very manipulative site that employs people to trick you.

I feel as though this film is a genius picture on many levels, due to its manipulative styles and ways of getting people into the theatre.

Because Fault in Our Stars deals with heavier issues, it should leave a stronger impression on people than Boone's first outing as director; if handled well, the film could be a moving tear - jerker - if not, this one could easily feel cloying and / or manipulative.

Even if you don't particularly see people from your own family in them, you can certainly relate to some of what they're going through and with this type of potentially manipulative and unconvincing film that's certainly nothing to be sniffed at.