Sentences with phrase «felt manipulated»

I grew up in a family where no one was direct about what they really wanted, so I often felt manipulated and learned to mistrust anything that felt indirect.

It doesn't and I felt manipulated and wound up.

Simply put, we felt manipulated by this.

Participants were then asked to respond to questions about the ad that ranked their perceptions of creepiness, threat, feelings about seeing the ad (for example: irritated, angry, happy, or upbeat), their attitude about seeing the ad, the likelihood they would purchase the advertised product, and whether they felt manipulated by having seen the ad they were shown.

«I felt manipulated,» Sydney Leathers told the television program «Inside Edition.»

I felt manipulated when reading newsletters as they always seemed to be touting their successes while sweeping the errors into an unseen corner.

Pao said she was «furious» and «felt manipulated and deceived» when she heard Nazre was still married.

There are three ways you can help your customers understand the value you or your company can provide, without making them feel manipulated.

But when it comes to actually using the fabled technique to nudge older kids towards success, many psychologists warn children are likely to see right through your mind games and feel manipulated, making the situation worse.

Somehow, they're not supposed to notice that you're mimicking them, nor be insulted or feel manipulated by it, and instead will suddenly realize that you just have so much in common that they need to do business with you.

Even if you feel manipulated, there may not be much you can do about it.

For example, people are scared when they feel manipulated or controlled, when they feel uncertain or when they feel unheard and unknown.

The child may still react negatively to the consequence, but he does not feel manipulated or shamed.

In other words, when a parent acknowledges a child directly, it is important, but if the child has already concluded that the parent doesn't really believe what the parent is saying, then the child just feels manipulated and resists the new input.

This one doesn't end 18 times (like Return of the King), there aren't a lot of fancy monologues, and I didn't feel manipulated by the music when people died (which happens frequently).

Critics Consensus: It's sentimental, and some viewers may feel manipulated by the melodramatic final act, but The Man in the Moon offers a finely drawn coming - of - age story with an excellent cast — including Reese Witherspoon in her film debut.

Critic Consensus: It's sentimental, and some viewers may feel manipulated by the melodramatic final act, but The Man in the Moon offers a finely drawn coming - of - age story with an excellent cast — including Reese Witherspoon in her film debut.

Other recollections, especially those led by Cave's so - called therapist, seem so hand - picked that it's hard not to feel manipulated by Cave into thinking of him in a certain way.

While Slater does face certain choices along his journey, it mostly feels manipulated by Brand New - U (though perhaps this is a reflection on societal manipulation of our own identities).

But it will also leave you feeling manipulated and more than a little disgusted: Is it any surprise that this movie gets under your skin, when it's about a young mother whose obsession with protecting her newborn could be slowly killing him?

Maybe it means nothing, but the degree to which Yance Ford delays introducing it leaves the audience feeling manipulated, and it raises a question: On the night of the murder, could William — possibly — have behaved in a threatening manner?

Its one of those things where you start to feel manipulated as an audience member.

However, it's far from clear that parental trigger laws actually empower parents — many cases have left groups of parents feeling manipulated.

What makes some twist endings work, while others are unsatisfying and only make the reader feel manipulated or cheated?

As a result of the visit, Kay feels manipulated into meeting with former NY assistant DA, Jaime Berger, and her paranoia is justified as she finds herself re-examining a nine - year - old multiple slaying in Savannah.

Emotions, interactions and personalities are allowed to speak for themselves and don't ever feel manipulated - even if you go through with Chloe's backchat dialogue options.

If a player feels manipulated into purchasing an item or power - up just to finish a level in a reasonable time or to collect an achievement, then it will leave a bad impression and negatively affect retention.

With Thomas Ruff, you may feel manipulated, because you are.

«At the moment, I'm feeling manipulated by both Rose and BEST.

Such comments have raised some questions for me about how these relationships have become so skewed, with parents usually feeling manipulated and unappreciated.

You're tired of feeling manipulated by toxic / narcissistic behaviors, perhaps a difficult boss or work situation.

The child may still react negatively to the consequence, but he does not feel manipulated or shamed.

A good answer when you feel manipulated is «I don't like what you're doing, you need to stop that».

Having well - developed boundaries in place can lead to healthier relationships and help a person to avoid feeling manipulated, violated, or otherwise mistreated by other people.

Control — Demand, direct, control, mirco - manage, etc. — Take over control of finances (talk about financial abuse — resources if feeling manipulated or controlled)

When the truth later comes out, the buyers may feel manipulated and back out of the whole transaction.

You will leave your recipient feeling manipulated.

Not exact matches

For the size conscious, manipulating larger sizes (like size 2 women's dresses actually being size 8) helps the consumer feel good about what they are paying for.

Whether or not Mickey is a gamer, Disney Research in Pittsburgh is developing a new technology called Aireal that would enable users of hands free, motion - controlled devices such as the Microsoft Kinect or Leap Motion to actually feel the virtual objects they're manipulating.

Psychopathy is broadly defined as a lack of empathy or feeling for others, an inability to feel guilt, and an ability to manipulate through charm.

The most effective use of reverse psychology for parents hoping to push older kids towards wise choices isn't to actively manipulate them towards your desired aim — i.e. by fake nonchalantly asking if perhaps your child would like to give up a sport or AP class - but rather to hand control back to a kid who feels like they're already being pushed toward a particular future.

We've done experiments where we've manipulated whether participants feel lonely or not.

Granted, many people feel «selling» implies pressuring, manipulating, misleading — the sell - at - all - costs salesperson stereotype.

I feel that I'm being asked in the Bible not to abuse men in their vulnerability: not to control, boss or manipulate someone who is serving me, but to serve them myself.

His followers did the manipulating necessary to make people feel bad...

There is the magic of mysterious connection with the enchanted distant — something felt by youngsters in the 1920's (like young Richard Feynman in Brooklyn) who manipulated the old crystal sets under the blankets when they were supposed to be asleep, pulling in signals from ships at sea and from dance bands in Cleveland.

At the same time, women's resentment at being used gives rise in them to feelings of hostility which may prompt them to manipulate their husbands in devious ways and to exercise over their children a dominance that harms the latter psychologically.

I did relate differently to you with you being a woman rather than if you had been a man and to do that was to be consistent with the very thing I was critical of consistent with the lying patronising and manipulating of women's feelings.

If you don't wish to consider the points made about lying, patronising and manipulating women's feelings that of course is your prerogative.

Lying to women with a conspiracy theory about systematic oppression is also, as is manipulating women's feelings to unnecessarily feel bad.