75: 3 Distraction Techniques Manipulators use and How to Combat them
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- Have you ever been talking with someone about one topic, and before you know what’s happened you find yourself in a completely different conversation defending some previous action or statement unsure of how you got there? You, my friend, have fallen prey to a manipulators distraction technique.In today’s episode, we look at the most common forms of ‘opposer-strategies’ that manipulative & dysfunctional people use to get their way, define the narrative or elicit a response from you.We have all experienced them, now you will have the skills to combat them.
What you’ll hear in this episode:
- What causes that sudden feeling of defensiveness
- Why you are not crazy – you are just being manipulated
- How meaning can come at you sideways
- Why these distractions are so effective
- The correlation between manipulation & dysfunction
- How your own self-image can be fodder for these tactics
- How the grain of truth will impact you to react
- Why your mom was right
- How these combat strategies should be used in different situations
- Work with Lara Apply for an On-air Coaching Call!
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Resources:
Difficult Happens by Lara Currie
Difficulthappens.com/workwithme/
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74: The Godfathers of Manipulation; Gaslighting & Blame-Shifting
10 Tips for Dealing with Difficult Clients
Show Intro music is Whispering Through by Asura
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