A person with dark empath traits may have comprehensive knowledge about the contents of your mind but they don’t sympathize with you.
Genuine apologies can promote forgiveness, but a fake apology without any visible effort to correct damaging behavior is made to control you.
Manipulation may seem benign or even friendly or flattering as if the person has your highest concern in mind, but in reality, it’s to achieve an ulterior motive.
If you can relate to these signs it’s time to cut the strings and set yourself free from the puppetmaster.
Some red flags of emotional abusers.
How does emotion influence negotiation?
Bullying and emotional abuse in the workplace.
Abuse is abuse, and even though it might not always be prominent, or in-your-face, know that it’s never okay.
“I’ve been doing this a long time- manipulating people to get my way. That’s why you think you love me. Because I’ve broken you down and built you back up to believe it. It wasn’t an accident. Once you leave this behind….. you’ll see that. -Caleb” ― C.J. Roberts, Seduced in the Dark.
Unfortunately, many people tend to confuse signs of emotional abuse as genuine love, but the truth is anything but that.
