STOP BEING MANIPULATED

A COURSE FOR CHANGE

BOOKS TO READ:

Who's Pulling Your Strings by Harriet Braiker
Emotional Blackmail: When the People in Your Life Use Fear, Obligation, and Guilt to Manipulate You by Susan Forward
Boundaries: Where You End & I Begin by Anne Katherine

WATCH SHORT VIDEO ON 10 TYPES OF MANIPULATION

Watch This Video On Attachment Theory

It will help you consider your childhood & whether or not you attach insecurely, avoidant or securely
which is important to understand for healthy relationships
PLEASE LISTEN TO:

Guy Winch Ph.D. TEDx Why We All Need To Practice Emotional First AID

Handout on what you do to feed manipulation; Beliefs that interrupt your self worth

HOW TO USE THIS WORKSHEET ON BELIEFS:

Here is one example: I AM UNWORTHY if you subscribe to that belief way down deep inside of you are you honestly able to shift it to I’m Good Enough ?
If you can’t make the shift ask yourself is there a weird comfort you get that you don’t want to give up? Do you believe if you stay stuck in feeling worthless then you are safer & less likely to be hurt.
(You can also try wearing a rubber band on your wrist & snap it lightly to interrupt your self defeating feelings & see if you can switch to a possible future belief.)
The Present Focus Egg are beliefs in the present that mess up your progress i.e I’m too busy with my career right now, I’m too wrapped up in my kids, Buying things to make me feel better temporarily is the only thing I can do etc….Beliefs that shape your priorities making it harder to go forward.

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