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Emotional Blackmail: When the People in Your Life Use Fear, Obligation, and Guilt to Manipulate You
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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 158.2
EAN: 9780060928971
Edition: Reprint
ISBN: 0060928972
Label: Harper Paperbacks
Manufacturer: Harper Paperbacks
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 272
Publication Date: April 01, 1998
Publisher: Harper Paperbacks
Release Date: March 04, 1998
Studio: Harper Paperbacks
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Editorial Review:
"If you really loved me..."
"After all I've done for you..."
"How can you be so selfish..."
Do any of the above sound familiar? They're all examples of emotional blackmail, a powerful form of manipulation in which people close to us threaten to punish us for not doing what they want. Emotional blackmailers know how much we value our relationships with them. They know our vulnerabilities and our deepest secrets. They are our mothers, our partners, our bosses and coworkers, our friends and our lovers. And no matter how much they care about us, they use this intimate knowledge to give themselves the payoff they want: our compliance.
Susan Forward knows what pushes our hot buttons. Just as John Gray illuminates the communications gap between the sexes in Men Are from Mars, Women Are from Venus, and Harriet Lerner describes an intricate dynamic in The Dance of Anger, so Susan Forward presents the anatomy of a relationship damaged by manipulation, and gives readers an arsenal of tools to fight back. In her clear, no-nonsense style, Forward provides powerful, practical strategies for blackmail targets, including checklists, practice scenarios and concrete communications techniques that will strengthen relationships and break the blackmail cycle for good.
Customer Reviews
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Rating: - For those in need, I highly recommend this book!
I myself am currently in the FOG that she describes in this and it has hit home very well and helping me redeem myself. She's VERY good at explaining and assisting. Sometimes I feel she's right there. Very informative about the different types of emotional blackmailers. I'm not done reading, but have gotten 3/4 of the way and I am so happy I bought this book. It caught my eye one day browsing through the bookstore, never bought it out of fear probably. My friend coaxed me into buying it and I'm glad ... Read More
Rating: - If you think that you have ever been abused emotionally
This an amazing look into the reality of emotional abuse. As a therapist I have been recommending this book to my clients. Watch out for an eye opening read!
Rating: - Emotional Blackmail
This Book is great on its own. The transaction was easy and the book came as described.
Rating:  - Enlightening
I felt this book provided an eyeopening perspective on how we are manipulated by others and in fact may manipulate others. I think it helped me to gain perspective and move forward as I have emerged from an abusive marrige.
Rating: - better than therapy
This is the best money I ever spent! Easy to read, hits home for many and has changed my life for the better. Others that I recommended it to have also benefited. If you need to work on issues......this is the place to start.
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