Negative manipulation

Negative manipulations are psychological influences on a person, without his participation and in addition to his conscious control, causing him feelings and intentions that are not included in his plans and against his interests.

Typical strategy: a) reduce conscious control, drive into a trance (switching attention, surprise effect, sharp accusation or demonstration of absolute friendliness), b) drop the desired content (direct attention, suggestion, infection, involvement, play on feelings), c) distract attention, let in the fog.

List of typical manipulations:

• Flattery: «Darling, how good»;
• Pity pressure: “We are not locals ourselves.”
• The system of limiting alternatives: «You have two options: one is wrong — the second is mine.»
• Throwing Ponte: “I am a representative of NNN Corporation.
• Authority strike: «And the general said that crocodiles fly.»
• Unverified, but categorically submitted information: «It is known from competent sources.»
• Wedge: «Your partners are unscrupulous towards you.»
• Bribe: «We know how to thank you.»
• Emotional attack: “I told this terrible man a hundred times in understandable language that neither we nor anyone else can fulfill his incomprehensible demands, but he stubbornly insists and threatens us with various sanctions, courts, competitors, which completely pissed me off … «

The enemy must know in person!

In a video clip from the film «Chocolate», Comte de Renaud uses the following manipulative techniques: creating a sense of guilt that makes the pastor obedient; he himself created an atmosphere of threat and himself saved the young pastor from it, making the pastor more accommodating; he formulated the most important thing at the end of the conversation, when the pastor had already practically relaxed; launched a series of indirect suggestions and formulated what he needed as their common task. It is visible from the side. But will the count agree with these accusations? “Most likely, he will object.

She’s mocking us! When will you take action?

Techniques used:

• Image of a common enemy. We!
• Active negative suggestions.
• Do not let another point of view sound, and for this — a) draw attention to a bright extraneous, b) discuss the secondary, as if the main thing has already been accepted, c) throws of attention.

elephant graveyard

• For contact — to mention the pleasant, to touch the joyful.
• As if by chance to draw attention to the interesting (forbidden).
• Challenge «Weak» («That’s right, a scary place! Only the bravest go there!»).
• Rekindle interest even more: refusing to tell (“Sorry Simba, I won’t answer that!”) And at the same time throw a lure (“elephant graveyard”).
• Remove yourself from suspicion.
• Prevent turning on your head: divert attention with flattery.
• Draw attention to the interesting-terrible again (“Make a promise never to go to this terrible place!”).

To the fright

This is how my Odessa relatives call the tactics of their neighbor Alena, who now and then arranges battles with her husband. “It frightens me again,” sigh the relatives and, in general, all the inhabitants of the house in the Peresyp area, which is immediately behind the bridge, opposite the registry office. When Alena screams: “We are getting a divorce. That’s it, I’m already packing your things!» See →