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Glossing over the first detail in an argument will make it fall apart fast

  • September 4, 2020
  • Paul Colaianni
  • Anger, Arguments, Crazymaking, Emotional Abuse, Gaslighting, influence, Minimizing, Relationships
The first important point in a growing argument might be the most important one that gets glossed over. When that happens, the person trying to express what they’re feeling...
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I want you to change: The toxic elements of the difficult relationship

  • June 4, 2020
  • Paul Colaianni
  • Anger, Control, Emotional Abuse, Guilt, influence, Manipulation, Relationships
We can spend so much time hoping the other person will change so that our life will be better, but we end up missing out on a lot of...
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The texts after the breakup: When breadcrumbing keeps you from reaching closure

  • March 12, 2019
  • Paul Colaianni
  • breadcrumbing, Control, Dating, deception, Emotional Abuse, influence, Manipulation, Relationships
Some people have a strange way of showing they care by sending you small messages out of the blue to get you to think about them. However, as much...
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Confusing you into submission: A common manipulation you may fall for again and again

  • March 6, 2019
  • Paul Colaianni
  • deception, Emotional Abuse, Gaslighting, influence, lying, Manipulation
Have you ever sat there feeling confused, frustrated or running out of patience listening to someone talk and talk? There is actually a method manipulators use to confuse you...
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Watching out for emotional predators. Are you being brainwashed into becoming a manipulation or emotional abuse victim?

  • February 15, 2019
  • Paul Colaianni
  • deception, Emotional Abuse, influence, lying, Manipulation
You can be “groomed” into becoming the victim of emotional abuse or manipulation. Just like a child predator will groom his or her victim for abuse, the “emotional predator”...
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Don’t dismiss the red flags of manipulation and deception

  • February 8, 2019
  • Paul Colaianni
  • deception, Emotional Abuse, influence, lying, Manipulation
In this article, I’m diving deep into a topic that’s both complex and critical: emotional abuse, manipulation, deceptive language, and any actions someone might take to influence you unethically...
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