In our families, parenting, spousal relationships, and as a society at large, we are allowing other people to manipulate us. It’s time we stop walking on egg shells and own our own personal responsibility in how we respond to people who make excuses, demand free stuff, or violate the rule of law to get their way.
This episode explores what it looks like when someone’s manipulating you and how to pull yourself out of the dynamic. It’s time we take responsibility for our part in these codependent relations and take responsibility for our own responses.
In many ways we collude with others to create unhealthy dynamics. When we change how we show up, the relationship can change or drop out of our lives.
Here’s a clip from the Andy Griffith show that I mention in my video. Here’s Opie and the Spoiled Kid:
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I wish I wasn’t familiar with the kind of behavior you’re describing, but I’ve certainly experienced it and have, in fact, allowed myself to be manipulated by it. Thank you for bringing it out in the open and helping me understand what I’m dealing with. A book that has helped me with this too is “Keep Your Love On” by Danny Silk.
I’m sorry you’ve had to deal with it too! Not fun! Thanks for the book recommendation. I’ll have to check it out.