{"product_id":"manipulation","title":"Manipulation","description":"\u003cp class=\"sub\"\u003eHow to tell if your partner is manipulating you, and how to take back your mind.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eDoes any of this sound familiar?\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"symptoms\"\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eYou apologise for things you did not do.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eYou rehearse sentences in your head before you dare say them.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eYour memory of what happened keeps getting corrected.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eYour friends saw it before you did.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eSomehow you are the problem every single time.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"twoup\"\u003e\n  \u003cdiv class=\"panel pos\"\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhat this book is\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA plain explanation of how manipulation works, why it works on clever and strong people, and what each tactic looks like from the inside while it is happening to you.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n  \u003cdiv class=\"panel\"\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhat it is not\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA diagnosis of your partner. This book names behaviours, not people, and it is careful about the difference between a difficult person and a dangerous one.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eWhat is inside\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePart I.\u003c\/strong\u003e Understanding manipulation: what it really is, why it works on smart and strong people, the cycle that keeps you waiting for the good times, and who manipulates and why.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePart II.\u003c\/strong\u003e The tactics, one chapter each: guilt and emotional blackmail, gaslighting, love bombing and hot-and-cold affection, blame-shifting and moving goalposts, isolation and control, criticism and the slow erosion of self-worth.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePart III.\u003c\/strong\u003e What it does to you: self-doubt, the fog, and how to start trusting your own memory again.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePart IV.\u003c\/strong\u003e Taking your mind back: keeping a record, setting a limit and holding it, and conversations that do not go the way they usually go.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePart V.\u003c\/strong\u003e Staying or going, and how to leave safely if that is the answer.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAnd then.\u003c\/strong\u003e Appendices, a glossary of the terms used, further reading, and where to get help.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"twoup\"\u003e\n  \u003cdiv class=\"panel pos\"\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eBuy it if\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n    \u003cli\u003eYou come out of conversations unsure what just happened.\u003c\/li\u003e\n    \u003cli\u003eYou want to name it, because you cannot explain it to anyone yet.\u003c\/li\u003e\n    \u003cli\u003eYou want your own judgement back.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n  \u003cdiv class=\"panel\"\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eDo not buy it if\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n    \u003cli\u003eYou are looking for proof to win an argument.\u003c\/li\u003e\n    \u003cli\u003eYou want a label to put on somebody.\u003c\/li\u003e\n    \u003cli\u003eYou are in danger. Then read the first ten pages and call the number at the end.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e334 pages. It starts with a safety check, and it means it.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Mike Love","offers":[{"title":"English","offer_id":57571629728084,"sku":"ML-M-EN","price":9.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"Italiano","offer_id":57571629760852,"sku":"ML-M-IT","price":9.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"Français","offer_id":57571629793620,"sku":"ML-M-FR","price":9.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"Español","offer_id":57571629826388,"sku":"ML-M-ES","price":9.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"Deutsch","offer_id":57571629859156,"sku":"ML-M-DE","price":9.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1072\/7781\/2052\/files\/cover-manip-EN_5876ab5e-0524-43ed-8b08-cc83d8fe83ef.jpg?v=1791891320","url":"https:\/\/iooli.com\/products\/manipulation","provider":"Mike Love","version":"1.0","type":"link"}