Using emotional pressure to enforce a specific perimeter of behavior is manipulation.
For example, I will berate and shame you in front of people if you behave outside of my desires.
This is different from a healthy boundary. A healthy boundary acts from a place of value and clear language, not reactive and emotional revenge. A boundary says, this is not okay with me and then takes action inservice of emotional safety. Manipulation hovers and attempts to control behavior with emotional aggression.
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Journal Prompts:
Instead of attempts at manipulation, I need to set a boundary with…
It feels emotionally aggressive when…
Manipulation, 7
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