Emotional Manipulation: A Masked Reality

[@pandaaiman6644]

I love how you went from shower thoughts go educational videos that leave me in a tranquility i can only ever experience when i watch your videos

[@LLlap]

That coincided with his video on magic mushrooms and the fabric of reality. Now I`m no Sherlock Holmes? but...

[@Pathogenai]

check channel "however"

[@cherrydaluz8725]

More shower thoughts I hope tho

[@Blafina]

The channel had a whole other phase before the shower thoughts as well, but I guess that already is over two years ago

[@just_manasse1455]

So true

[@Pablodelic]

I’ve literally been thinking so deeply about how the world is full of manipulation but you hit it right on the nail!

[@Pablodelic]

Your channel makes me feel like I’m living a simulation like you make videos about shit I think about coincidencentally

[@RexGalilae]

Even the recent Ukrainian conflict tbh. I remember being so pissed off towards Russia and then realising that when the US and their allies shelled kids in middle east and Africa, people barely cared. It's clear that governments use media for mind control

[@zspiano7156]

@@RexGalilae Kinda thought that US commiting a couple war crimes in the middle east was obvious

[@zspiano7156]

*coughs coughs "a couple" coughs*

[@RexGalilae]

@@zspiano7156 If it was obvious, where was the public outcry, sanctions and calls to war? What Russia is doing in Ukraine is tame af compared to that but the public is only conditioned to cry out when US interests are being threatened

[@chrismuratore4451]

Stoicism is a great way to counter this toxicity that has permeated so deeply into our collective behavior.

[@TheSteelGavel]

Dude, I gotta tell you this thought had crossed my mind, while I don't agree 100 percent with its core philosophies, its basic principals would be a complete shock to the over-stimulated, self absorbed, materialistic society hooked on social media.

[@Artiste04]

Well become modern day stoics because that what we want to become

[@arian6565]

🧘

[@FrederiqueBertin]

Stoicism is the symptom of cognitive self dissonance when your mind is disconnected from your heart intelligence

[@yar8564]

This comment.....aged 🤔

[@Moo-jp9ru]

This guy is actually such a great KZbinr

[@mahirpandya8666]

Biden is the president of America

[@Pathogenai]

and channel HOWEVER

[@rastyxd4240]

Indeed

[@conflict6248]

U have been manipulated

[@jatvy.4747]

@@conflict6248 Damn never thought of it like that

[@arthurfilemon6038]

You touched a sensitive spot @3:10 onwards. I grew up in an unstable home, with a crack addict step-father who stole a lot from my home, who hit my mom etc. They'd fight almost everyday, and whenever I asked them they'd just pretend it was all in my head and that they were just having a conversation and "discussing" some stuff. Even though I knew deep down what was happening I was always kept in the dark. I'm 30 now and I just can't trust myself nor my own judgement. Whenever someone hurts me and I try to express myself I always think "it's all in your head they didn't mean it" "you're over reacting" and it's all in my head.

[@nab345t]

That was the most resonating part of the vid to me, i am always questioning myself because of the way my parents treated me, we gotta push to develop out of that mindset

[@arthurfilemon6038]

@@nab345t It's good to see and read that other people feel the same or experienced/experience the same. It's comforting knowing we're not alone in this. Thank you mate, all the best to you :)!

[@jayrun4341]

I relate, but this was me with my "friends" they would whisper about me but then when I asked they would say their just planning something for me, even though I knew they were doing it to make me uncomfortable. It probably gave them a sense of power. But even now, whispering between people gives me a ptsd like feeling. I don't know if that was emotional manipulation, but it certainly gave me some trauma...

[@lelandshennett]

Your not alone friend. I wish you the best of luck in healing.

[@odst2247]

It is in your head, but that’s how it is-that doesn’t invalidate your experience or feelings. Just try to twist the thought around “my emotions are dictated by my brain, it is in my head-but it’s still real and valid, because my brain is reacting to external stimuli

[@user-tr9rw7ne8x]

This resonated deep with me as someone who's been emotionally manipulated so much to the point of questioning my actions and always asking what am I supposed to do and such I probably really needed this!!!

[@rawadmoussa609]

Same here brother

[@abhay6576]

Being manipulated even after knowing? Bruh. It's so easy to read others and their motives.....

[@loganwolv3393]

That did happen to me at a previous stage of my life in school. If only i knew how to physically fight and had enough courage, things would've been different.

[@monas.6839]

This a very timely, much-needed video. Sadly, those who need to see it the most, probably won’t watch it.

[@zackarymckay1375]

I'm glad you touched base on the topic of gaslighting. I've been having trouble with it since 2019. I got a new job. The money wasn't great my relationship started to fall apart, and I started getting the opposite of emotional support... Gaslighting. Now I've worked on a lot of different ways to remain strong with the it, and it's refreshing to hear I'm not the only one going through it. I've been guilty of trying to fight fire with fire, and I can tell you with complete assurance that doing that won't help. Its a negative way to build self confidence, and will only make you look unprofessional. Don't be quite about it, but seek help with the right people. Life is too short to turn bitter.

[@gagedowdle3151]

I’m sorry to hear that 😢I hope everything turns out better in the end!

[@zackarymckay1375]

@@gagedowdle3151 Thanks, I'm optimistic about the future.

[@gagedowdle3151]

@@zackarymckay1375 that makes me so happy to hear bro!

[@BruceLeon83]

I'm attempting to recover from a very similar situation. It's draining to realize how another person I thought I could trust was in the end gaslighting me. I was too naive and experienced this so early and often in my youth. But now I live on my own, rid myself of those old relationships and persevere in trusting myself and supporting my own decisions. Stoic and self care.

[@MyLittleMagneton]

Emotional manipulation is a tool, it's not inherently good or bad. The important thing is to realise that everyone does it, whether they're aware of it or not.

[@mananpatel9235]

yeah totaly but public make it out as bad which if you think is a emotional manipulation in self.

[@odst2247]

@@mananpatel9235 that’s because all interaction is based on manipulation. You can’t socialize without manipulation-there’s always some sort of trade, wether it’s conscious or unconscious

[@regsdraga9845]

It absolutely is bad. 100%. if you're EMOTIONALLY manipulating someone, that means there is emotion, which means it's someone you are supposed to care about. You shoudnt fuck w anyone's mind, but you definitely don't fuck w the mind of people you care for. When you do, it's called gaslighting. It's straight up abuse, no way around it. And if house think it's not bad, you're a douche bag who clearly mistreats people.

[@sockatoo_]

this. this is the closest i've seen to what manipulation is. manipulation is a tool. the word has a negative connotation, of course, but a tool is all it is. nothing more, nothing less.

[@a1uplift212]

which is why you should spin it into a positive direction

[@dylanrice69]

I sometimes find myself being emotionally manipulated by some ppl, it's crazy how you explain it

[@sorrychangedmyusername3594]

Yeah I know right! They should invest in bitcoin by this year now.

[@Kayceepeece]

Whenever I watch any video of yours, I always enter a state of emotional and physical tranquility. I become 10x the philosopher I already think I am.

[@mananpatel9235]

lol so true

[@Healthandwealth9422]

Something I learned is that you get almost anything by just telling people what they want to know, not what they need to know

[@7thRichard]

Manipulation is everywhere. One way or the other we have manipulated someone, we tag it as "Convincing".

[@liaml.e.5964]

"Manipulation is done through propelling events, or selected ones, into motion. It is done through teaching, through example and through conviction." Kreia

[@arellacamryn5209]

I love how Aperture vids actually made us wanted to be a better person by the way he brought his insight in every vids he made. Also, I know there's some short of positive influence instead of negative manipulation in this video.

[@GatialRaseta]

I recently had a breakup, and thank you for explaining this to us. It helps me reflect and understand the situation that I'm in right now.

[@TehGhostWhoPlay]

i can count multiple amount of time i been emotionally manipulated, but usually that less than the amount of time i have emotionally manipulated someone. Being able to see your own flaw is a blessing because it allows you to not be blind and lead your life in a way that would only cause you and other pains but rather to make you view your lifestyle and see what you can change so that not only can you become a better person but a person that you yourself can be proud of.

[@MaikolNox]

the most underrated youtube channel

[@Meike164]

Your videos have been very accurate to whats happening in the world lately. Thank you for that. Whenever I see you've posted I always feel the urge to drop everything and start watching. Much love ♥️

[@cavemencubers7564]

Bro I’m so glad I clicked on your video, one of the best KZbin channels ever! I appreciate you

[@joelnicholasfrancis2700]

Of over hundreds of channel ive seen in youtube, this is by far the best most factual channel I've ever discovered. Really love your contents. And it also changes the way i see life

[@ApraNGI]

A video that informs about emotional manipulation, that uses emotional manipulation. I like it. Edit: i made this comment before the end of the video, and at the end of the video, i think i was right.

[@user-tr9rw7ne8x]

@Chernobeel BRUH! He literally said it in the vid near the end.

[@CandleBodyOnly]

@@user-tr9rw7ne8x 😂😂

[@ami_gourav]

"Humans are inherently selfish" - I was having a talk with my mom where I told her about this thing . I can't claim I've many relations of pure , unbiased love , but I have that one with her . I'm blessed.

[@Quartileinspiration]

I'm soo grateful i discovered your channel, your one of d best

[@Ehabkhalifeh]

I absolutely love you aperture your voice is so calm and strong at the same time

[@scottmatznick3140]

I'm naturally a very intelligent person, and it was noticed early on that I was well beyond my peers, intellectually. Unfortunately, this set the bar very high when it came to my adoptive parents' expectations, and anything that wasn't exceptional was unacceptable. It took its toll on me and I stopped doing homework because it was a prison. The less I did, the more I was told "you'll do nothing but flip hamburgers, Brian, if you don't do your homework!" It wasn't kind guidance; my mom cracked the whip even though I was cracking under the pressure and bullying I endured at school and home. I'm 35, and I've spent the last 15 years flipping burgers, grievously overqualified on an intellectual level for basically any position I'm socially qualified for. I study organic chemistry and such in my free time. Don't let others brainwash you into not reaching your potential, please.

[@Tamruthatguy]

It's all about perspective when you were around that age , but the past is the past, you should definitely venture into organic chemistry if you good at it

[@themellyfluous]

my childhood was very much like yours, only I had a passion for music. I'm now 18, also flipping burgers, and in college for music industry. Hope my music career and investments work out, bc if they don't might be burger flipping forever. I'm sorry abt your past, but it's not too late for you to start a career in organic chemistry if you work hard. good luck

[@animeloverxo5068]

And it’s never to late to reach your potential! You’re still very young and capable. I’m sorry for what you went through, truly.

[@NTdredd]

@@Tamruthatguy Organic Chemistry?... I like Physical Chemistry more!

[@Artiste04]

@@themellyfluous listen you can become anything you set your mind to I believe in every single human on this planet reach for that goal and never doubt yourself no matter how long or hard it is. The only way you stop growing is when you stop drawing breath. Flip the burgers bro I'm waiting for your debut it'd make this random stranger proud😎

[@mlungisimokhethi6958]

I came on YT because my girlfriend and I were fighting. This is what we were fighting about. Thanks for this.

[@ficta1426]

Your voice is so soothing

[@k513faialliance5]

I've been thinking about how all we humans are manipulators for a while now...this hit deep bro

[@abstract9919]

Why do you teach me: Something Nothing And everything at the same time So brilliant

[@ASapientBeing]

After thinking about what you said , I might probably be affected by gaslighting due to my parents as at times I don't have the courage to trust judgement of others and mine as well . It's so sad that a lot of people like me are abused by our parents in a way that we never thought and believed that it was just my personality and not a result of abuse 😞

[@78_mary31]

I never thought about why I would never be able to trust my own reasoning and justifications or even choices. I would just believe if someone else approves it saying its true. But then i would look at others ans wish if i could be bold enough to trust myself. Idk when it happened which part of my life but .yea idk i would do anything to fix it

[@ASapientBeing]

​@@78_mary31 You aren't broken (So DON'T say 'fix') , you are just similar to millions of others like me and you. You will definitely be able to believe in yourself as you have just started questioning about why do you feel a certain way unlike me who has gone beyond that point but to compensate I can force myself to try believing in myself and others but that's not a pleasant feeling 😓. Hope you have a wonderful life ahead🫂

[@UtraVioletDreams]

This is why you're state of mind is so enormous important. How you think influences everything you do end feel. And it accelerates those thoughts and feelings towards that direction. Be aware of this!

[@Rogie12]

I hope everyone is happy and healthy ☺️

[@Theheadgiver]

My last roommate literally destroyed his own property and tried to gaslight me so hard saying I did it so he could say to the landlord I was dangerous and get me kicked out. It almost made me think I slept walked and did it or something he was so good at it

[@stbangerz9894]

A notification from this channel makes me more aware of the society and somehow makes me smarter. Thanks man 🤗. Next video title: doublespeak

[@AJ-uz5hr]

Your content manipulated me in thinking your channel is one of my favorites

[@tyIerwscott]

Well I see where I went wrong, I learned and now I work on my self, it’s hard sometimes but I know no matter what life throws at me I will refuse be play the victim, this is my life and I know I can achieve lots I just need to focus on what I got now and being better the next day

[@bujin5455]

10:24. Strongly disagree. Emotional manipulation is a covert effort to subvert a person's will through an attack on the unguarded rear gate of the mind, carefully avoiding the watch of the critical eye. However, that is quite different than appealing to a person's reason and senses openly and directly. You may have an aim, you may be persuasive, but the goal should be to passthrough the will with its blessing. If you have done this, it's not "manipulation" it's persuasion. One treats a person as an object to be controlled and manipulated like a tool, the other treats a person like a conscious agent with divine rights to personhood and is a cooperative effort.

[@Healthandwealth9422]

6:12 “Or coke bringing the family together.” The deaf kid: oh that’s nice The blind kid: 👁👄👁 The Mexican kid: I want some

[@malaymayank3104]

Man, this is so damn true , my father says this everyday that , highschool is hard , highschool is hard and eventually it started to be hard , i don't know how , no it became a little tougher in reality but in my mind it was too hard, i asked one of my friends , don't you feel highschool studies is hard , he said no , he just said yeah we levelled up , but we were always leveling up , remember, it was all in my mind

[@zoltar6835]

Yes?

[@Tako2311]

speechless, keep up the good work and i hope your channel prospers

[@loopy7057]

4 truths ring true pertaining to this video; -If something sounds too good to be true, it usually is, therefore you are probably being manipulated. -when you are introduced to a new idea, always research it deeply -never be afraid to question everything, especially authority. -never take things at face value

[@meyouandi3174]

My mind constantly switch to my mother while watching this video, especially with the "it's your responsibilities to --" is just god awful to hear it everyday

[@KingAquadi]

I truly enjoy your videos and they help me rethink my own assets beliefs and values I cannot thank you more than this right now but thank you

[@Doodenx]

finally someone said it. when i was in that relationship was when i started thinking about it, but i let it slip because you know, love

[@audreytala4546]

your videos are genuinely masterpieces ! thank you so much for all the hard work you put in !!!!

[@lockreed4432]

Wow when you think of it ..we get manipulated all the time and we manipulate people all the time as well ...it's crazy I feel so tranquil right now

[@RheinJT]

Emotional Manipulation ≠ Emotion Damage

[@enochelike8123]

his videos really make you think about life

[@p3u3g3poultree7]

As someone who has done a lot of manipulation I always did it from a place of changing a person's view of the world in making them happier people or to achieve the results they wanted. I never feel good about manipulation. You will never get the results you want without some manipulation. Be happy, be positive it costs you nothing. Worst case no one will hate you for it, though miserable people will resent you.

[@38vocan]

Is being happy and positive manipulation though if you really are?

[@p3u3g3poultree7]

@@38vocan I suppose perspective is how you define it? Saying good morning, good afternoon, good evening, good night, please, thank you, and your welcome goes a long way. Telling people you are grateful and and appreciate them even if you do not makes them receptive to you. At some point you will need help and people are happy to help a person who acknowledges them.

[@38vocan]

@@p3u3g3poultree7 I think it is only manipulative when the relationship is unbalanced: If the person does not understand your true intentions. If you smile and are polite and there is a common understanding of why you are doing it, then it is not manipulation. However, if you act as if you appreciate something you do not appreciate in order to get something from someone without they being aware of your intentions, then yes it is manipulation. And it is disrespectful of the other person, because you treat them as a tool rather than a human being.

[@p3u3g3poultree7]

@@38vocan Most people are too dumb to be superficially nice to each other. Think of when you interact with a business that depends on tips and one that does not. Tipping should not be the incentive to behave nicely, however it seems the only way most people will put on a bit of charm. I do not people as tools so much as I see them as incapable of doing what is in their own best interests. Happy people live longer and that is reason enough.

[@38vocan]

@@p3u3g3poultree7 I don't think tipping is manipulation however, because it is sort of a business relationship. You expect good service, and they need a tip, so this is just a transaction. I would also expect that fake smiles do not sell as well as real ones !

[@jawadhaider5221]

Absolutely love it. This channel is way amazing. Want to say thank u for all your thoughts and hard work for putting things here

[@buddhap396]

Thought is the seed of emotion🌱

[@mindiem9235]

Sadly, this happens far too often. The fact is that if you are not able to control your own emotions then someone else will. If someone else is in control of your feelings and emotions, they will hurt you in any way they can… that is how they feel empowered.

[@peaceless9235]

You manipulated me to watch all your videos with such good quality 😭

[@romainlienhart954]

Thank you for the video. I believe a part of what you described at the end is the concept of emotionnal blackmail. Could be your next topic on the same subject.

[@mirajulsk1442]

Your videos are always informative and amazing it's hit deep in me to think of my life and my surroundings it helps me and yes your voice is soothing 💞

[@shockwave6473]

i'll do what ever it takes,to take u with me,to the skies above.beautiful planets,with valkyries.not tales.but pure truth

[@rulliantheskunk2091]

This might have to be an upload I'll have to skip, as it hits way to close to home. Nonetheless, I'm still excited for the next videos to come! Keep up the amazing work, Aperture!

[@lliw4934]

I see what you did there with the last line of the video .... well played Aperture, well played.

[@ziyadfahad7770]

I feel like everyone has emotionally manipulated without knowing it

[@adamlenham4359]

We are all guilty of this to some degree. Thanks for the video

[@lonestarsurvivalist447]

I am always aware of those who are "deep". Those are the kind of people who look for new ways and think so hard to be creative in manipulating others. As a stoic, I fully invest in listening to people's tone, sentence, analyze their stories, and remained quiet during their expressing sessions. These "deep thinkers" are non only but narcissists.

[@LowFrequency]

I'll never regret for subscribing this channel. Not only does he know how to pick a story, but he always gives objectivity to his topics

[@vitalijslebedevs1629]

I agree. Everything is influence. Doesn't matter, if one person or group is saying the same things to you. If ou go trough the same experiences and are told the same things by a different person every time, you'll still start to believe it. And then it's worse: you start to act like it's true, essentially manipulating yourself further. Ex.g. If you start to believe that you can't be loved and have a romantic relationship, you won't be able to. From personal experience of close to 40 years.

[@yourapricity]

Your last sentence always gets me to like the video

[@vqh_]

before i watch this i have always manipulate others and now am worried about myself

[@cleverfoxdwellingbyapeartr2679]

I feel like I’m in an emotionally manipulative relationship with humanity.

[@_whoaskedtho_]

Could you make a video on discipline and what it actually is?

[@AutismusCarlangusMaximus]

Jesuschrist, some of these phrases triggered some PTSD. Love your content

[@arpitkumar4525]

The 1st image is so scary!

[@Zeyek1]

i just got out of an relationship of a 1 year and 2 months I let her go 3 days ago. this video made me understand that I was getting manipulated to do things that I didn't want to. for example my ex told me oh honey get vaxed. I didn't want to and we faught over this just not physical but verbally. next day she told me if you don't get vaxxed i will leave you. I was scared because I loved her so much and I didn't want to lose her. So i got vaxxed. The turning point that caused this relationship to end was that we both agreed to contact her baby daddy for "child support" but the thing was that the baby daddy had no clue that he had a child. the guy lives at tennessee and im from california close to LA. anyways when they connected they we're facetiming non stop. I felt this urge this jealousy because she really said to me that the guy "changed" and he attends more to "church" (my ex is a christian). A day pass by and I went towards her house to pick her up she wasn't even ready she was still talking to that guy. so I got mad and I got out my car and i went straight in to her house. she was super mad at me because I "interrupted them". She went to her room God knows what she told him. And again I felt this jealousy so i demanded her to let me see the messages between her and him. I grabbed the phone she tried to get it back. she started screaming and her father backed me off. At that point i was like im letting you go. She cried and told me to come back. I blocked her. She cheated on me.

[@MichaelWalker345]

You should of left as soon as she contacted the guy. That should of been the epiphany right there tbh.

[@ficta1426]

yall both partially wrong tbh but sucks she cheated on u

[@znoppen]

Please watch "The Social Dilemma" on Netflix.

[@cavemann_]

@@MichaelWalker345 should have* I won't stop until everyone stops making this basic mistake. It shouldn't irritate me this much, yet it does.

[@loganwolv3393]

@@cavemann_ It's actually pretty intresting the fact that it is a common occurance in your expirience... In my expirience the "you're and your" mistake is made, and this should have thing might be the first time i've seen it on the internet, but knowing that our minds filter out so much of the information i could've seen it before.

[@GoJays]

The goat never disappoints

[@mihirb9700]

summary: can you have a truly unbiased POV?

[@toastyknuckles892]

i'm not a manpiulator, but sometimes i feel like others just like to show up to make things about themselves so they can act like they're being abused. my current neighbor would know, or not. who knows? i wouldn't be shocked if it was because someone online communicated something to them. unless they're all-knowing. 12:30pm

[@bigfloppa1765]

*Absolutely amazing content as always!*

[@ultraviolet7838]

1:56 Also, social media algorithms tend to promote these kinds of posts. They spark more debate, which means the site can profit more off of it. This is why Facebook and other companies have been attacked for spreading misinformation.

[@moisturano]

i feel like i come to revelations of knowledge and understanding on the days you post videos about them, despite prior exposure to them. as if the media is jogging at the same pace my thoughts unravel. kinda terrifying ngl, i wonder if i can break out of this superstition

[@royaltymaurice3880]

How long have you been using this relaxing music in the background I feel as if I heard it before in multiple videos????

[@trees3987]

Thank you, been watching and reading a lot of sowell lately, very helpful

[@cipher2508]

I just realized your channel's name is the name of my favorite company ever built

[@spookyjacooby2578]

I wish this video had come out a few months ago. I’m sure my ex was manipulating me but I loved her so much I didn’t even consider it. Nor did I consider she was cheating on me.

[@Sowilo-Dagaz]

I've had a bad relationship with my narcissistic mother(who has emotional and drug/alchohol issues), and this is exactly what she'd do("I gave birth to you", ect.) and still does. Of course she would also say "If I could go back and change everything, I would." My brothers and I went to live with my aunt(moms sister) and uncle when I was 6. I haven't spoken to her in over 5 months due to her behavior and it took me awhile to realize I was being used emotionally for her own ends. For example, she was in an accident and I gave her my old car and my grandfather got me another one. That was more his pressing than mom's, but still. Unfortunately, I see the same things occurring with my oldest brother(the addiction/unresolved mental issues) and am worried that he may end up like our mother, or worse. My great uncle died earlier this week, and the funeral is tomorrow, so it'll be interesting to see her and how she'll be, as my grandfather said she'll be there. Its sucks more bc tommorow is also my grandfather's 87th birthday. A funeral, a Birthday and seeing someone I'd rather not. Tomorrow's gonna be fun.

[@Aixman]

good luck bro 👍

[@Sallyman5741]

Good Luck

[@aBatwoman]

Have to go no contact with Narcissist. I would stay far away.

[@InfoAction_]

Everybody is a manipulator, it is part of the ego, we all have ego and always will, it might be best if we try and leave it at the door as much as possible tho

[@fromexoplanet21]

I've gotten the shorter end of that stick for 22 years and was so afraid to actually demand equality and fairness because if i did bring up the fact that they were not respecting and loving me they would give me the silent treatment and bully me for weeks, there were times that it had gotten really fucking bad and i hate how people that you were supposed to trust and care for can hurt you so much, it is disgusting.

[@0ptimal]

This is a big issue. Thing is, if someone can manipulate you to see or feel a certain way about something, they have the control. Perception determines behavior. You want as much control over your perception as possible, for obvious reasons.

[@Artiste04]

When I see situations I can manipulate in I automatically feel like a terrible person😔

[@bhushanpatil9625]

you become what you focus on

[@Invictus_Terminus]

Damn. Talk about questioning.

[@balonytheonly3930]

Empathy is a superpower!!

[@amirbahalegharn365]

the reason why we have this is because children aren't taught physiological & biological information of humans while the society of adults aren't also being revised at a quick pace to be responsible for their shortcomings where the children knows their older parents,siblings,acquaintances aren't "grown-up" humans in a meaningful way,all the time,about all the subjects when these so-called adults expect younger one to trust & believe the lessons & thoughts & acts these individuals shown pr present to kids. things are messy if it doesn't get fixed at it's base.

[@aryan___9955]

Quite often I find myself Manipulating peoples around me and I hate myself for it. I really wanna change but can't help but feel attracted to it It is so lucrative and it feels just sooooo good that I don't want to move away from it. I feel like I am addicted to it and it hurts so bad sometimes I really don't know what to do. :(

[@alicetran5574]

In my experience people on twitter take everything with a grain of salt. When i said things the same way i say things on twitter on other platforms. They take it very seriously 💀 and many times went to my dms to harass me

[@karlnadeau7204]

Wow need it right now, just left my now ex girlfriend. She has gaslight me so much, I was always walking on eggshell, always the one doing the wrong. She told me that people were judging me, that i was not good enough, that i was not attractive and after five month of relationship she laughed in the end saying i was so easy to manipulate. Next thing I know she had segs with another guy, even tho she was not ready with me ( she told me ). In her own word i should have force her in doing so like he did. That women destroy my ego and she's in my field of education, in my class in fact, tks god it is finally over.

[@theentity5201]

Women manipulative AF and society looks the other way even tries to blame the BF somehow, BF is manipulative and all hell breaks loose. Guess being a baby machine grants you special privileges unparalleled as opposed to the now "redundant" gender that men seem to becoming (sperm banks) Good on you my man, getting out of that relationship. I definitely would too, I'm extremely anxious to get a relationship but I'm firecly paranoid of being treated like this, I'd lose it with them then dump them while hurting their feelings to boot. I'm mentally disabled so any GF should treat my emotions as important as theirs. My brother was manipulated into setting fire to something by a toxic girl and he spent 10 years in an institution because he was declared incapable. Hes lost his teeth, hes fat and doesnt speak very well, his life has been wasted. I have no mercy for these despicable girls.

[@dMusic-lq2se]

A stoic can easily get rid of manipulation of emotions....

[@ligma5058]

As a dark empath, I excel in this subject.

[@PersonaSlates]

I usually just do the opposite of what time told. If you want help with something ask nicely.

[@AdmiredDisorder]

I know the moments I said things that did not feel right, they were not sincere, they were not well thought out, they were not how I wanted to be treated myself. I will create my own hell for myself if I do not take good care in how I treat others. I've been called a liar, I've been told I am the villain, I will try to be better for my own sake and above all I will do my best to trust and belive the autonomy of others who do not decide who I am for me.

[@AdmiredDisorder]

I've been gaslit for so long that I will always back down first even when I was sure I did good and had the right answer the first time. It's a sharp pang of shame *especially* when I find out I was right later on. It's sad to be one dealing with trauma from abuse and existing around others who have no idea what I'm still going through. I had the right answer in physics class today and the teacher corrected me before viewing the answer themselves and admitting that I was right but before that moment I apologized already, sorry to waste the time, quick to assume I was wrong all along...

[@theeverlastingflame7743]

It worked thank you

[@arcticfox9056]

I grew up in I home where my mother said “I can just as easily take you out of this world as I brought you into it,” i think this messed me up as a kid

[@thepurplekidx]

Love your videos!!