Manipulation

By Dwayne Hicks | October 20, 2021 |

This is a negative word that means harmful influence. It’s swaying or coercing someone to do something or feel the way I want them to feel. Manipulation is a negative form of influence. The person or persons being manipulated don’t realize that they are being manipulated. I believe this happens a lot in our popular…

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Manipulation

By Dwayne Hicks | March 21, 2016 |

I have met people who are masters at manipulation. They use people to get whatever it is they want. They are not the type of people that I want as a friend. In fact they will even manipulate their friends and family to serve them. I have been on the short end of relationships like…

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Manipulation

By Dwayne Hicks | July 30, 2015 |

I am not a fan of this word in the context of using control or influence to cleverly or unscrupulously mislead or direct certain behavior. Others have manipulated me and I find it pretty distasteful. I must confess that I’ve been guilty of manipulating others to get them to do what I want. This is…

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