“Beware the Silent Tactics: 7 Alarming Moves Manipulators Make When You Withdraw Your Caring”
5) They’ll make you question your decisions
One of the most cunning tactics a manipulator will employ when they realize you’ve stopped caring is creating doubt in your mind. They’ll question your decisions or make you feel like you’re overreacting or being unreasonable.
I recall a time when I decided to cut ties with a manipulative ex. The moment he sensed my detachment, he started questioning my decision, suggesting that I was being too harsh and that he’d change.
His words were designed to create doubt in my mind, to make me question whether I was making the right choice. But I had to remind myself that his manipulation was the very reason I chose to walk away in the first place.
