Unlocking Vulnerability: 7 Surprising Emotional Traits That Make You an Easy Target for Manipulation
5) Need for approval
For the longest time, I thought being liked was the same as being valued. I wanted to be seen as helpful, agreeable, easy to get along with. But when your sense of worth depends on making others happy, you become an easy target for manipulation.
Manipulators can sense when you crave approval. They know exactly which strings to pull—praising you when you do what they want, withdrawing affection when you don’t.
And if you’re not careful, you’ll start shaping your choices around what keeps them happy, even at your own expense.
