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Originally Posted by Luce
'Manipulation' has such a negative connotation to it, but manipulation is something all of us do everyday, in most encounters with others - it is NOT a 'bad' thing in itself, although it can be used badly in certain circumstances. I wish there were a less negatively charged word to use to describe how we adapt our actions, words and behaviours to achieve desired outcomes, whether that be consciously or unconsciously.
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You said better here what I tried to say earlier in this thread about manipulation being something that we all use in some form in most of our relationships, that it's not necessarily a deviant or disordered thing. But it surely does have a negative connotation....and it is a word that sure gets my hackles up!
(since there was a counselor in college who saw me 3 times and told me I was manipulative....I've hated the word ever since....)
I wish there was a better word, too.