Nice insights regarding manipulation. I don't like to think of myself as manipulative, and never really did think that I was. I don't manipulate people intentionally, anyway. But my husband thinks that I manipulate, and my T has pointed out how I manipulate. It really isn't something that I try to do, and I hate it that people see that in me, because I don't want it to be there. Maybe the key is to have more awareness and be more intentional, knowing what it is that we need or want, and knowing the impact that we have on other people. Then maybe we could plan a way to get our needs met without making someone feel used and taken advantage of.