Iftheboundaryyouhavesetisinthewayofsomethingtheywant, forexampleiftheywant a sexualrelationshipandyoudonot, theymaypushorevenbreakthatboundaryonpurpose.
ChangingtheSubjectWhen a manipulatoriscaughtin a lieorisembarrassedaboutbeingwronginsomeway, theywillchangethesubjecttodistancethemselvesfromtheirbehavior.
Manipulatorswillthenimmediatelyfollowuptheircriticismwith a CrowdManipulationUsingstrongandemotionalwordsis a waypoliticiansoftenusetoinfluencecrowdsintobelieving a situationismoredireormorepositivethanitis.
Implyingthatsomeoneor a groupofpeoplecanbestupidoroverlysensitiveis a generalization, designedtomakeyoufeellikeyou'repartofsomethingandtherefore, morelikelytosidewith a manipulator.
InfantilizationThisiswhensomeonespeakstoyouasthoughyouare a childormentallyimpairedtomakeitknownthatyouarenotwellrespectedorthatyouarenotonthemanipulator's intellectuallevel.