I Dislike Being Emotionally Blackmailed

My ex used to do it all the time.
"If you love me, you wouldnt do this"
"If you TRUSTED me, you'd let me hang out with [insert guy she claimed was trying to make a pass at her here]"
"If you have nothing...

You can't blackmail me emotionally. That is because I am honest, I don't play games, I admit my mistakes and faults and I never put myself in a position where you can. I won't allow it. It's as simple as that. I have lived my life with...

My mother can be very emotionally abusive.  She loves to give me a guilt trip when SHE can't pay HER bills.

Last Friday, I announced on Facebook that I'd be going to a festival with my friend that evening.  I'd told my mom I...

my mother was diagnosed with severe depression. i have inherited it. she shows it a lot more than i do but sometimes i wonder if she uses it to her advantage. she will tell me how ill she is and have me feeling sorry for her and then...

My mother is like an Olympian when it comes to emotional blackmail. Complete with rigorous training and unshakable dedication. Congratulations, Ma, you've gotten really good at it!

"I'll kill myself if I lose you."

There's so much passion yet also desperation in those words. It's like they're saying, "I've got nothing to offer you to keep you around, so I'll threaten you instead."
A relationship or a...

But, no more - i have separated myself from her.  She always used that tactic about her being the mother, and i, the daughter.  Just not right, nor is it fair.  Im not angry anymore about it.  Moving on is the best...

It's manipulation supreme especially by those who deign to love you.
I will no longer fall for it and oh....just a hint. People who say "I'll kill myself id you don't/do (whatever)." need a freaking life.

Much as we love them, how they can use this one power against us- the one thing we want to be opened unto others, we naiively give to them through a duty to trust and they use them as spears in our chest- one word, one little phrase and...

Growing up I lived by a foster home of boys. I often times became friends with them. There was this one boy there we'll call him...Eric. He was really nice. He seemed to be well mannered, caring, and understanding. He told me about his...

It is about power. They think "I can make ____ do whatever I want if I give them the guilt trip, the silent treatment, etc". Emotional blackmail is controling someone or a situation you feel you have no control of...

Hell ya! Who doesn't? At least have the respect to shoot it straight with people. If you play these types of games then don't bother with me! Move along. Your not worth my time! Harsh I know but respect is everything!