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@Farang131 almost all of human communication is manipulation
A baby crying is manipulation.
A valid, sound, deductive argument is manipulation.
Appealing to a sense of duty is manipulation.
Offering money in exchange for a service is manipulation.
Anytime you or anyone else tries to get someone else to change course, take actions, cease an action, etc etc etc it's manipulation.
Manipulation isn't inherently evil or good. It just is.
And it behooves one to be aware of it.
Most people think psych degrees teach you about top tier manipulation tactics
It really doesn't. I've learned more about psychology outside of my degree but none the less it was a good foundation
The brain and body really work in tandem in ways you wouldn't expect
@Farang131 the link should have taken you straight to the comment
If it didn't, then don't sweat it. You'll never find it in the sea of comments. Thanks, though
@Typo-MAGAshiv perceptive comment. Types of manipulation are either permitted by society, frowned upon or banned. But these are societal value judgements not absolute differences. What is permitted certainly changes across time and then the sheep all think they have discovered the true form of morality.
@Typo-MAGAshiv Lol that's funny you wanna troll them bad.
@Vermillion-Rx It never occurred to me that psych degress would help you manipulate others. It is my understanding that manipulation is a art form of all its own often practised by narcissists and psychopaths.
One of the most useful pieces of information I obtained in my psychology education was 'Gate Control Theory ' in my brain and body course
Essentially, if you are in physical pain, if you apply minor pain and pressure just outside of where you are experiencing physical pain, your spinal cord will negate and suppress the experience of pain around the injured site
I.e. if you hurt you leg and rub just outside of it, your spinal cord (CNS; central nervous system) will negate the pain via nerve pathways
Similarly, I find that if you experience a psychologically distressing event, that mastering and tending to adjacent successes often ameliorates similar pain
