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Interpersonal emotion regulation is the process of changing the emotional experience of one's self or another person through social interaction. It encompasses both intrinsic emotion regulation (also known as emotional self-regulation), in which one attempts to alter their own feelings by recruiting social resources, as well as extrinsic emotion regulation, in which one deliberately attempts ...
Knowing that someone close to them wants love, approval or confirmation of identity and self-esteem, blackmailers may threaten to withhold them (e.g., withhold love) or take them away altogether, making the second person feel they must earn them by agreement. [6] Fear, obligation or guilt is commonly referred to as "FOG".
Sadly, according to Dr. Greene, an emotionally immature person may eventually go so far as to threaten self-harm or use other manipulative language (i.e. a guilt trip) to make someone feel guilty ...
People who feel guilty may be more likely to exercise restraint, [19] avoid self-indulgence, [20] and exhibit less prejudice. [21] Guilt appears to prompt reparatory behaviors to alleviate the negative emotions that it engenders. People appear to engage in targeted and specific reparatory behaviors toward the persons they wronged or offended. [22]
Although it seems like a simple act of appreciation, it can go a long way in making someone feel valued and respected when they’re feeling down. 8. “You’re doing great—I’m proud of you.”
This can result in the victim feeling bad, keeping them in a self-doubting, anxious and submissive position. Shaming: Manipulator uses sarcasm and put-downs to increase fear and self-doubt in the victim. Manipulators use this tactic to make others feel unworthy and therefore defer to them.
“The idea of making people feel interpersonally bad as a strategy is a bad idea,” he says. “But the idea that there could be no bad feelings at all is a fool’s errand.”
I feel jealous. My spouse is apparently faithful and loving. My spouse is unfaithful, because I wouldn't feel jealous if my spouse were faithful and loving. [10] [11] I feel lonely. My friends and family seem to like me and normally treat me well. I am unlovable, because I wouldn't feel lonely if I were lovable. [10] I feel guilty.