Do you use threats to get what you want?

Using threats as a means of manipulation or control is toxic and corrosive to any healthy, stable relationship. When someone enforces their will over another individual, it will create a resistance and a rejection of what’s being enforced.

These threats might run along the lines of “If I see you doing [XYZ], then [insert whatever threat]… “if you lie to me or cheat, it’s over,”— while they’re not untrue — they’re not exactly true either.  The problem with threats of this nature, is that they are more likely to encourage your partner to revert to hiding behaviours, rather than disengaging from them altogether.  Threatening, manipulating or attempting to control another person will destroy any deep and meaningful bonds you shared.

Using threats as a means of manipulation or control is toxic and corrosive to any healthy, stable relationship.  Any bullying behaviour stems from a deep insecurity.

Threatening, manipulating or attempting to control another person will destroy any deep and meaningful bonds you shared

If you’ve noticed a pattern in your life of attracting or be attracted to a string of unhealthy relationships then this might be of help to you, or someone you know.  My objective here is for you to become brave enough to say ‘enough is enough’ and give yourself the wake up call you need right now…

These are my tips on how to clean your mind of bad relationship patterns and habits. This has been tip #15 Threats as manipulation and control.