Dr. George K. Simon understands how people press your control keys: your children-especially teens-are specialists at it, as is definitely your partner. A coworker may silently undermine your efforts while professing to be helpful, or your employer may prey on your weaknesses. Manipulative folks have two goals: to win and to appear good doing it. Too often, those they mistreatment are only vaguely alert to what is happening to them.

Within this eye-opening book, you will discover:

-four reasons why victims have trouble leaving abusive relationships

-power strategies manipulative people use to press their personal agendas and justify their behavior

-methods to redefine the rules of engagement between you and the abuser

-how to spot potential weaknesses within your character that can set you up for manipulation

-two tools for personal empowerment to help you maintain greater strength in all relationships