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Rerelease | The 6 Stages & 4 Styles of Emotional Blackmail

In this rerelease episode of Narcissist Apocalypse, Brandon discusses Susan Forward and Donna Frazier’s book Emotional Blackmail and explains how manipulation can be used to control your choices, relationships, and behaviour.

Brandon breaks down fear, obligation, and guilt, also known as FOG, and how these feelings can leave someone feeling helpless, powerless, and afraid to resist. He also explores the six stages of emotional blackmail: demand, resistance, pressure, threats, compliance, and repetition.

The episode also examines the four styles of emotional blackmailers: the Punisher, the…

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