guilt-trips
Emotional manipulation tactics
Guilt-trips are deliberate attempts to make someone feel guilty, typically to manipulate their behavior: She laid guilt-trips on me about not visiting more often.
The singular guilt-trip can be a noun or verb—to guilt-trip someone is to burden them with blame or obligation they may not deserve: Don't guilt-trip me into going.
Coercion via feelings
- coercionPressured compliance through threats
- pressureForce upon contact
- shamingCausing feelings of disgrace
- blameAssign responsibility for wrongdoing
passive-aggression · exploitation · control · leveraging · strings attached · obligation · indebtedness · martyrdom
Joint venture participants
- friendsVoluntary close relations
- exPrevious romantic partner
- apologiesExpressions of regret
- resentmentPersistent bitter displeasure
silent treatment · sulking · grudges · one-sided · needy · clingy · abandonment · loyalty
Violation of divine law
- confessionAdmission of wrongdoing
- penanceSelf-mortification for wrongdoing
- hellfireEternal punishment by flame
- damnationEternal punishment decree
morality · sermons · commandments · atonement · repentance · shame · original sin · judgment
Mother and father
- mothersFemale parents collectively
- in-lawsRelatives through marriage
- siblingsFellow offspring
- relativesThose connected by blood
holiday visits · phone calls · expectations · disappointment · filial duty · empty nest · sacrifices · family obligations
Resistance to perceived attack
- resentmentPersistent bitter displeasure
- frustrationDispleasure from blocked efforts
- avoidanceDeliberate keeping away
- boundariesLines marking separation
pushback · compliance · capitulation · apology · exhaustion · burnout · therapy · calling out
emotional blackmail
Coercion via feelings
- coercionPressured compliance through threats
- pressureForce upon contact
- shamingCausing feelings of disgrace
blame · passive-aggression · exploitation · control · leveraging · strings attached · obligation · indebtedness · martyrdom · weaponizing
partners
Joint venture participants
resentment · silent treatment · sulking · grudges · one-sided · needy · clingy · abandonment · loyalty · betrayal
sin
Violation of divine law
- confessionAdmission of wrongdoing
- penanceSelf-mortification for wrongdoing
- hellfireEternal punishment by flame
damnation · morality · sermons · commandments · atonement · repentance · shame · original sin · judgment · conscience
parents
Mother and father
relatives · holiday visits · phone calls · expectations · disappointment · filial duty · empty nest · sacrifices · family obligations · generational
defensiveness
Resistance to perceived attack
- resentmentPersistent bitter displeasure
- frustrationDispleasure from blocked efforts
- avoidanceDeliberate keeping away
boundaries · pushback · compliance · capitulation · apology · exhaustion · burnout · therapy · calling out · recognizing
guilt-tripsencouragement
Support spurring continued effort
reassurance · affirmation · absolution · forgiveness · praise
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