guilt trips
Shame-based persuasion
Guilt trips are attempts to make someone feel guilty in order to influence their behavior.
The phrase often implies manipulation—using guilt as leverage rather than making a direct request: My mother is always laying guilt trips on me about not visiting enough.
To guilt-trip someone is to apply this tactic.
- guiltingInflicting moral pressure
- coercionPressured compliance through threats
- blameAssign responsibility for wrongdoing
- obligationRequired task or commitment
- manipulationUnderhanded control of others
making you feel bad · playing the victim · remorse · shame · emotional blackmail · laying it on thick · pressure · codependency · passive-aggressiveness · martyrdom · emotion · silent treatment · persuasion · intimidation · power imbalance · self-doubt · psychological · relationships
- dark patternsdark patterns, bait and switch, hidden fees, roach motel, misdirection
- intimidationthreats, threatening, menacing, intimidate, bullying
- coercionduress, coercing, compelling, threat, forcing
- manipulationgaslighting, blame-shifting, brainwashing, mind games, emotional blackmail
- Family Relationshipsfamily dynamics, emotional support, caregiving, communication, family expectations
- persuasionpersuade, persuasion, persuasive, convince, convincing
guilt tripsencouragement
Support spurring continued effort
affirmation · positive reinforcement · praise · validation · reassurance
guilt tripsno strings attached
Without obligations or conditions
letting go · unconditional love · acceptance · non-attachment · giving space
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