Emotional Blackmail: Summary Review
This is a summary review of Emotional Blackmail containing key details about the book.
What is Emotional Blackmail About?
"Emotional Blackmail: When the People in Your Life Use Fear, Obligation, and Guilt to Manipulate You" is a book written by Susan Forward, PhD, and Donna Frazier. It is is an eye-opening and practical guide to understanding and overcoming emotional blackmail. The authors provide valuable insights into this damaging form of manipulation, and offer practical advice and tools for breaking free and healing from its effects.
Emotional blackmailers know how much we value our relationships with them. They know our vulnerabilities and our deepest secrets. They are our mothers, our partners, our bosses and coworkers, our friends and our lovers. And no matter how much they care about us, they use this intimate knowledge to give themselves the payoff they want: our compliance. In this book, the author presents the anatomy of a relationship damaged by manipulation, and gives readers an arsenal of tools to fight back.
Summary Points & Takeaways from Emotional Blackmail
Some key summary points and takeaways from the book include:
* Emotional blackmail refers to the use of fear, obligation, and guilt to manipulate and control others.
* The authors describe the various forms of emotional blackmail, including threats, ultimatums, bargaining, and the "if you really loved me" game.
* They explain how emotional blackmailers are often motivated by their own insecurities and fears, and how their behavior can cause serious damage to the relationships they have with others.
* The authors provide strategies for identifying and breaking free from emotional blackmail, including learning to recognize the signs, setting boundaries, and developing assertiveness skills.
* They also offer tips for managing the aftermath of emotional blackmail, such as dealing with feelings of guilt and shame, and rebuilding trust and self-esteem.
* The book includes real-life examples and case studies to illustrate the concepts and strategies described, making it a valuable resource for anyone struggling with emotional blackmail in their personal or professional life.
Who is the author of Emotional Blackmail?
Susan Forward, Ph.D., is an internationally acclaimed therapist, lecturer, and author. Her books which include the #1 New York Times bestsellers Men Who Hate Women and the Women Who Love Them and Toxic Parents, as well as Emotional Blackmail, Obsessive Love, Betrayal of Innocence, and Money Demonshave been translated into more than fifteen languages.
Donna Frazier is an editor, co-writer and coach. She helps others flesh out big ideas, transform first drafts, and turn their inspirations into compelling, fully realized books.
Book details
- Print length: 272 pages
- Genre: Psychology, Nonfiction, Self Help
What are the chapters in Emotional Blackmail?
Chapter 1. Diagnosis: emotional blackmail
Chapter 2. The four faces of blackmail
Chapter 3. A blinding FOG
Chapter 4. Tools of the trade
Chapter 5. The inner world of the blackmailer
Chapter 6. It takes two
Chapter 7. The impact of blackmail
Chapter 8. Before you get started
Chapter 9. A time for decision
Chapter 10. Strategy
Chapter 11. Cutting through the FOG
What is a good quote from Emotional Blackmail
Top Quote: "Nothing will change in our lives until we change our own behavior. Insight won't do it. Understanding why we do the self-defeating things we do won't make us stop doing them. Nagging and pleading with the other person to change won't do it. We have to act. We have to take the first step down a new road.” (Meaning) - Emotional Blackmail Quotes, Susan Forward, PhD, with Donna Frazier
What do critics say?
Here's what one of the prominent reviewers had to say about the book: "Breathe a sigh of relief! Susan Forward helps you identify and correct an intensely destructive and confusing pattern of relating with those you love. I highly recommend this important book!" - Susan Jeffers, Ph.D., author of Feel the Fear and Do It Anyway
* The editor of this summary review made every effort to maintain information accuracy, including any published quotes, chapters, or takeaways. If you're interested in furthering your personal growth, you may want to explore my list of favorite self-improvement books. These books, which have had a significant impact on my life, are carefully curated and come with summaries and key lessons.
Chief Editor
Tal Gur is an author, founder, and impact-driven entrepreneur at heart. After trading his daily grind for a life of his own daring design, he spent a decade pursuing 100 major life goals around the globe. His journey and most recent book, The Art of Fully Living, has led him to found Elevate Society.
