Emotional Blackmail
by Susan Forward with Donna Frazier
The FOG of fear, obligation and guilt, how blackmailers use it, and how to respond without caving. Clear and applicable to family, partners and work.
Read it if…
you keep giving in to pressure you resent.
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Skip it if…
you want a general assertiveness book.
Try instead: He's Just Not That Into You →
Three things you will actually use
- Fear, obligation, guilt.
- Name the tactic.
- Respond, do not react.
Do this first
Identify one FOG pattern in your life.
Our verdict
Out of the FOG.
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