Mind Tricks, Mind Games - The Abusive Magician Waves His Wand
"Debonair, easy-going, friendly, charismatic, a pillar of the community, nice, successful, handsome, gorgeous..." these are just some of the words victims use to describe their former abusive partners. Even after one hears their stories of pain, manipulation, cheating, lies and more, one look at these abusive people, and the listener is captivated with them too. Abusive, attractive, yet downright evil people have tricks up their sleeves like magicians performing magic acts, they pride themselves on knowing they have led you into believing something once again that is untrue. What sort of mind game did your manipulator play on you this time? Was it a made up story about where he really went and who he saw while there? Maybe it was a false promise that he or she had used for so long to keep your interest. How about your favorite entertainment or a gift used to distract you to keep you from searching for evidence ...