Download or read book How To Protect Yourself From Predators written by Venessa Collons and published by . This book was released on 2021-05-06 with total page 190 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Protecting Yourself from Emotional Predators: Neutralize the Users, Abusers, and Manipulators Hidden Among Us Steven Wolhandler, JD, MA, LPC knows how abusive and manipulative people prey on the emotions of good people - and how good people can protect themselves. He offers a radically different view of these Emotional Predators and provides practical effective solutions. For Emotional Predators, life is a strategy game to dominate and control, and you are either a player to be defeated or a game piece to be used. Without empathy or remorse, they'll ruin your life, and traditional approaches will make things worse. You'll learn 5 essential steps for protecting yourself, valuable guidance for safe relationships, and over 30 specific defensive tactics for: Distinguishing romance from intimacy Restoring your self-esteem Removing your emotional triggers Using gratitude and humor Playing their games better than they do - without becoming like them Screening professionals to be sure they can help