Take whiff of common games you may get through!

v Gas Lighting

    Using denial, lying, misinformation, and contradiction to make you doubt your sanity, memory and perception.
How to OVERREACH: Disengage and walk away.

Negative Humor

Making critical remarks disguised as sarcasm or humor to make you feel inferior or less secure.

How to OVERREACH: Remain calm. Smile and put that person in the spotlight by asking questions.

v  Victim-hood

Designed to exploit your good will, guilty conscience, protective and nurturing instinct in order to benefit personally.

How to OVERREACH: Don't get emotionally involved or let go that relationship.

v  Pretend Ignorance

Playing dumb in order to get away with behavior or things.

How to OVERREACH: Judge action not intention.

v  Projection

Criticizing others for things they do themselves as well.

How to OVERREACH: Don't take the bait and remove yourself from the arena.

v  Guilt Tripping

Passive aggressive way to remind you of something bad you did in order to make them want to make up for it.

How to OVERREACH: Respond with empathy but trust your intuitions.

v  Silent Treatment

Ignoring messages, calls or questions to make you feel uncertain and to make you start doubting yourself.

How to OVERREACH: Ignore it until it blows over.

v  Constant Criticism

Constantly marginalizing, ridiculing and dismissing you to make you feel inferior and to make them feel superior.

How to OVERREACH: Say thank you and get on with your life.

v  Throwing a Tantrum

Raising their voice, using a lot of gestures and sometimes even physical abuse to get whatever they want.

How to OVERREACH: Stay calm. Set boundaries. Give space.