Term
emotional blackmail
The Peases' name for pressure from someone close: they know your weak spot and make it clear you'll suffer if you don't give in. It is the authors' term for describing manipulation, not a diagnosis.
Why Men Lie and Women Cry, Allan and Barbara Pease
Explained in
- Why Men Lie and Women Cry, Allan and Barbara Pease
- Emotional Blackmail: When the People in Your Life Use Fear, Obligation, and Guilt to Manipulate You, Susan Forward, Donna Frazier
Susan Forward’s term for someone close directly or indirectly threatening to punish another person unless they do what is wanted. A popular-psychology concept rather than a clinical diagnosis.