"We've been had. The Domination system naturally creates interpersonal abuse."
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Our previous section focused on authoritarians' abuse of power. This, of course, occurs at global, national and daily interactional levels. The following essay addresses ways we can deal with manipulation and other abuses of power in our everyday interpersonal relationships.
How can we set limits on such people in day-to-day life? The answer is complex and multi-leveled. It is both personal and transpersonal. One helpful key is gaining a deep a broad view, enabling us to see the faulty architecture of our society clearly.
Be this as it may, shifts in our habits of consciousness start with pain: we become aware of hurting. Acknowledging pain - not pushing it aside or ignoring it - is the first step of transformation.
Being manipulated can be immobilizing. We do not have to settle for our "deer in the headlights" reaction.
The discipline of assertiveness is founded on the premise of "non-victimization."
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