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 five 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

Regaining control in family court

Breaking an addiction to an emotional predator

Rebalancing power in your favor

Adjusting beliefs that keep you trapped

Responding strategically, instead of reacting emotionally