PRO TIP: Covert passive aggressive manipulators love to start conversations with:
"I'm concerned about you." "I care about you." "I'm worried about you."
This type of passive aggressive communication is a strategy used by covert manipulators as a way to level up their dominance, to intimidate the target, to leave the target feeling self-doubt, and to put the target on the defensive. Manipulators want to control the target's emotions and actions.
In my opinion, a better way to start a conversation is with curiosity. For example, "How are you? I am very curious to know more about what has happened.
A healthy person, who is in ally, will never start a conversation putting you on the defensive. A true friend who respects you, will want to hear about what has happened, from you, before they solidify their thoughts and feelings. The appropriate time for a friend to declare 'I'm worried about you' is after you have told them the story!
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