Game Over: Uncovering the Secrets of Unhealthy Relationship Behaviours and Manipulation - Couverture souple

Summers, Julia

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ISBN 10 : 106665560X ISBN 13 : 9781066655601

Editeur : Julia Summers, 2026

Synopsis

Sometimes there is something that just doesn't feel right in a relationship and it's hard to put your finger on it. It might be in an intimate relationship, in dating, with a family member, a friendship or with someone in your workplace.

Maybe you feel confused about a relationship you've been in, maybe you're replaying conversations trying to work out what was going on. You may have found yourself thinking at times, "Maybe I'm overreacting." "Maybe I'm too sensitive." "Maybe it's me." "Maybe they didn't mean it like that." You may even have wondered whether you're dealing with a narcissist, whether someone is being manipulative, or whether it's abuse.

But then again, the relationship can be good sometimes too. One of the biggest signs of an unhealthy relationship is confusion. Because this is what happens when someone is playing power games, giving mixed messages, shifting the goalposts, saying one thing and doing another, making promises they never intend to keep, or leaving you feeling responsible for things that aren't even yours. It can feel like you're going mad, living on eggshells, or living with Jekyll and Hyde, never knowing which version you are going to see next. This is no way to live.

I'm Julia Summers, a counsellor and clinical supervisor and I have spent years helping people make sense of unhealthy and abusive relationships. This is the book I wished I could have given my clients in the counselling room.

Drawing on psychological research, professional experience and real-life examples, Game Over: Uncovering the Secrets of Unhealthy Relationship Behaviours and Manipulation explores how people gain power and control over others. Why we say yes when we mean no, or why we go along with things because it's 'easier'. These behaviours are happening all around us and once you read the book you will be able to spot them and name them.

Inside, you'll discover:

• More than 60 tactics and techniques people use to gain power and control

• What people are doing, why they do it, and why it can feel so confusing

• How gaslighting, love bombing, coercive control, guilt, blame and other unhealthy behaviours really work

• How to spot the predictable patterns of manipulation, unhealthy behaviour and abuse

• Why these patterns can leave us feeling confused, anxious and stuck

• How to protect yourself and trust your own judgement again

• What healthy relationships look like, so you can recognise the difference

Wherever these behaviours sit, from the subtly unhealthy to outright manipulation and abuse, one thing remains true: you are not to blame, and once you can see the patterns it's a lot easier to say Game Over.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Julia Summers
• Date d'édition: 2026
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 106665560X
• ISBN 13: 9781066655601
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 353
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