Please, don't read this!

You know what? I'm wondering why are you reading this article. I told you not to read it but you're not listening. Well, in case that you're still reading this, then I think we should open a topic so your time will be worth it. People nowadays are always choosing not to follow the rules and instructions and it has no benefits nor advantage to everyone. I admit that I'm also not following the rules, sometimes but I think it is inevitable for an individual and human being like us. In today's article, let's talk about an interesting topic (for me) and I think we should be aware about this.

Is someone told you not to do one thing but instead of following them, you did the opposite of what did they say? When you did that thing, you may feel uneasy and feel that the thing isn't favor at you. Then maybe this one friend of yours used a forbidden technique, the Reverse psychology.

Maybe most of us already knew it but for those readers who don't know it, it is a kind of psychology trick where you'll say the opposite of what you want to happen and has a good result for you. Maybe you're also doing reverse psychology unintentionally and this is commonly used by kids and children. We all know that kids has a characteristic of being importunate and sometimes we can't control them because they love teasing you. You'll say not to lay down on the ground but instead of following you, they will lay down and smile at you. In that situation, it's better to use reverse psychology, say the opposite of what you want to happen and the result is on your favor. I'm guilty about this because when the kid is not doing great, I'm saying the opposite that I want to happen. Sometimes I'm saying "Hey don't clean the floor! I will be mad!" then the kid will clean the floor and that's what I want to happen😆 I'm using it on my younger cousins, forgive me guys😆

However, reverse psychology is not working at everyone especially when you're using it on a wise person. Hence, you should be wise in choosing the person that you want to manipulate. Let's talk about two types of person.

Compliant VS Resistant
We have two kind of persons that we should be aware when we are applying reverse psychology, that is the 1. Compliant and 2. Resistant.

Compliant
They are people who has no doubts when you've said one thing, they will immediately agree with you and this is what you don't want to happen. Imagine you're doing reverse psychology but he agreed with your choice but you want them to choose the opposite, lol. They are not acting according to the plan.

Resistant
Resistant people are more vulnerable on reverse psychology because they tend to argue and always choose the opposite of what you're saying which is on your favor. In short, they are easy to manipulate.

When doing reverse psychology, better to choose the right person but always remember that it's working sometimes but sometimes, it is not because we, as an individual has always a free will to choose. We have a freedom to choose what decision that we will do.

Steps to makes your plan successful
1. Put a seed of choice
Always make a choices and makes your prey choose between the choices.

Let's use the relationship of a mother and son as an example.

Example is your son want to go with his grandmother on the city but due to the covid-19, it's hard to go there and it is also risky so you want to stay on your house. First, say a lot of good things and background if your son will choose to stay and not to go on his grandmother's house. Don't be too obvious because it leads into argument.

2. Show the benefits everytime
Show to your son that staying on your house will be the best choice, you can move freely, we are safe in covid-19, we're together, we have a gift for you. That are the possible statements that you can say to him but remember not to lie at him.

3. Put him in the real situation
Try to put him in the real situation. Be advance, tell him the possible situations that he can do. "Play with your siblings!" say the good situations that he can do, an exciting one so he can change his mind because he'll focus on the good side of your choice.
Later on, you can see that your son will choose your want.

4. Push him
Don't get me wrong, when he chose what you want, then you can now try the reverse psychology. Tell him that you're thinking that going to his grandmother is the good choice. Trust me, he will argue at you because he will now choose to stay and that is on your favor. Now, you won!

Things to remember
Reverse psychology can be apply in different situations but choose the good ones. It's hard to use this type of psychology in a bad deeds because it will be abuse and it can also affect your personality as an individual. I suggest to use this when you have a good intention, not only for yourself but always consider the other people around you. After all, the intention of reverse psychology is only one: to manipulate. Manipulating is not a good one because it's just like removing the free will of an individual.

As you can see, I used reverse psychology in this article. I put the title as "Please, don't read this!" because you might be curious and try to read it. Again, don't let anyone manipulate you😉

I hope you enjoyed reading this article! Maybe you learned something from it haha lol. Have a good day!

Source:
•https://hackspirit.com/reverse-psychology/