Trust no one who wants 'the best for you'! With a provocation, the reader is introduced to the complex issue of emotional blackmail. The book explores the intriguing question of why people repeatedly become victims. It reveals the connection between an adult's susceptibility to emotional blackmail and the formative emotional experiences of their childhood: jealousy, guilt, fear of loss, low self-esteem, or the constant need for recognition and expressions of love have become the basis for their susceptibility as late consequences of certain experiences - and for the blackmailer, they are hidden motives. For the first time, emotional blackmail is unraveled as a role behavior shaped by upbringing from childhood: only the time, circumstances, and involved individuals have changed. The author: After studying Sond.