" If you are an approval addict, your behaviour is as easy to control as that of any other junkie. All a manipulator need do is a simple two-step process: Give you what you crave, and then threaten to take it away. Every drug dealer in the world plays this game. "

― Harriet B. Braiker , Who's Pulling Your Strings? How to Break the Cycle of Manipulation and Regain Control of Your Life