<!-- bryant-content-generator:start --> # Deception spreads like contagion. Prolonged... > Deception spreads like contagion. Prolonged exposure to a manipulator can make you suspicious, anxious, and scheming in turn, so notice when your tone and thoughts start to resemble theirs and deliberately return to your own steadier voice. The moment you notice the change is the moment you can reverse it. **Source:** [[livestreams/Deception, Exploitative Contracts, and the Courage to Leave - Workbook|Deception, Exploitative Contracts, and the Courage to Leave]] ## Share on Social Media ``` “Deception spreads like contagion. Prolonged exposure to a manipulator can make you suspicious, anxious, and scheming in turn, so notice when your tone and thoughts start to resemble theirs and deliberately return to your own steadier voice. The moment you notice the change is the moment you can reverse it.” — Bryant McGill https://bryantmcgill.com/quotes/quotes-deception-spreads-contagion-change-moment-reverse ``` <!-- bryant-content-generator:end -->