Is it really possible to change or manipulate the emotions of people around you?

Question

i heard this at school today

and

i wanted to know if it was true...

if it is

how do people do it?

Answer 1

HI. Yes your attitude is contagious. If you are more willing to over come the negativeness at the moment, you can change others emotions. Example in an involuntary situation. Some one spills their drink all over them self. They get pissed rite? Then a few seconds later some one falls in a funny manner without injury. The other persons misfortune may have made a positive change on the first persons attitude. Now with that in mind just think of ways to lighten a situation for the best. Whether it be a joke or sticking a straw out your nose. Just be creative in a humorous ways. Hope this made sense.

Answer 2

It is possible, but takes a lot of talent and charisma.  

Answer 3

Yes, I do it everyday.  I am a health insurance agent and I have to deal with people who are angry everyday and I always have them calm and happy by the end of our phone call.  You just have to find a way to relate to the person.  If you want them to have a better attitude then be more positive and find something positive in their negative thoughts and point it out.  If you want someone to be negative then find something negative in their positive thoughts and point them out.  I do both.  I can have a happy person pissed off and angry within minutes and vice versa.  Its really not that hard to manipulate how people feel.

Answer 4

Yes this is possible with experience in social engineering. You also have to take initial risks and not be a follower - which sometimes takes extreme amounts of effort and discipline but it can be done.

Answer 5

Yes, it is possible, to an extent.  It is usually done by clever and manipulative persons with words.  But I do not think it is necessarily a good thing to do. On the other hand, a good speech does that quite well.

Answer 6

Absolutely! Preachers, politicians, salespeople, motivational speakers, coaches....some have that natural ability and some study it.  If you start watching people around you closely you will see it in action every day from infancy on up. Can see it used all through history with good and evil intentions.

Answer 7

Yes, but you must feign innocence if you wish to do this for evil (which is why I usually do it), but sometimes it's a valuable skill which can save not only you, but others from doing something rash or brazen.  

Answer 8

yes it can

Answer 9

yep

Answer 10

You might have heard or seen role model technique that is what is working over people.Usually the king or the leader or an actor  stands as a role model for the society.Simply people follow them.This is how mind set up is changed or influenced.

Answer 11

yes. for example when you talk to people mix words that gives a specific emotion and dont mix anything else that will counter it.

death, pain, agony, sorrow, sadness, grief, despair, etc. will give them the emotion of sadness.