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One of the primary urges people need to fulfill in their lives is the desire to have and to express a personal sense of empowerment. Consequently, when we feel invaded or taken advantage of, we automatically seek ways to defeat the threatening invader. Until recently, society didn't encourage girls and women to develop their power. Naturally wanting and needing empowerment, we have gone underground and adopted secret and dishonest ways of having and using power. The trouble with such deviousness, though, is that in the long run, everyone who uses it loses.

Following are some of the secret and harmful strategies women have adopted as a defense against powerlessness and invasion.