The use of power, authority, position and status to intimidate people into compliance is considered to be one of the most effective of people's bag of coercive tools. The natural inclination to intimidation is to be cowed and fearful. Fear is a natural and primordial reaction that is intended to warn us that the threat of bodily injury, for example, is imminent. The idea that you can command people to do things because they’re afraid of you makes the use of intimidation a pretty tempting commodity for the weak and insecure person. It is sad to see how many people suffer through their entire lives whether it be in the schools, workplace, with friends or family intimidated by the bullying of others. In my situation, I found out that this is been a big tool being used on me by my family of origin, my entire life. I learned last night that several family members have been trying to use this on me to get their way and threaten me during my trip in December and lately. I have had threats of a parent divulging things to me and then threatening to take me out of their Will if I say anything. I had my sister threaten me last night because of the emails of our discussion over them not inviting me to the mother's 80th birthday party - she could not handle my standing my ground and not cow towing to her and being intimidated by her (which she probably uses to her advantage in other life situations). She then threatened to send our emails to our parents. So I sent them myself. I do not cow tow to fear tactics anymore. I certainly could care less if my parents take me out of their Will. I don't need their stupid money. And my sister could not come up with any other method to use against me than trying to scare me that she will tell on me to the parents. This behavior was childish, at best. But the threats, intimidation, ongoing bullying, fear tactics, and more was even more disgusting and evil. I now see why God moved me 1000 miles away. My sister has spent her entire adult life trying to intimidate me and scare me from having the courage to stand up to her. When I finally did last night and stood my ground through all of the emails, she was belligerent, combative, angry, and it showed me so much how people who are in positions of power feel they can bully others who they have been bullying in the past.