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siligut

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14. Such manipulative people

Reply to murielm99 (Reply #10)

Thu Mar 15, 2012, 10:15 AM

Mar 2012

And you can't believe anything they say. So while your momster is telling you how people feel sorry for her, she may really be manipulating you, to elicit guilt.

I am astounded by the deviousness of people with personality disorders. At any rate, you know or are learning not to react to the manipulation.

The worst part, in my mind, is that they can't see themselves as deserving the treatment they get from other people and don't seek therapy. They just play the victim.

More off topic, but did you see narcissistic traits in laptop guy? You know, the guy who posted a video of himself shooting his daughter's laptop on Facebook?

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Thanks to nice women at my Y, I did not pass out this morning [View all] nadine_mn Mar 2012 OP

people really can be great. barbtries Mar 2012 #1

I've been in situations where strangers were nicer to me than my own family. Pool Hall Ace Mar 2012 #2

I hear you - my mom is a Narcissist nadine_mn Mar 2012 #3

OT, but have you worked on the troubles associated with having a narcissistic mother? siligut Mar 2012 #6

Thanks for the book recommend nadine_mn Mar 2012 #7

I think it helps to know that how she treated you as child and how she treats you now . . . siligut Mar 2012 #9

I own this book. murielm99 Mar 2012 #10

Such manipulative people siligut Mar 2012 #14

I am not sure about laptop guy. murielm99 Mar 2012 #15

Less common than alcoholism and usually male siligut Mar 2012 #18

Sorry she was like that. My own mother was like that lots of times. raccoon Mar 2012 #13

So glad you are all right and thank you for the story about human compassion siligut Mar 2012 #4

Next time you feel that way TuxedoKat Mar 2012 #5

Fainting is so scary - not at all glamorous like the old movies portray! nadine_mn Mar 2012 #8

Something like this happened to me in a store. murielm99 Mar 2012 #11

welcome to my world TorchTheWitch Mar 2012 #12

oh I have never had that feeling nadine_mn Mar 2012 #21

Awesome! At my gym you would have been pounced on by a bunch of EMTs in training Taverner Mar 2012 #16

I had a diabetic friend that did something similar. Wait Wut Mar 2012 #24

Glad I wasn't there. Wait Wut Mar 2012 #17

OMG dear. Take a CPR/BLS class siligut Mar 2012 #19

Um...NO! Wait Wut Mar 2012 #22

just fyi MrsBrady Mar 2012 #25

oh this made me smile! I know that feeling! nadine_mn Mar 2012 #20

AHHHH!!! Wait Wut Mar 2012 #23

nice story of human caring in action. thanks for sharing it. Tuesday Afternoon Mar 2012 #26