Manipulative People (Frienemies)
By staycyde
@stacysdeadright (232)
United States
March 24, 2017 5:03pm CST
Be careful of who you receive advice from...it might be from someone that wants to purposely mislead you.
If you're not careful, you may end up all alone.. asking yourself what in the world is happening and believing that this person is helping you... when in actuality.. You are in this thing all alone .... and worse of all .. you are being manipulated.
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@pumpkinjam (8876)
• United Kingdom
24 Mar 17
I've found this a lot in life. Even the people you should be able to trust most can offer help but with no intention of delivering. I've had (and still have) people in my life whose job it is to help people but instead of helping they constantly pick fault. It's particularly difficult when you know your words are being twisted and you can't do anything about it.
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@stacysdeadright (232)
• United States
25 Mar 17
That's why sometimes it is so hard for me to even accept help, because some people think that means that you have to accept their criticism as well. I've learned that some people are control freaks. They only want to use your own words against you to get you to do what they want. At the end of the day, you didn't know that their unfulfilled promises would cost you so huge of a sacrifice. It is really disheartening if you aren't careful. Don't be a victim, i got tired of being one so I'm fighting back but i refuse to be as bad as those who have used me.
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@pumpkinjam (8876)
• United Kingdom
26 Mar 17
@stacysdeadright I feel like I'm constantly fighting back. Then you think things are turning a corner but you end up back to where you started only with other people telling you what you're doing wrong.
@stacysdeadright (232)
• United States
26 Mar 17
@pumpkinjam I don't want to generalize but I feel like the reason that you are going through that feeling is because many of your colleagues are caught in the same web of manipulation. Chances are the manipulator has already covered all of the bases. They know who you would talk to about their behavior and told those people about your flaws before you can get to them and now they are looking at you from the lens of the manipulator.
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@carebear29 (32002)
• Wausau, Wisconsin
25 Mar 17
i know quite a few people like this. my husband is a good one for it.
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@stacysdeadright (232)
• United States
25 Mar 17
@carebear29 I never understood why people said to keep your enemies closer... today friends and enemies are the same person
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@stacysdeadright (232)
• United States
25 Mar 17
yes, it is always someone who is close to you. that is the saddest part.
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