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Jun 02, 2009, 06:06 PM
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Member Since: Feb 2007
Location: Florida
Posts: 1,611
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Yes Sannah, I do seem to get triggered when ever I feel I'm being manipulated, but it's range depends on the situation.
If I'm going new car shopping, I know to expect the car salesman to be a bit manipulative so I don't get as high strung, unless s/he lays it on too heavy.
But if someone seems to be using my lack of knowledge about something, or my naivety or general nice nature I get triggered by the manipulation much worse.
My mother is a master manipulator, she does not even realise she does it - giving her the benefit of a doubt. But boy can she pull the rug right out from under me and mess with my mind! It's one of the reasons I cut off contact with her. She can get really nasty. And yes, I become that little frightened child again.
When I read how these therapist are supposed to conduct themselves in DBT, it pushes those same buttons. But Fool Zero seems to be putting a more humane face on it, or explaining it in a less threatening way. So I thank him for that.
It does still strike me as sort of another fad though. Seems all types of businesses and the medical profession, teachers, etc. go through fads of one kind or another. But just because something is a fad does not mean it won't turn out to be a valuable tool or asset.
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