Hi Myzen,

I know it all too well.

I have had to learn that most people have their own agenda, and it's almost always not to my benefit. I don't mean the members here, but in general. It's to the point where I trust almost no one, because I don't have all the tools necesary to discern who is being forthright and who is being manipulative. Therefore, I have to stand back and look long and hard at a situation and question everything about it to try to avoid getting nasty surprises.

I don't mean this to sound paranoid. It's just that we as abused children were so starved for love that we lavish it upon people and that is just not normal behavior. It makes us easy targets.

This is a most interesting topic. Thanks.

Cheers,

Jan