A "blocker" is someone who wants to place hurdles in one's path to success. An "assister" is someone who wants to help one achieve success. My life has been full of "blockers". It seems like most everyone wants to place roadblocks to whatever I want to accomplish. Either they'll make comments to the effect that I shouldn't try, or they'll compete with me or find a cat's paw to compete with me. Life for me is much like "The Truman Show". Most everyone is busy trying to keep me constricted with false fires and so forth while offering me the six-pack of beer.