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Originally Posted by Mendingmysoul
I could decipher the manipulation, but went along because of my own fears.I feared loss of relationship,even a fake one.Thats my pathology to own.But I am working on my own weaknesses. So started to enforce boundaries.And poof....People are becoming strangers in an instance.
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I don't think it matters how we handle things with manipulators.
I have stood up for myself kindly but the same result. I think we have to be true to ourselves while respecting others. If someone is unreasonable then nothing we do will help unless we fawn and give up on any self respect.