ha ha! I came to comment and found you have a whole library. I will watch them this weekend.
Yes, I agree with his parting words in the first video. I have definitely improved as a person, for having been a victim of a stealth sociopath for over half of my life. I am still patient and forgiving; I did not become short-tempered and cynical. However, I have a titanium core now. People at work have butted heads against me and discovered that I just. don't. play. the. game. I don't react anymore. When someone is a jerk, I just back up and give them space to perform so everyone can see who they really are. Not all jerks are sociopaths, of course. Some are merely selfish people that never learned to get along with others. But it is in my experience that I have learned ways to protect myself.
I am through the pain, but it was a lot of work. It's been over 3.5 years since I came out of denial. I would not trade one moment of pain for all that I've gained.
Watched them all. I agree with most things he said but have a few differences, just because he and I are different people.
It showed me, too, just how far I have come because I remember all the emotional turmoil during that time, and when I came out of denial.
I think that I have been *me* for about three months now. ME, which is to say, no longer a reactive person pinging around the environment that others create. So I watched, but was emotionally neutral.
I am far from impervious against these people. I was taken advantage of just last year. *eye roll* I can't keep them out of my life, but I can be aware ...
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Yes, I agree with his parting words in the first video. I have definitely improved as a person, for having been a victim of a stealth sociopath for over half of my life. I am still patient and forgiving; I did not become short-tempered and cynical. However, I have a titanium core now. People at work have butted heads against me and discovered that I just. don't. play. the. game. I don't react anymore. When someone is a jerk, I just back up and give them space to perform so everyone can see who they really are. Not all jerks are sociopaths, of course. Some are merely selfish people that never learned to get along with others. But it is in my experience that I have learned ways to protect myself.
I am through the pain, but it was a lot of work. It's been over 3.5 years since I came out of denial. I would not trade one moment of pain for all that I've gained.
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It showed me, too, just how far I have come because I remember all the emotional turmoil during that time, and when I came out of denial.
I think that I have been *me* for about three months now. ME, which is to say, no longer a reactive person pinging around the environment that others create. So I watched, but was emotionally neutral.
I am far from impervious against these people. I was taken advantage of just last year. *eye roll* I can't keep them out of my life, but I can be aware ...
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