Layman's Perspective on Drama Triangulation

[virginia_fell]

Content Warnings: abuse, child abuse, domestic violence, family, harry potter, mental illness, substance abuse

WTF I Just Saw This Wall of Text Why Did You Do ThisI know a lot of genuinely good people. Good people often lack a sort of... brutal realism. To put it in the nerdiest possible terms, Hufflepuffs make excellent friends, but they might

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[admnaismith]

So much food for thought here

[belenen]

Wow, this was really helpful for me to read. I tend to fall into 'rescuer' pretty easily and then I have a hard time climbing out once I realize that is what is happening. I've learned to watch out for this because the 'victim' will flip you into 'persecutor' the second you stop rescuing (and of course, it's a draining experience that I no longer get anything out of). But I'm still not good at spotting it. What you wrote has given me a clue: look at the patterns of their other relationships.

Thanks for sharing, mind if I link it?

[virginia_fell]

Go right ahead! As long as nobody links this to my FB name, anybody can share it anywhere they like.