Like I would constantly seek approval from sociopathic type personalities. I notice the more you seek their approval, the more they take advantage of you. Now , if someone upsets me once, I distance myself from them. This is a good thing. I’m good at identifying unhealthy people now. Rather than trying to seek their approval constantly. The more I got behind the deeper and deeper I dug my hole. Now they come back to me because I’m not a “suck up”. I guess my self asteem is better and so is my intuition. That I don’t constantly seek out these peoples approvals. Now they seek out mine.
Sounds like the tables have turned…just don’t be lulled into sociopathic behavior…youl do fine just stay level headed…
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This guy in aa said “if someone fell for my sociopathic tricks I would avoid them because it would be too easy to manipulate them and I liked a challenge”. I was always on the other side, but yes, the tables have turned.
Idk. My advice is keep your distance. If they don’t want help for their problems, they’re just going to perpetuate the behaviors, and they only think of you in a logical and calculating way, no particular emotions there.
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They’re not my friends, but they could be acquaintences now without feeling I’m getting used or put down is what I’m saying really. The tables have turned in one sense, not that I’m the sociopath now, but in that they KIND OF look up to me in that I can get their respect and make them laugh. Sociopaths put down the weak, laugh with the strong, and manipulate and burden the middle ground. I’d say I’m in the strong now. But you’re right about keeping a distance somewhat.
Like this heroin addict who’s struggling rn at aa I could’ve hung out with yesterday but I said I had to go home , then he was all “bye Jon!!!” Real friendly like. He respects me but I don’t wanna make him a friend.
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