Have been, some from cheating you out of money or lying to you. Too many of those scoundrels aren't intelligent thankfully, it's why they get caught and they're so good at gas lighting on the spot to get out of a situation by throwing any excuse or explanation. I think someone is going to come up and say this, but yeah probably psychopaths are the ones primarily in power. For the most part if you want to meet good quality people you need to find a hobby or decent activity there is no other way unless you're lucky in your ventures. A shared interest is enough of a bond already to see things through and commit to as well.

Have YOU*, OP? Yes or no. How did it feel?

this can be a tough subject im sure i have "unaware" of course so that makes me feel like why did you have to shed light on this

Ofc

Originally posted by Affronter:

Have YOU*, OP? Yes or no. How did it feel?

by myself and it felt odd

Yes
1 by my own rage
1 by a friend
And now the government is coming after my mind as well

Mm, so many times that I don't even wanna know the number..
And I keep giving it my all to avoid such situations whenever possible.

The most common scenario could very likely be how do certain individuals try to paint me in the negative light by playing the victim card, typically occurring during the clash of opinions and the individuals having caught on my social weaknesses.

It feels like I'm getting into things that I should stay away from, and the reactions of the surrounding and involved observers do make me question whether they even care or don't care about me.. As me being a softie and far from the confrontational type should be one of the few things one can notice, or so would I like, I suppose..

Now, how is this manipulation, you might ask..?
This isn't manipulation yet, at least to me, it's still the line where I wouldn't be entirely sure.
- It begins with me adopting the thoughts of the individual who has been in the disagreement with me and it comes later on as regardless of the result, there's this victimhood mentality of mine that's putting myself on the spot in my own mind, making me lose any and all leftover confidence and doubting myself for a while afterwards.
From time to time, this can even make me depressed, as if the whole world has turned black and white.. The term joy becomes a rarity, and my thoughts are entirely negative, wanting to stop with whatever I was doin' and just cry myself to sleep or so.

..
Whether I keep on doubting myself for a few days, weeks, or months is the unknown variable, too likely varrying by how much touched my ego and public image were, as well as and most importantly how it affected the way the people I truly care about see me now.

Originally posted by Shiro♌:

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if this was me from a year ago i would dare to say that u just lie to urself. now tho, i am aware that even the noment after voicing ourselves regarding smth our opinion might change instantly. which does not make us a liar, but just show that the only constant is change—may it be personality or opinion.
then again, regardless of how much u do care for others i find it very insincere to say u put their opions bout urself above ur own. does that not make u a treator to urself?
i saw many people claim ti have been manipulated when indeed thry were just blindfolding themselves like u descirbe it. then again i cant bring myself to blame them as i am fully aware that public recognition is more important to some than to livr as they please. eventho deep down they feel pained bout it they never voice it.

One of my former girl friend tried to do this... but I caught pretty early on and broke up with her. I almost felt like a SIMP.

Yes, I was too nice to my friends and got taken advantaged of during university but it didn't last long as I defriended them all.

I didn't feel so bad as it was a short while and if I didn't meet them, I wouldn't have had certain opportunities that I have now both in business and in relationships.

Yes. It's to be expected with human nature.

I prefer the short con over the long con though.

Originally posted by Angel:

Yes, I was too nice to my friends and got taken advantaged of during university but it didn't last long as I defriended them all.

I didn't feel so bad as it was a short while and if I didn't meet them, I wouldn't have had certain opportunities that I have now both in business and in relationships.

thats a happy end, no?

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/OwyC2symnKA

^ Pranks that claim to be funny. Remind me of all the stuff that just gives you trust issues down the road, or irrational fears that some stupid idea is about to be dunked on you at any time.

Jump-scaring people ain't cool. Kinda liked the crow one, that took some effort. Pretty sure a couple were fake/staged at least.

no, i am too smart to be manipulated

lie

Yes, multiple times, that was a life lesson. So go lie, cheat, manipulate, steal, be the biggest ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ possible, hurt as much as you can before people do it to you (because they gonna do it anyway)