So, pretty much every time I call someone out on a behavior of theirs, I end up having some hard think time afterward to be like, Wait, am I also not being cool? Should I have even said that? and it sometimes leads to unexpected breakthroughs about myself.
I am, like, 75% sass for the same reason I practice lucid dreaming and am wary of hallucinogens: Because I have had my mind fucked with so many times, it’s one of the mechanisms by which I assure myself of what’s real.
Generally the only people trying to convince me or anyone else that our memories of them aren’t real, all follow a very specific and continuing pattern of behavior that is easy to see through. It is not random or something I suspect of everyone, and is usually verifiable by others who have interacted with the same person.
But even knowing all of that, it is impossible not to be affected. The rollercoaster of it all is so exhausting and I just don’t even have the energy to pretend otherwise.
I don’t know if there is a true way to disarm a narcissist, but it doesn’t keep me from occasionally trying.
I’ve learned some of those behaviors growing up, and am glad to have friends who were willing to call me out, and still love and be patient with me when I was (or am) being kind of a dick. So far my attempts to pay it forward have failed miserably, but I guess it keeps things interesting, hey?
Anyway, I have had a very emotionally intense day. How are you?
—bwargh von modnar
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