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> friends that had undiagnosed and untreated personality disorders So you diagnosed multiple of your friends as having personality disorders? I'm guessing your
by jnordwick 9y ago
> friends that had undiagnosed and untreated personality disorders
So you diagnosed multiple of your friends as having personality disorders? I'm guessing your not a psychologist.
> match their energy level
This is the exact opposite of what you should be doing. You are always to stay below their level to diffuse the situation. If their energy level goes down, you lower yours further.
You literally diagnosed your friends and badgered them to the point of crying.
- vinceguidry 9y agoIf you had witnessed the interactions you would not have come to that conclusion. They beat themselves up, they didn't need me to do it. When someone is irrational, their verbal violence cuts in both directions. I am not a psychologist but I see one every week. I did not consider personality disorders until the person in question brought it up, and I had a lot more experience with such things later in life. All I knew at the time was that they were not responding to calmness and I needed to try something different.