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23-03-2008, 11:09 AM
|  | | | Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Midwest, USA
Posts: 449
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Originally Posted by TLight My overdrive in this area has caused me great distress because others have taken advantage repeatedly.
The motto I still live by is "Do No Harm".......I guess because so much was done to me. Then when people do it to me, I'm just devastated because I'm under the silly belief that others live this way too..........You'd think I'd learn.... | TLight, sounds like we have a lot in common!
Nicolette, I'm so sorry about the situation. It's unfortunate that some people are not capable of seeing past their own needs and desires, or just don't care. | 
24-03-2008, 09:50 AM
| | | | Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Illinois, USA
Posts: 182
| | Nicolette,
I am sorry you have to be witness to this situation. Thanks for sharing and curing my curiosity. I have always had a soft spot for kids, so I can imagine why this is difficult to deal with.
tude | 
27-03-2008, 07:39 AM
|  | | | Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Ontario
Posts: 1,383
| | There are some people that are in fact narcisitis...I don't know if it gets this bad. There are other syndromes where a person does not get born wi th natural instincts for being nice due to a problem in brain development....if caught at an early age and only if in an adult if you can make them beleive they might need some help. That is just my take on it. There are differend neurogbiological, and biochemical things that can be looked into as long as the person is willing...just my opinion of course. | 
28-03-2008, 06:25 AM
|  | | | Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: High Plains, Colorado
Posts: 447
| | Nicolette, I too am sorry you are dealing with having to look in and see this and are helpless to change it. I just hope to God that its not super close to you, If it is a friend tell them what you are seeing, sometimes honesty helps. If not ignore it as best as you can because you cannot change the situation obviously and it will eat you up. If it is very close to you, Godspeed and I hope all works out in the long run. (((Hugs)))) | 
29-03-2008, 06:36 PM
|  | Moderator Carers Forums | | Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Melbourne
Posts: 982
| | Thanks Upstream, Tude, Pandora & Portabella.
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