Manipulative Personality?

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Oh yeah I find it as easy and natural as breathing. I was well taught by my father (he did have AS). No one ever knows I am doing it but because of morals I try to only do it appropriatly not for selfish and "bad" reasons. I really learned how to do it in self-preservation and to extract myself from situations. It was a great way to survive in an NT world.

I have also found that you can really use the truth to manipulate people and situations and still be able to say it is the truth. This is really when I have to watch myself because I can really justify this behavior.

I do have to say that I have never been able to do this with people with certian PDD's just with NTs. Anyone that can seperate from their emotions and look at something analiticaly can see what I am doing.

I'm pretty rough with myself as far as pointing out my own shortcomings, and I honestly don't think I'm manipulative most of the time, but I can be every so often. I'd be surprised if very many people were never manipulative, which is not to say it's right to be manipulative, but to say I don't think it's an abnormally present trait in my character.

Well, does anyone enjoy manipulating? I get a kick out of toying with people's minds and making them question everything, doubt themselves and their own actions. It's sort of like a power trip. Anyone?

Yes and I live with someone that enjoys it also. I was also born to someone that did it for entertainment.

'fraid so. but then, i'm so good at it that people don't know i'm doing it. and i generally don't let anyone get hurt. AND i use it to help people sort stuff out. but it is a real power trip, yes.

I thoroughly enjoy it... Manipulating not only people's perception, but also their arguments so it looks like they're not arguing for what they were... I get immense enjoyment out of it... That and the fact it comes so easily to me, scares the pants off me.

Pantless GA

you are definitely growing on me GA...

all this, and rugged handsome too...

LOL

GA is more interesting every post

fan club alert!

quick - we should get on the flirting thread!

rofl!

Aww

:: feels loved :: ... :: wonders why ::

GA

Yes I was thinking this was starting to sound like flirting.

GA Vetivert and I just must be attracted to pantless manipulators I know I have plenty of proof that that is my preference in a person.

tehehe...

The question is what were this pantless manipulators manipulating?

GA

Whatever could you mean

Plus this is not the forum for that discussion

the question IS...

why on earth are they pantless?

is this an american term i have yet to know the definition of?

yes, as i said... off to the rude...oops, i mean the flirting thread...

This is why the pantless remark

What is this rude..er.. flirting thread of which you speak?

GA