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5 Types of People Who Can Ruin Your Life: Identifying and Dealing with Narcissists, Sociopaths, and Other High-Conflict Personalities by
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Dan Messick
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Putes if it gets escalated.
Try to keep a one to one ratio of people, and your advocate needs to not be adding fuel but to help keep you calm and keep it factual.
Proffessions the enabler / advocate commonly can be in frequent is lawyer, counselor, ministry, doctors, teachers, nurses ,& social workers
Had a good case study in the chapter about a lawyer who prematurely took the case wo doing research.
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Try to keep a one to one ratio of people, and your advocate needs to not be adding fuel but to help keep you calm and keep it factual.
Proffessions the enabler / advocate commonly can be in frequent is lawyer, counselor, ministry, doctors, teachers, nurses ,& social workers
Had a good case study in the chapter about a lawyer who prematurely took the case wo doing research.
Dan Messick
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Ch 9 22min/200. Dealing with advocates of the HCP.
They are often close to the person family, friend, coworker. Many times they are just enablers by trusting to quickly and not doing own research or are afraid of the person snapping on them.
But many times when both sides of story are present they disappear.
But sometimes they are to close or an HCP themselves.
He recommends his book Highconflict people in legal dis
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They are often close to the person family, friend, coworker. Many times they are just enablers by trusting to quickly and not doing own research or are afraid of the person snapping on them.
But many times when both sides of story are present they disappear.
But sometimes they are to close or an HCP themselves.
He recommends his book Highconflict people in legal dis
Dan Messick
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Ch8 24m/178 histrionic personality is motivated by fear of being ignored.
1.8% or 6 million. 51%men.
Emotional intensity push people away which is ironic because that is a huge fear of there’s.
Top 3 of the 8 traits is drive center attention,dramatic speech, thinking people care more about them than they do.
Common profession movie stars, rock stars, or public performer.
Frequent ER visit because all or nothing .
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1.8% or 6 million. 51%men.
Emotional intensity push people away which is ironic because that is a huge fear of there’s.
Top 3 of the 8 traits is drive center attention,dramatic speech, thinking people care more about them than they do.
Common profession movie stars, rock stars, or public performer.
Frequent ER visit because all or nothing .
Dan Messick
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Ch7 26min/154. Paranoid. 4.4% or 16million people in north America.
57% are female.
Most appear less confident about engaging others, though a minority do.
Typically verbal attack first, rumors.
Top 3 of 7 suspicious others out to harm them, beating grudges foot minor or nonexistent reasons, fear others conspire against them.
little paranoia is healthy.
Tip:Focus on acknowledging that’s unusual or I wasn’t there
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57% are female.
Most appear less confident about engaging others, though a minority do.
Typically verbal attack first, rumors.
Top 3 of 7 suspicious others out to harm them, beating grudges foot minor or nonexistent reasons, fear others conspire against them.
little paranoia is healthy.
Tip:Focus on acknowledging that’s unusual or I wasn’t there
Dan Messick
is on page 94 of 197
Sociopaths that are psychopaths are potentially very cruel who will ruin your life for pleasure. Ex Ted Bundy.
Sociopaths NOT psychopaths generally are conartist and don’t care if you get hurt while they get what want. Ex. Ernie Macoff (Ponzi scheme)
Antisocial common profession choice politics, law, sales, business.
Tend have many traffic violations, parking tickets, other small crimes.
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Sociopaths NOT psychopaths generally are conartist and don’t care if you get hurt while they get what want. Ex. Ernie Macoff (Ponzi scheme)
Antisocial common profession choice politics, law, sales, business.
Tend have many traffic violations, parking tickets, other small crimes.
Dan Messick
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Ch6 32 min/128. Sociopath aka antisocial personality disorder, psychopath (extreme)
They lack remorse and may find pleasure in your pain.
3.6% population~13 million people USA. 1 in 4. Psychopath 1%.
74% male.
7 traits. 3 top.routine violations of social rules,norms, laws wo remorse. Drive to dominate. Deceitfulness.
Their heart rates slow down in conflict.
Can be some most charming people,because master manipulator
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They lack remorse and may find pleasure in your pain.
3.6% population~13 million people USA. 1 in 4. Psychopath 1%.
74% male.
7 traits. 3 top.routine violations of social rules,norms, laws wo remorse. Drive to dominate. Deceitfulness.
Their heart rates slow down in conflict.
Can be some most charming people,because master manipulator












