Manipulators will often listen to others share their life stories only to gain knowledge of their vulnerabilities. Those who are open enough to share their lives with the undeserving will quickly discover that some of their peers are hiding their true intentions. In reality, they are competing with them, and no amount of shared experiences will guarantee their loyalty.
Manipulators will take advantage of a situation without any regard for ethics, allowing nothing to stand in the way of their pursuit of success. The sly store information in their memory banks until the moment they believe it will have the greatest effect on their competitors. Then, they sit back and revel in the drama they have created.
They believe that people are weak for sharing their vulnerabilities, and to a manipulator, the blame lies not with those who exploit others, but with those who choose to open up in the first place. In their eyes, taking advantage of someone's trust is simply an opportunity waiting to be seized.
If you want to avoid becoming someone's stepping stone, make it more difficult for them by refusing to let them use you as a means of getting ahead. Your valuable time should be spent with those who listen because they genuinely care about your story, not with those who listen only to gather ammunition for future drama and their own sad entertainment.
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