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The main thing in dealing with these sorts of people - from personal experience - is that no one believes you. They think that you are crazy or that this is something you read about yesterday and now you have a bee in your bonnet and have labelled someone just to be able to explain why you don't like their behaviours. It just seems so far-fetched to most people. But this is an emergent area of psychology - that's why it's not in mainstream knowledge. I'm waiting for the zeitgeist to catch up with my life!
Thanks Ally for sharing your thoughts. I can well relate to when someone shares their experiences with an individual and others do not see that. I have so often heard things like 'well, that is not my experience with them.'
People can, and do, act differently around different individuals. I see this as a result of what type of 'power' relationship they have with the other person and what they want to gain.
Anyone else, care to share your experiences?
Midgie
Mind Tools Team