Devaluing

Make sure people’s feelings about personal progress, comforts, and boundaries are dismissed with sharp-witted counterpoints.

They are key to putting you back in the spotlight, or to your list of demands.

Inspire claims of delusion combined with acts of deception to stick the apathetic landing you’ve spent time perfecting.  

Phrases like “grow up,” “move on,” even a mix the two together, when necessary, can sell the dismissal even further in the right situation.

For seasoning, find moments to ask, “what possessed you to do that,” right after they make you aware of something happy or progressive in their life. Then you can hit them with an extra reminder that your viewpoint is paramount.

-Kingston Priest

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