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Help with interpreting situations

DiffidAnt

Hello. There have been a number of situations in the past, where, in retrospect, I think that I've been tricked because people can work out that I'm guileless and so easier to manipulate in a personal setting. In other instances, people act unexpectedly, and I'm unsure whether it's as a result of something that I've done wrong, or whether the behaviour is peculiar to them.

What would be really useful for me is to have an occasional 'personal assistant', for want of a better term, or a helpline where I could explain the circumstances of the situation I find myself in, and ask a trusted person whether they think anything unusual is going on, or that I'm being exploited. I don't require any help with day to day tasks.

Does such a service exist?

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  • in reply to Billy87

    I did do, there are none in my area. I think I should probably follow your initial advice; at some point, I'll need to be more open, it's just that the habits of masking are very significantly ingrained in me, making it hard to change. In the long run, that must be the better strategy.

    Incidentally, I just misclicked the button and reported your above comment as abusive. So sorry! If one of the mods contacts you, it was definitely unintentional. I'm so clumsy sometimes.