tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-171824481247655490.post7075201487375248420..comments2023-04-04T07:23:07.845-07:00Comments on living a charmed life: know thyself, know othersbobbybegood1http://www.blogger.com/profile/01471708916636552589noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-171824481247655490.post-80085063588331608982014-09-12T11:22:56.336-07:002014-09-12T11:22:56.336-07:00you are so right. all of us are capable of going ...you are so right. all of us are capable of going in either direction. thanks. cheers!!bobbybegood1https://www.blogger.com/profile/01471708916636552589noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-171824481247655490.post-30364980139919330902014-09-04T07:47:56.474-07:002014-09-04T07:47:56.474-07:00Ohhh yeahhh I know people like this. However, I th...Ohhh yeahhh I know people like this. However, I think at one time or another we all share these traits. It is keeping them in balance that makes us NOT emotional Vamps. BTW I love this picture of the Vampire.<br />Nicole/BeadwrightDVArtisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18389131898875955178noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-171824481247655490.post-75041196490800162982014-08-25T15:14:13.945-07:002014-08-25T15:14:13.945-07:00I can tend to become a little obsessive compulsive...I can tend to become a little obsessive compulsive sometimes. Other times I can be antisocial. I guess it just depends on the day.Eat To Livehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12851191468716916221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-171824481247655490.post-61014693847405018512014-08-18T13:52:25.282-07:002014-08-18T13:52:25.282-07:00those books are great for anyone wishing to find o...those books are great for anyone wishing to find out more about themselves dawna. most people are afraid to confront themselves to change. good for you. cheers!!bobbybegood1https://www.blogger.com/profile/01471708916636552589noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-171824481247655490.post-77253867739637910302014-08-15T14:02:18.181-07:002014-08-15T14:02:18.181-07:00Great post! those books sound fascinating.. and qu...Great post! those books sound fascinating.. and quite helpful. I've been naive in my time, and can still be, yet can be a bit of a warrior too. i'm still trying to work out me<br />Hmm very informative post :)Dawnahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06426393284664166090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-171824481247655490.post-33401129268300712202014-08-11T12:34:31.349-07:002014-08-11T12:34:31.349-07:00robyn you crack me up - truly. as we both have a ...robyn you crack me up - truly. as we both have a social work background i had a feeling this topic would strike you. the people i describe here in this post are the slicksters who try to pull one over on people, use and abuse them, cheat them, etc. cheers!!bobbybegood1https://www.blogger.com/profile/01471708916636552589noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-171824481247655490.post-61837277383627579642014-08-11T12:31:57.584-07:002014-08-11T12:31:57.584-07:00you are not alone in identifying with the rescuer ...you are not alone in identifying with the rescuer type. many people attempt to "save" others. just be careful that that does not turn into martyrdom. i have identified myself with the hermit type quite a bit. not that i dont enjoy being around people - i do - its just that i get a better sense of who i am when i am alone being introspected. cheers!!bobbybegood1https://www.blogger.com/profile/01471708916636552589noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-171824481247655490.post-56688859684020826232014-08-11T06:19:34.598-07:002014-08-11T06:19:34.598-07:00I've heard about this before, but never really...I've heard about this before, but never really studied it. As an author, I should definitely learn more about that.<br /><br />I think that I am a rescuer, because I'm constantly doing that with people and pets. I worked with someone once who was paranoid (you can't even communicate with them properly, because they always hear something entirely different). And my cat used to be narcissistic, histrionic, anti-social and obsessive compulsive.Vanessa Morganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02953359344425030388noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-171824481247655490.post-3045604729081158202014-08-08T16:43:51.609-07:002014-08-08T16:43:51.609-07:00Oh dear, my dear, how much time do you have to dis...Oh dear, my dear, how much time do you have to discuss this? LOL. I'll just say "yes" to both of your final questions. I love the title, Emotional Vampires. It's appropriately descriptive. Like you, I don't judge mental illness. I've been open about my challenges with chronic depression. I've lived and worked with folks with all sorts of mental health challenges. Most crazy-making is the person who is clearly grappling with OCD, for example, but doesn't even acknowledge it. I credit people for working on their issues. I don't respect those who refuse to acknowledge them.Rawknrobyn.blogspot.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15997241410192066577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-171824481247655490.post-90982940560825411122014-08-08T12:57:32.579-07:002014-08-08T12:57:32.579-07:00im so glad you were able to loosen that bondage, h...im so glad you were able to loosen that bondage, hellish grip. for some of us it takes a while and courage. and your writings/posts prove that you a are stronger, smarter and sharper individual. have a fantastic weekend martha. cheers!!bobbybegood1https://www.blogger.com/profile/01471708916636552589noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-171824481247655490.post-82045519516561934912014-08-08T12:54:25.848-07:002014-08-08T12:54:25.848-07:00sue, im still a little gullible. 45 years (and co...sue, im still a little gullible. 45 years (and counting) is TERRIFIC! i heard of im ok, your ok. now i must read. have a great weekend sue. cheers!!bobbybegood1https://www.blogger.com/profile/01471708916636552589noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-171824481247655490.post-7550571606028176542014-08-08T12:51:57.199-07:002014-08-08T12:51:57.199-07:00i need to read goddess book. that sound very exci...i need to read goddess book. that sound very exciting. jung was revolutionary! glad he broke away from freud. myss writes beautifully. have a fun-filled weekend. cheers!!bobbybegood1https://www.blogger.com/profile/01471708916636552589noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-171824481247655490.post-5880916862840386752014-08-07T19:19:42.085-07:002014-08-07T19:19:42.085-07:00What a great post! So profound. And so profoundly ...What a great post! So profound. And so profoundly accurate about personalities/characters, etc! Unfortunately, the education I received that knocked me out of my innocent and naïve state that belonged to my youth was in real time. I circulated with honest to goodness authentic manipulators, schemers, thieves, liars, energy sappers, etc, for quite some time. They practically drained the life out of me! By the time I got out of that life, I was like a plant that had been placed in a dark corner and hardly ever given water. I survived all that, became a stronger, smarter, sharper individual, and can now detect a bullshitter/manipulator/bloodsucking/lying/mean-spirited person from a mile away! I consider this a superpower. All those years didn't go to waste. There were some heavy duty life lessons in there.Plowing Through Life (Martha)https://www.blogger.com/profile/06547318824997712369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-171824481247655490.post-7299005824212781222014-08-07T19:16:12.285-07:002014-08-07T19:16:12.285-07:00Interesting post. From the way you behaved when yo...Interesting post. From the way you behaved when you were younger, it sounds like we were separated at birth. I was soooooo gullible and trusting. Still am, to a certain extent. <br /><br />Like Debra already said, the Myers-Briggs personality types are pretty interesting, too. Years ago, our adult Sunday school class read a book about it, and took the test. My hubby and I both were both typed as extroverts, which wasn't surprising, but on all four of the other typing, we were complete opposites. I guess that's okay, though. Forty-five years plus, and we're still married.<br /><br />If you haven't already read it, another book you might like is "I'm Okay; You're Okay." I don't remember the author's name offhand, but it shouldn't be hard to find. It was a very popular book in the '70s.Susan Flett Swiderskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09425315552148200073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-171824481247655490.post-24054893199400672322014-08-07T18:46:24.397-07:002014-08-07T18:46:24.397-07:00Fascinating post! I'm a big believer in the Ju...Fascinating post! I'm a big believer in the Jungian archetypes. My "go to" books are the Myers-Briggs personality types and "Goddesses in Every Woman" by Jean Shinoda Bolen. SO helpful in understanding ourselves and others! I read Caroline Myss's book also and found it valuable.Debra She Who Seekshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01845703092794695023noreply@blogger.com