I guess it’s time for a Family Ties sitcom reboot

Now this is a top tier showerthought

Read OP’s history. While they likely are suffering, they aren’t looking to change. Post after post, they just shoot down all the well-meaning attempts to help. Save your efforts

Thank you. That’s kind of you to follow up with us

Another comment mentioned Baron’s workbooks. Any other resources for exercises which you’d recommend?

Yes

I dunno. And of course the idea that there even is kompromat isn’t substantiated. But if there is, and you accept the idea that Trump has NPD, then the answer is not whether the voters would care, but that he would.

That’s really what this comes off at. Or a reminder of kompromat

The fediverse needs more of this honestly

Self-imposed 1984 type of stuff, right there. I don’t get it either. Makes me feel like we’re pulling ourselves into some crazy pants alternate reality

Awesome, thank you. I’ll give that a go

Straight up. We’re entering a period of likely suffering and that’s that.

Thank you. Does OBS refer to this: https://obsproject.com/ ?

Thank you! I think being on the kbin/mbin framework sometimes sets me back, especially when it comes to hopping over to other instances or doing searches

Right? There are a handful of users that I’d expect here but don’t see

Also, fan service

We get physiologically attached to our primary partners (One anthropologist calls love an addiction). That makes it hard to distinguish what we want. Just, account for that. The decision regarding whether to remain in a relationship should be based on a history of functioning in a mutually agreed upon way, or a commitment to do so. Not, although it’s hard, on the feeling of pain which accompanies the possibility of separation.

Edna sounds like the Karen of the 20th century

Is there a list of such institutions?