@visakanv imo it's the parasocial version of the drama triangle... they're the victim and they alternatingly cast you as rescuer and persecutor
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Reply · Nov 1, 2025ig all this to say that i've been letting go of my compulsion to play the role of Rescuer when it doesn't feel likely to come to a satisfying endingReply · Nov 1, 2025i do kinda wonder what's next... what motivates people who don't feel obligated into action?Reply · Dec 31, 2024@tracewoodgrains i'm more curious how it might disrupt existing relationships, telling people they're being used or abused, always siding w them and…Reply · Jun 21, 2022@Omni_Valence As a child I was forced to be around ppl who were all take, no give. As an adult, my lesson is that I have agency to refuse the role of…