Very interesting post. I found Sinceriously to be a really good blog, full of ideas that resonated with my own experiences. I didn’t find her to be a very skilled manipulator though; her attempts to sway me were transparently obvious and I had no problem stripping out the unwanted stuff and keeping the useful ideas.
Perhaps it helps to have already embraced one’s dark side? Until now it hadn’t occurred to me that doing so might trigger such a catastrophic response as you talked about. Mine was painful but not dangerous, so I at least know it can be done safely.
Very interesting post. I found Sinceriously to be a really good blog, full of ideas that resonated with my own experiences. I didn’t find her to be a very skilled manipulator though; her attempts to sway me were transparently obvious and I had no problem stripping out the unwanted stuff and keeping the useful ideas.
Perhaps it helps to have already embraced one’s dark side? Until now it hadn’t occurred to me that doing so might trigger such a catastrophic response as you talked about. Mine was painful but not dangerous, so I at least know it can be done safely.