#43: Don't Call Them "Crazy" (Deflection & Manipulation in Toxic Relationships)
Breakup Boost: Advice to Get Over Heartbreak
Trina Leckie
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🗓️ 6 July 2017
⏱️ 10 minutes
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Summary
When relationships break down, people get frustrated and say all kinds of things to intentionally to hurt the other person, whether they may be true or not.
One of the most common things people will say about each other during an argument, or after a breakup – especially when they have been rejected – is that the other person is crazy or psycho. Don't do this.
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| 0:00.0 | brokenhearted feeling like the world is over convinced you'll never meet anyone else |
| 0:07.4 | Trina's breakup boost will help heal your heart and get you back in the dating saddle |
| 0:14.1 | she'll give you straightforward opinions and advice for your love life. |
| 0:20.5 | Hi everyone. |
| 0:22.0 | The topic of this episode is, |
| 0:24.6 | Don't Call Them Crazy. |
| 0:27.1 | So when relationships break down, |
| 0:29.8 | people get frustrated, |
| 0:31.8 | and they say things often intentionally |
| 0:34.0 | to hurt the other person, |
| 0:36.0 | whether these things may be true or not. |
| 0:39.0 | And some people, you know, they're able to remain calmer while others may completely fly off the |
| 0:43.8 | handle. It all depends on the person's personality, past experiences, and the types of problems |
| 0:50.6 | that are causing the relationship to be on rocky ground. So even if you're super upset, |
| 0:56.8 | the best solution is to try your very best to just take a breather and go somewhere until you cool |
| 1:04.0 | off. Give yourself some time to think things through and not overreact. That said, it's a lot easier said than done in many cases. |
| 1:14.6 | It can be really difficult for some people to be able to contain themselves well enough to |
| 1:20.0 | leave the situation before seeing something that they may regret, especially if they are really |
| 1:26.2 | hurt. And one of the most common things that people |
| 1:29.6 | will say about each other during an argument or after a breakup, especially when they've been |
| 1:35.0 | rejected, is that the other person is crazy or psycho. Like, oh, she's so crazy. Oh, he's so psycho. |
| 1:49.9 | I urge you, no matter what the situation, to steer clear of doing this. |
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