A
person likes you and looks for ways to come closer to you ... to become your
friend. And once that person is your friend he/she becomes the best one ever
... shares secrets, is there for you in your hour of need, stands up for you
and fights for you, lends their shoulder to you for you to cry on, helps you
out emotionally or financially. You start trusting that person. But slowly you
start losing all your other friends because this person won’t share you with
anyone. You become emotionally attached and dependent on that person. And this
is when the mind games begin.
Manipulating
you by showing you the fault of your other friends, of emotionally blackmailing
you and reminding you that “I have always stood by you and worked for your
good. If you choose not to believe me or listen to me then we can call this
friendship quits” ... You are now isolated. You are scared of losing the only
close friend in your life and hence agree to whatever the person says. The person knows how vulnerable you are and plays upon your insecurities very well. Instead of helping you to be independent, the person ensures that he/she becomes your mental crutch. You forget how to think, react or resolve on your own and rely on this mental crutch for all your problems.
You
might wonder why would anyone do something so sinister. Well, human tendency is
such that it loves to control things around it – nature, weather, machinery,
etc. And what else could be the most powerful form of yielding control than
over another person’s mind? It feeds their sense of power and once they know
that they have full control over someone’s mind they move on to another person
... leaving the one behind a complete emotional wreck. They actually don’t care
about you. They just enjoy the power of controlling your mind and influencing
your decisions to their advantage, all under the garb of friendship. Garb of
friendship because a true friend never imposes their opinions on you. A true
friend will advise you and then respect your decision regardless.
A
true friend will never play mind games on you.
