• RightHandOfIkaros@lemmy.world
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    3 months ago

    This question is basically asking:

    “How do you control someone else’s actions?”

    The simple answer is you don’t. A person will act or think however they are going to, whether you like it or not. If its something that bothers you, spend less time around that person.

    • ilovecheese@feddit.ukOP
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      3 months ago

      No it’s not. It’s how to help someone recognize toxic traits and hope they want to stop.

      If they were to see that behavior as toxic but wish to continue with it anyway, that’s fine. It just won’t be around me any more.

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      3 months ago

      But the complicated answer is: everybody’s actions are being controlled by someone else all the time.