Surrounded by Psychopaths Quotes

“As they say: Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice, shame on me.”
― Thomas Erikson, Surrounded by Psychopaths: How to Stop Being Exploited by Others?from the Bestselling Author of Surrounded By Idiots

“If you don’t control your mind, someone else will.”
― Thomas Erikson, Surrounded by Psychopaths: How to Protect Yourself from Being Manipulated and Exploited in Business

“Our society is run by insane people for insane objectives. —John Lennon”
― Thomas Erikson, Surrounded by Psychopaths: How to Protect Yourself from Being Manipulated and Exploited in Business (and in Life) [The Surrounded by Idiots Series]

“If you don’t think that anybody can love you, terrible as you are, then you’ll be willing to invite in anybody who shows you the slightest appreciation.”
― Thomas Erikson, Surrounded by Psychopaths: How to Protect Yourself from Being Manipulated and Exploited in Business (and in Life) [The Surrounded by Idiots Series]

“The only way to get rid of the fear of doing something is to go out and...do it!”
― Thomas Erikson, Surrounded by Psychopaths: How to Protect Yourself from Being Manipulated and Exploited in Business

“Pushing through fear is less frightening than living with the bigger underlying fear that comes from a feeling of helplessness!”
― Thomas Erikson, Surrounded by Psychopaths: How to Protect Yourself from Being Manipulated and Exploited in Business

“So how do you learn to live with fear?
Answer: You do exactly what you're afraid of.”
― Thomas Erikson, Surrounded by Psychopaths: How to Protect Yourself from Being Manipulated and Exploited in Business

“معظم المختلين نفسيًّا يميلون إلى تعدد العلاقات.”
― Thomas Erikson, ‫محاط بالمرضى النفسيين‬

“المختل نفسيًّا لن يعتذر ولن يغيّر أسلوبه. المختل نفسيًّا سيلقي باللوم عليك في كل شيء.”
― Thomas Erikson, ‫محاط بالمرضى النفسيين‬

“المختل نفسيًّا ليست لديه مشاعر طبيعية، وإنما يتظاهر بها.”
― Thomas Erikson, ‫محاط بالمرضى النفسيين‬

“عار عليك أن تخدعني مرة، وعار عليّ أن تخدعني مرتين.”
― Thomas Erikson, ‫محاط بالمرضى النفسيين‬

“لم أسمع قط عن شخص تعرض للضرب ذات مرة في علاقة ولم يُضرب مجددًا. إذا حدث مرة، سيتكرر كثيرًا.”
― Thomas Erikson, ‫محاط بالمرضى النفسيين‬

“بمجرد أن تكشف خدعة المتلاعب أو المختل نفسيًّا، تصرف فورًا، وبمنتهى القوة. في التلاعب النفسي الأمر يشبه تمامًا العلاقات المؤذية جسديًّا، يجب إنهاء العلاقة من أول ضربة تتعرض لها، ولا تفكر في العودة.”
― Thomas Erikson, ‫محاط بالمرضى النفسيين‬

“(سيكون سلوك شريكك المختل نفسيًّا مثاليًّا أمام الجميع، لأنه سيحرص على أن تبدو أمام الجميع شخصًا سيئًا إذا حدث بينكما أي مشكلة).”
― Thomas Erikson, ‫محاط بالمرضى النفسيين‬

“لا يصح أن تكون ثقتك مضمونة لشخص ما مدى الحياة. إذا اكتسب شخص ما ثقتك عن جدارة واستحقاق، فلا يعني ذلك أن عليك تصديق كل ما يقوله أو يفعله هذا الشخص دون تدقيق أو تمحيص. يجب أن تكون رصينًا بما يكفي للنظر في كل قول أو فعل بشكل منفرد، وأن تكون لديك الشجاعة للتساؤل بخصوص أي شيء يبدو غريبًا، حتى لو كنت تتعامل مع شخص تثق به بالفعل. خلاصة القول، إذا كان هناك شخص ما يتصرف بطريقة غريبة بالنسبة إليك، أعد النظر في مصداقية ذلك الشخص، واحرص على فعل ذلك بانتظام مع الجميع.”
― Thomas Erikson, ‫محاط بالمرضى النفسيين‬

“كما هي العادة، يتعلق الأمر بالهدوء والتروّي والتعقّل. إذا كان هناك شيء يبدو جيدًا لدرجة خيالية يصعب تصديقها، فعادة ما يكون غير حقيقي فعلًا.”
― Thomas Erikson, ‫محاط بالمرضى النفسيين‬

“When you always complain that you aren’t feeling good and imply that it’s my fault, you make me experience paralyzing guilt. If, instead of lazing in bed with imaginary illnesses, you were to get up, get dressed, and do something useful for once, then it would allow me to believe that this relationship is worth saving.”
― Thomas Erikson, Surrounded by Psychopaths: How to Protect Yourself from Being Manipulated and Exploited in Business (and in Life) [The Surrounded by Idiots Series]

“If you’re Red, you’ll likely have already moved on to the next chapter, but could I ask you to consider my suggestion? You’re already painfully aware of how your feeling of urgency has worked against you, and your lack of interest in details has probably cost you a pretty penny. You know that you respond too quickly—sometimes even before you’ve understood the question you’ve been asked.”
― Thomas Erikson, Surrounded by Psychopaths: How to Protect Yourself from Being Manipulated and Exploited in Business (and in Life) [The Surrounded by Idiots Series]

“The term gaslighting thus refers to the tactic of completely distorting a victim’s sense of reality and making them question their own sanity.”
― Thomas Erikson, Surrounded by Psychopaths: How to Protect Yourself from Being Manipulated and Exploited in Business (and in Life) [The Surrounded by Idiots Series]

“Communication is dependent on the recipient. When the recipient has filtered the message though their frame of reference, prejudices, and experiences, what remains is what they understand. Regardless of what you actually meant.”
― Thomas Erikson, Surrounded by Psychopaths: How to Protect Yourself from Being Manipulated and Exploited in Business (and in Life) [The Surrounded by Idiots Series]

“the recipient. When the recipient has filtered the message though their frame of reference, prejudices, and experiences, what remains is what they understand. Regardless of what you actually meant.”
― Thomas Erikson, Surrounded by Psychopaths: How to Stop Being Exploited by Others?from the Bestselling Author of Surrounded By Idiots