Wow Cynical... this is powerful! This is the type of behavior my therapist has been trying to explain to me and help me to understand. This passage says it all and in blunt, clear language. It is a huge lightbulb for me! This is what has been happening that I couldn't articulate... it's crazy making!!! I have been trying to tell myself for years that I am not nuts but only in the past 12 months or so have I started to believe it. Thank you for sharing this. I am sane. These are the things that were happening in my life. I did get lost. I was being controlled. Thank you, thank you, thank you.