Originally Posted by
lightseeker 
I'll turn the question around....how long does it take for someone to stop allowing themselves to be manipulated and to continue being around someone that behaves that way?
Fair and honest. For me, my "conditioning" since birth as an enabler/codie has been defining my actions as "being nice". Then when i turn 180 and get angry, I am labled a b*7ch. It's a no win situation that I have allowed. Repeat..... I have allowed....I have allowed. I'm still in training.
