Feeding trolls and Christmas cheer

We were talking about the catfish poster on the 'Tension' thread earlier as she started the thread about the Paso Fino. I can remember that I went off her because of that thread (a horse having extra - natural - gaits beyond walk, trot, canter and gallop was tantamount to horse torture apparently) so I missed most the the drama that she went onto cause. Oh well... it was probably a good thing as I'm not that great at recognising those long term, subtle trolls.

ETA - I either completely missed (or have forgotten ;)) the one who stole the photos of the dressage horse and Fjord.
 
Faracat said:
We were talking about the catfish poster on the 'Tension' thread earlier as she started the thread about the Paso Fino. I can remember that I went off her because of that thread (a horse having extra - natural - gaits beyond walk, trot, canter and gallop was tantamount to horse torture apparently) so I missed most the the drama that she went onto cause. Oh well... it was probably a good thing as I'm not that great at recognising those long term, subtle trolls.

ETA - I either completely missed (or have forgotten ;)) the one who stole the photos of the dressage horse and Fjord.
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I've tried to find the thread but I can't remember their username.
 
shortstuff99 said:
Do you remember the poster who had horses in Holland and she would write all about her competitions and beach rides etc. It then turned out they were stealing all the content off a blog and the actual person who had the blog rumbled them on here?
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oh god yeah!! i remember that one.. gonna do a search now!
 
I just read the illusion thread. I don't understand what people get from making these things up. Is it attention🤷 There must be some reason for it.
 
I cant find it. i wonder was it taken down because of copyright? I think the real owner came on and basically said the pics were stolen..
 
Snitch said:
Yes, it’s a bit more of a fundamental problem than boredom.
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Absolutely. The illusion thread was strange. It was kind of like the poster was playing on peoples' emotions. Very strange behaviour. How often do these sort of posters come along?
 
The behaviour is on the same psychological continuum as the person we were talking about earlier, who said she was going to jump off the bridge she was standing on, when she was actually at home safe watching TV. Most annoying as it diverts services, care and treatment away from people who are in acute crisis and distress and who are in need of a rapid response.
 
Snitch said:
The behaviour is on the same psychological continuum as the person we were talking about earlier, who said she was going to jump off the bridge she was standing on, when she was actually at home safe watching TV. Most annoying as it diverts services, care and treatment away from people who are in acute crisis and distress and who are in need of a rapid response.[/QUOT
Snitch said:
The behaviour is on the same psychological continuum as the person we were talking about earlier, who said she was going to jump off the bridge she was standing on, when she was actually at home safe watching TV. Most annoying as it diverts services, care and treatment away from people who are in acute crisis and distress and who are in need of a rapid response.
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I see. I must remember to be more suspicious when dealing with strange threads🤔
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Snitch said:
The behaviour is on the same psychological continuum as the person we were talking about earlier, who said she was going to jump off the bridge she was standing on, when she was actually at home safe watching TV. Most annoying as it diverts services, care and treatment away from people who are in acute crisis and distress and who are in need of a rapid response.
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Whilst I agree they are annoying these people are actually mentally ill - or have personality disorders and most personality disorders are the result of a very sad childhood... it doesn’t make this group less annoying but it does make it more understandable and therefore lets me remove myself from the line of fire... once you realise that they are compelled to behave in strange and obnoxious ways and they don’t know it’s odd it does make them easier to deal with. This does not mean of course they aren’t responsible for their actions, they absolutely are but it can save you from being hurt by their pathological thought patterns
 
So what thread is everyone going on about??

I remember the vet and picture stealing threads, those where quite sad really, I honestly thought these people must be so sad in their lives to have to make up to random strangers on the internet. Does make you wonder what some people’s homes lives really are like.

I do have recognised PTSD. I suffer most of the symptoms on a daily basis, I am currently at treatment with one of the best centres in the country. It has definitely helped, mental ill was in any form is not to be scoffed, slighted or faked, it’s just sickening.

You can generally sense when someone is doing something for attention and when it is really a cry for some sort of help. Well you can if you don’t wade in all guns blazing like some people do.

As for the clique thing, on this forum I have to say there is a clear divide, so before you shout troll I’ve been on here a rather long time, I only have this account which has had the same name for the whole time and witnessed a lot of comings, goings, rejoins, flounces and bullying. I have also witnessed how kind people can be on a large scale on here, doesn’t always balance out the monumental harshness but hey swings and roundabouts.

People do stretch stories, they also change their history from forum to forum, it’s easy to track and those I tend to watch with amusement as eventually it all falls down around them. I treat forums like my Facebook, not every thought and deed needs to be publicly aired ;)

This forum is one on my favourites list, even if I read a lot more these days than i post, I tend to find most of the forum factual and the rest amusing :)
 
Personality disorders. Personality disorders everywhere.

#notaproffesional #didaproperdegree😂😜 #hopepeoplegetthejoke!!!

Having had a major run in with a person with a personality disorder in real life I tend to think everyone who acts out in an manipulative or attention seeking manner has one.
 
PapaverFollis said:
Personality disorders. Personality disorders everywhere.

#notaproffesional #didaproperdegree😂😜 #hopepeoplegetthejoke!!!

Having had a major run in with a person with a personality disorder in real life I tend to think everyone who acts out in an manipulative or attention seeking manner has one.
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They probably do - they are very very very common.
 
blitznbobs said:
Whilst I agree they are annoying these people are actually mentally ill - or have personality disorders and most personality disorders are the result of a very sad childhood... it doesn’t make this group less annoying but it does make it more understandable and therefore lets me remove myself from the line of fire... once you realise that they are compelled to behave in strange and obnoxious ways and they don’t know it’s odd it does make them easier to deal with. This does not mean of course they aren’t responsible for their actions, they absolutely are but it can save you from being hurt by their pathological thought patterns
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I totally agree. I think FestiveG’s approach is the right one though. Maladaptive coping strategies are the root of the behaviours, which need to be challenged (DBT), in order for the person to be able to regulate their emotions, anger etc.
 
blitznbobs said:
Whilst I agree they are annoying these people are actually mentally ill - or have personality disorders and most personality disorders are the result of a very sad childhood... it doesn’t make this group less annoying but it does make it more understandable and therefore lets me remove myself from the line of fire... once you realise that they are compelled to behave in strange and obnoxious ways and they don’t know it’s odd it does make them easier to deal with. This does not mean of course they aren’t responsible for their actions, they absolutely are but it can save you from being hurt by their pathological thought patterns
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If the person with the personality disorder doesn't know their behaviour is strange are they likely to look for treatment?
 
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