Well. Thinker, I have to say I have used a similar technique in the past….I have pretended that I am in an insane asylum and will be released soon. Then I sit back and watch the family and try to diagnose their mental disorders (results: lots of narcissism!). I have also pretended to be writing a book but was busted writing down details os all the characters. I had to quickly come up with a brilliant excuse for that one.

I do wish there were exercises and/or comebacks that would help me counteract the lies that have been told about me. Also, how do I respond when one of the outer members says something like, “everything okay? you are awfully quiet tonight!” or “you seem different. what’s going on?”

I HATE fighting so I would love to have a comeback ready to go…. something vague that won’t start WWIII.