What happens when you are exposed to people who are clearly nuts!

Trying to help a completely unhinged, psychologically imbalanced person can feel like walking through a minefield wearing a blindfold. Their inconsistent behavior and extreme mood swings are a recipe for walking on eggshells, while you never know what they’ll do in response to even the smallest interactions. It’s the Craziest, because it’s tiring to focus so much energy on a person whose emotional state is so roller-coastery that conversations in which sanity reigns are impossible. It leaves you stuck in a confusion/frustration loop, wanting to help them and forever attempting to make sense of it while realizing that sometimes understanding a psycho’s perspective is like Jesus explaining differential equations to a kitten. It’s a white-knuckled rollercoaster that leaves you dizzied and drained and the emotional toll can be overwhelming, no matter how much you try to understand their position…never forget that this is impossible, as that would require that there are two sane people in the conversation which in this case…isn’t anywhere near the truth.

Take it from someone who has been unfortunately involved in the careers-focused world in which we live: Time and your mental health are valuable. Getting mixed up with very unbalanced people can do you more harm than good, dragging you into their nonsense when you should be thinking about your own well-being.

 Rather than attempting to fix or save them (a task that’s typically outside your reach), it’s more beneficial to establish boundaries and focus on your own peace of mind. Entering into positive reciprocal relationships not only helps you grow as a person. Still, it enables you to avoid entirely your exposure to the crazy as a shit house rat individual who is attempting to gaslight you, or, as in today’s case, to eliminate them entirely from anything to do with me and my life as it is now. They are the emotional vampires who will never, ever be prepared or willing to ask for and to receive help, rather than trying to control you with the one-way craziness they exhibit. Sometimes the best thing you can do for someone like this is step away and let them walk their road and take care of your own mental health.