505: Special Needs Son Seduced by Psycho Siren | Feedback Friday
May 7, 2021
A mother grapples with her adult son’s dangerous marriage to a woman with a violent past, including accusations against him when he tried to escape. The discussion highlights the complexities of protecting vulnerable individuals from emotional and legal exploitation. Additionally, the hosts explore strategies for setting boundaries in social situations and tackling workplace dynamics, including salary negotiation. The impact of social media on mental health is also examined, emphasizing the need for open communication and advocacy.
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Legal Recourse Options
Consult attorney Corbin Payne: there might be criminal and civil cases, but they likely won't stick.
Prosecutors won't pursue MP, and suing her is likely financially unfruitful.
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Expert Advice on Dealing with Psychopaths
Thomas Erikson advises to cut all contact with MP.
Psychopaths are vengeful and don't change; this is a game you cannot win, so walk away.
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Consider Conservatorship
Consider filing for conservatorship to protect the son legally and financially.
This allows family to manage his affairs and potentially challenge false confessions.
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In 'Surrounded by Psychopaths', Thomas Erikson provides readers with tools to recognize and protect themselves from manipulative individuals. Using the DISC model, Erikson helps readers understand their own behavior and vulnerabilities, offering practical strategies to combat manipulation in various settings. The book emphasizes self-awareness as a key defense mechanism against psychopathic behaviors.
A World Without Email
Reimagining Work in an Age of Communication Overload
Cal Newport
In 'A World Without Email', Cal Newport argues that the constant digital communication, which he terms the 'hyperactive hive mind', has become a productivity disaster. He contends that this workflow, driven by email and other messaging tools, reduces profitability, slows economic growth, and makes workers miserable. Newport proposes a workplace where clear processes, not haphazard messaging, define task management. He advocates for each person working on fewer tasks but doing them better, with significant investment in support to reduce administrative burdens. The book lays out principles and concrete instructions for streamlining important communication and reducing the central role of inboxes and chat channels in the workplace.
Never Split the Difference
Negotiating As If Your Life Depended On It
Tahl Raz
Chris Voss
VOSS/RAZ
This book, written by former FBI hostage negotiator Chris Voss and co-author Tahl Raz, provides a masterclass in influencing others through negotiation. It distills the Voss method, revealing skills such as establishing rapport, creating trust with tactical empathy, and transforming conflict into collaboration. The book is filled with real-life examples from Voss's career, illustrating how these techniques can be applied in both professional and personal life to achieve goals and defuse potential crises.
Your adult son has Asperger Syndrome, which has contributed to his naïveté in social situations and led to others taking advantage of him. Now he's married to a woman who has served time in prison for smothering her own mother with a pillow and attempted to do the same to her ex-husband. On top of this concerning history, she also falsely accused your son of rape and assault when he tried to leave her. What can you do for your special needs son who's been seduced by this psycho siren? We'll try to find answers to this and more here on Feedback Friday!
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Your adult son with special needs has been tricked into marriage with a legitimate psycho killer and accused by her of rape and assault when he tried to end it. How can you help him pry free from this murderous harpy before it's too late? [Thanks to attorney Corbin Payne, Surrounded by Psychopaths author Thomas Erikson, and clinical psychologist Dr. Erin Margolis for helping us field this one!]
How do you politely decline an offer to "catch up" with an old co-worker who doesn't seem to understand that you never particularly cared for them?
After doing a payscale salary comparison, you estimate that you make $15-20k less than the median salary for your qualifications. Would it be best for you to attempt to negotiate a raise at your current job, or bite the bullet and try to find a new job with better pay?
Your usually non-dramatic wife has taken to breaking into tears for seemingly no reason at least once a week or so (that you know of). Could it be due to her obsession with picture-perfect Instagram influencers making her feel bad about herself?
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