Reverse Psychology (84)
patmacglasgow, Strathclyde, Scotland UK730 Threads 6 Polls 9,662 Postsvenusenvy: I think he wants to dangle something in front of you alright
Not much good if it's only dangling 
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Thankyou
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JAN_is: I sometimes use it in the workplace to motivate my teachers. Specific examples would be too boring to read for most here, but you understand what I mean I´m sure.
That´s actually the stuff I´m really curious about!! I´d really like to know, if you don´t mind sharing?? Maybe on PM perhaps??
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invinciblemuse: Well, nice to meet you!
Sorry missed the quote button ,,
Thankyou ,,,
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invinciblemuse: Well, it worked on me, and I don´t mind at all!
What about you?? Any examples you care to share??
Sorry ,It doesnt work What about you?? Any examples you care to share??
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venusenvy: I think he wants to dangle something in front of you alright
Sharp, Venus, as always!!
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JAN_is: Reverse psychology is very effective not only in a personal way as you describe but also in the workplace. We all practise it to some degree perhaps sub-consciously in many cases.
As someone who is well aware of it, and has used it occasionally, it rarely works if someone tries to use it on me.
Used it for many years with lots of lads and lasses.....Much better than passing out bloody orders ....As someone who is well aware of it, and has used it occasionally, it rarely works if someone tries to use it on me.
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venusenvy: I think he wants to dangle something in front of you alright
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patmac: Used it for many years with lots of lads and lasses.....Much better than passing out bloody orders ....
Hi pat ,have you catch the snow rat ? 
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patmac: Not much good if it's only dangling
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invinciblemuse: I guess the trick is to want it to work (does that make sense??).
I mean, I wanted to be talked out of lighting up a cigarette and expected a lecture about my health and crap like that, and I was prepared for that and would have gone ahead and smoked one anyway. Subsequently, in the morning, I would have felt really crap about it and I would have beaten myself up about it.
Instead, my friend took all this away from me, he just disarmed me by saying: go ahead, it won´t kill you!
Oddly, this unexpected response stopped me in my tracks. How weird is that?? I´m annoyed, but happy. All this is very strange to me...
it is weird,i do smoke now and then for stressI mean, I wanted to be talked out of lighting up a cigarette and expected a lecture about my health and crap like that, and I was prepared for that and would have gone ahead and smoked one anyway. Subsequently, in the morning, I would have felt really crap about it and I would have beaten myself up about it.
Instead, my friend took all this away from me, he just disarmed me by saying: go ahead, it won´t kill you!
Oddly, this unexpected response stopped me in my tracks. How weird is that?? I´m annoyed, but happy. All this is very strange to me...
but i hear smoking is bad
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i can think of a lot of things that are more beneficial that you can do with your mouth than smoke cigarettes. blowing bubbles,inflating balloons,singing,sipping green tea. these are just a few but there are others 
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patmac: Used it for many years with lots of lads and lasses.....Much better than passing out bloody orders ....
I know - it´s the gentle way of getting people to do what they need to do (or what you want them to do...)!
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chococherrie: it is weird,i do smoke now and then for stress but i hear smoking is bad
Well, that´s how I started, and later, at some point, I just forgot to stop...
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invinciblemuse: Okay, something weird just happened:
I wanted to do something that´s bad for me, which I´ve just recently given up. So, I told a friend about it on Skype, fully expecting him to discourage me.
Instead he said: go ahead, it won´t do you any harm!
Which totally kept me from doing what I wanted to do!
So, my question is: does reverse psychology still work on you at times?? If you feel like sharing, give us some examples, please!
I wanted to do something that´s bad for me, which I´ve just recently given up. So, I told a friend about it on Skype, fully expecting him to discourage me.
Instead he said: go ahead, it won´t do you any harm!
Which totally kept me from doing what I wanted to do!
So, my question is: does reverse psychology still work on you at times?? If you feel like sharing, give us some examples, please!
So.... you have Skype .......
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No,only a bikini pic
Boban1: So.... you have Skype .......
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sharkmeat: i can think of a lot of things that are more beneficial that you can do with your mouth than smoke cigarettes. blowing bubbles,inflating balloons,singing,sipping green tea. these are just a few but there are others
Since you´re obviously afraid, let me put it more bluntly: if I had a non-smoking BF, he´d get a BJ every other hour, just to compensate for the thrill tobacco used to give me, and to keep me busy...
OMG - is there really someome out there, who believes that??
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Boban1: So.... you have Skype .......
Yes, Boban!!
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patmac: Used it for many years with lots of lads and lasses.....Much better than passing out bloody orders ....
Yes, and much kinder. I´ve always found it a bit difficult to manage people because I´m a bit of a softie
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Flrits in Muse's Thread ,very bad
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