ULPT: Take total responsibility for little mistakes you make in order to gain people's trust in you. Then, when you make bigger mistakes, deny that it was your fault and people are more likely to believe you.

I live my live very responsibly, I work hard, I am successful and charismatic. I appear trustworthy, but I like to have things my way. I'm incredibly adept at subtly training people to think like me, trust my judgement and have no reason to question my motives. I build trust in those around me, in everyone from close friends to co-workers to family members. When I decide I want something specific but need to take a big risk to get it, I've trained those around me (sometimes over years and years) to take the (often huge) risks for me while I remain the one who benefits. They think they're doing what they do in their own best interest, but this is untrue. It's almost exclusively detrimental to anyone but me. But by the time my strategy is complete, they don't feel used or mistreated because I've designed the scenario to end that way. That way, I can do it over and over again to the same people and they never realize I'm manipulating them, even though I am. I play this angle constantly. Nobody has any reason not to trust me because I play my character well. My entire outward personality is all part of the setup. I use this talent for everything that I can. I've altered other people's friendships, marriages, companies, jobs, and (most importantly) emotions to suit my needs. Manipulation is as easy to me as talking about the weather. I never feel guilt, and they never realize that they've been used by me. I will never stop this behavior. I will never be caught. If you met me? You'd like me.

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