Are You Being Used? 1

Did you ever feel you were being used by a friend or a family member?  I know it hurts and you can't just fathom somebody close to you is manipulating you and taking advantage of you.

The feeling is revolting and there are times you ask yourself how you allowed yourself to be misled or exploited. You feel you were in limbo and you are beginning to lose trust in anybody around you. You feel you were hit or attacked by an opponent on the blind side. You were taken by surprise uninformed and unprepared.

There are some telltale signs of whether a friend or family member is just using you. Review these hallmark signs and cues to whether it is time to pull the plug and get rid of these erring nincompoops in your immediate vicinity.

Ask yourself this:  Did you realize this friend or family member reaches out only when he or she wants to ask a favor? Does your friend or family member texted or called you to know how your day was ... or made you feel you existed? Had they been on social media communicating with you? 

Had they ever said " Let's catch up about things that we missed? Did they ever visit you ... to check on you? Had they been thinking about you ... and had you been always in their minds and hearts?

Take note of their silence ... and their unavailability ... If during Christmas and New Year you see them partying with other friends ... and you languish in the narrow confines of your room ... this is a wake-up call.  And if this becomes a continued template and design ... then it is possible you are being used.