Exaggeration is a commonplace thing now. Most of the time, it's not exceptionally harmful. It's exaggerating the size of the fish you caught or how hot it is outside. Exaggeration is the norm and everyone does it...everyone.
There is a VERY CLEAR line between exaggeration and instigation but some use exaggeration to instigate quite often. Everyone knows someone who does it. It's the "friend" that likes to egg you on and then watch you explode on someone. Often times, these are the same people that, then, try to play the hero to you. They're prone to jealousy but more than that, they're prone to stepping up the stakes if you aren't giving them the reaction that they want.
The person I'm thinking of right now is a major instigator but claim that they hate drama. This is commonplace.
The person I'm thinking of is OVERLY critical of others but never takes the blame themselves.
The person I'm thinking of is a "best friend" when they're in a spot but trash talks behind your back.
The person I'm thinking of is someone who will tell you unnecessary information just to tick you off at someone else.
The person I'm thinking of always plays the victim when people get angry.
The person I'm thinking of doesn't understand boundaries or how you should treat people.
I guess the moral of my story here is twofold. One: WATCH OUT for instigators...don't give them the pleasure of causing you heartache. Two: DON'T BE AN INSTIGATOR! Stop causing crap just to cause it.
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