Troubleshooting with OPH 5.11G

[Benjamin]

A curious development at work that reminded me of @Benjamin and his experience of being used as a punching bag at that one BBQ after switching to a grounding shield sub.

A few times last year, a colleague of mine who has hardly been on my radar has attempted to malign my work. I'm in academic social sciences, so  this takes the form of virtue-signaling and ethical one-upmanship. The critique is no difficulty to counter because it's formulaic and you get so accustomed to it. Still, OF's DRS was surely helping me out also. Once, when this colleague tried to critique my work in front of a bunch of people after I presented at a public forum, I noticed she was trembling, struggling to get the words out and unable to look me in the eye.

Anyway, I switched off OF over Christmas and then began OPH. This month she has been trying out small jibes here and there, and just today she really overstepped with a direct criticism of my work conduct in a group email. Keep in mind this person is in no way my boss or supervisor.

I pushed back explicitly, which was fine. What I find interesting is whether people can be emboldened if they sense the energetic situation between you has shifted relative to what they've become used to.

Damn, those are the kinds of people I hate. It's good though that you stood up and pushed back, it can also be that you are increasing in confidence and such and it makes them insecure, I felt this was the case with this guy with me in that I was just laughing tons, being loud, having fun and he tried that shit. The first time (not the same night) I didn't say anything, but i'm glad I did the second time.

I now flat out refuse to hang around him. Sadly it's reduced my social opportunities. Another friend invited me to her birthday and I didn't come, then new years and now a bbq last weekend so I had to directly tell her why, and she didn't reply.

I've noticed patterns with dodgy idiots who manipulate things in that somehow they convince others they are good people, I don't know if this is the case or not. I'm hoping that he does it to my other mate there or someone else so they can see it, my other mate is way too nice so may not say anything back (and I think i'm too nice but I had a go back at this guy, when it comes to it I can get aggressive). Cos to me he really has the mentality of bringing people down.

But I think what triggered it was my high level of confidence, being loud and having fun on OGSF when I was in the flow that pissed him off so he tried to bring me down. Where my other friend is maybe a bit quieter in the group.