Being the consummate asshole I am, I should mention that Gavin DeBecker’s The Gift of Fear is much more than a field guide to fruitcakes or guide to identifying the signs of impending violence.
When “reverse engineered,” it’s harassment/revenge text worthy of George Hayduke or "Mac Nasty."
When one takes Haha Lung’s “black science” approach (I’ll attribute the term to him, even though he’s apparently loath to credit others for their work – he treats the long-established techniques of Neuro-Linguistic Programming as if they were his own discovery, after all…), The Gift of Fear is a first-class handbook of psychological warfare.
When you absolutely, positively have to make some lowlife douchebag pay for an especially egregious offense overnight; accept no substitutes.
Understanding DeBecker’s “PINs” and MOSAIC profiling system is the first step towards altering/manipulating them, thereby throwing the mark – and his/her hired hands – off-track. They’re also useful for making a richly deserving mark think he/she is being stalked/threatened, when, in actuality, nothing could be farther from the truth.
A sufficiently high-strung scumbag (those who make a veritable career of fucking others over are often high-strung – and with good reason), especially one with an inflated sense of his/her own importance, will often spend him/herself into penury hiring PI’s and other rent-a-goons to “protect” him/her from a completely imaginary threat. These bozos can often be counted on to “cry wolf” to any and all law enforcement agencies within shrieking distance, as well – thereby making themselves look like idiots, and leaving themselves wide open when some truly vicious SOB really means them harm.
Threats, in DeBecker’s own words, “…are dispatched like soldiers under strict orders: Cause anxiety that cannot be ignored.” Chew on that concept for a while, Gentle Reader, and see if you don’t find it food for unlimited mean-as-hell practical jokes.
Oh! And The Gift of Fear is on sale in the book aisle of your local Kroger this week, for a mere eleven bucks and some change. As the list price is fifteen smackers, that’s quite a bargain…
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