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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Is it mental illness? Maladaptive? Or normal?

I have a relative who seems to thrive on conflict and contention; no surprise they have burned a lot of bridges personally and professionally. (They are in their sixties so don’t expect this to change.) If there’s ever a situation with a difference in opinion etc they are all over it - it seems to energize and excite them.

What is this?[/quote]

I have people in my family who are covert narcissists. They seem to thrive on creating chaos and then acting like a cool cucumber. It works both ways. Are these people creating chaos or responding to chaos?

Creating chaos would be having an affair. Losing a job and maybe losing a job and hiding this fact. Accidentally buying a completely different item from the store or forgetting to make dinner when they said they would. Some people have done this stuff and then apologize and take responsibility whether it's a small chaos or larger chaos. Others wait for someone else to get upset and then like to call them out for being contentious and themselves for being so reasonable.[/quote]

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