Just be very careful with any kind of information that has been divulged to you. For if you pass it on, the subject affected will always hear about it at some point in time. If you have been given the privilege of some potentially damaging information be it health, money, etc., you have the responsibility to take it up to the subject affected and close the issue right then and there.
Take for example,
a few years ago a SP told a client I've seen that I had HIV as well as other STI's. I heard about it from the same client a year later. I now know why my summer was a bust business wise. I could've easily spread rumours about her or taken a Louisville Slugger to her face but instead I contacted her and told her what I had found out. I felt better knowing that she now knew that I knew what she was up to. She later chose another subject to damage.
And another example of when I was on the other side,
a very popular SP was outted and I was said/suspected to be the perpetrator. The SP contacted me and told me what was being said about me. For the record, I didn't "out" anyone but it took a lot of guts to have them contact me and tell me what their head was being filled with. It wasn't an accusation but a discussion. A "Head's up. Let's talk about this.".
I hate gossip and drama as much as the next person and I've been on the receiving end of some doozy's but all was handled like a pro and as a pro should.
Bottom line: if you hear a tidbit of another it's your responsibility to take it up with the subject. The minute it leaves your mouth to the ears of someone other than the subject, it becomes malicious and vindictive.
Take for example,
a few years ago a SP told a client I've seen that I had HIV as well as other STI's. I heard about it from the same client a year later. I now know why my summer was a bust business wise. I could've easily spread rumours about her or taken a Louisville Slugger to her face but instead I contacted her and told her what I had found out. I felt better knowing that she now knew that I knew what she was up to. She later chose another subject to damage.
And another example of when I was on the other side,
a very popular SP was outted and I was said/suspected to be the perpetrator. The SP contacted me and told me what was being said about me. For the record, I didn't "out" anyone but it took a lot of guts to have them contact me and tell me what their head was being filled with. It wasn't an accusation but a discussion. A "Head's up. Let's talk about this.".
I hate gossip and drama as much as the next person and I've been on the receiving end of some doozy's but all was handled like a pro and as a pro should.
Bottom line: if you hear a tidbit of another it's your responsibility to take it up with the subject. The minute it leaves your mouth to the ears of someone other than the subject, it becomes malicious and vindictive.
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