The devil as how someone sees you - Surviving the villain tag

It's a surreal experience when you realize the devil as how someone sees you is a version of yourself you don't even recognize. You might be sitting there, minding your own business, or perhaps you've just come out of a messy breakup or a falling out with a friend, and suddenly you discover that in their version of the story, you're the primary antagonist. You aren't just someone who made a mistake or someone they disagreed with; you've been painted as the literal embodiment of everything wrong in their life. ...

May 7, 2026 · 7 min · Jamaira Phillips