I very much have gotten it. Do I feel bad for the people she scammed? Of course. But the writing has been on the wall for years.
Can I still feel sorry for her? Yes I can. And yes I pity her. Because narcissism and delusions of grandeur are serious disorders that left untreated can have a detrimental effect on a person. I know this because I have a family member who is so very similar to Lydia it scares me. My family member is unreachable and refuses to accept there is anything wrong, it's all someone else's fault, they don't live in the realm of reality.
We are seeing an edited, constructed version of Lydia and these disorders seep through. She cannot control it. The latest instagram videos were appalling that she thinks those are acceptable excuses - "guys it's all your mistakes for not getting the message right". I don't like her practices, I don't like her behaviour, I don't like the way she portrays a false, begging life online. But yes i can still feel sorry and pity for a person suffering with a mental and personality disorder.
My sincerest of apologies @
Noseyparker30 . I truly meant no disrespect. Clearly, I am hot under the collar from Lydiot's latest scam. And I am truly sorry for the suffering your family member endures as well as yourself and your other loved ones watching them suffer.
Working in the psych field myself where diagnosing and treatment is part of what I do, I am extremely careful to label someone as truly and clinically mentally ill unless I have done an extensive in person clinical psych evaluation. I appreciate your being so intuned and understanding that there could be more deep seated actual clinical issues here because you have personal experience yourself. You're right, there may be.
However, in my experience, most people that scheme, fraud and scam people out of $ in this world do not do so because they are actually clinically mentally ill. There is no underlying motive, hidden agenda by those with true psychiatric illness. They do not consciously choose, plan, and execute ways to profit off others like this twit has. They have no choice in the matter of mental illness and I respect them and the strength they have to live with such an illness.
Sadly, there are many people that are just blatantly greedy and scam artists and it is them who I take issue with. They are just plain gluttons and want $ so much they will blatantly disregard the harm they do others to get rich. There is a pattern of this with numerous Youtubers now and they are not all mentally ill, they're just frauds trying to steal from innocent customers. It's purely them seeing a monetary opportunity for themselves to get rich by taking advantage of people that have become loyal followers on this social media platform.
Again, I have the utmost respect for people with true clinical mental illness which is why I have dedicated my life working in the psych field for over 20 years now so I can do all I can to help. I have respect for your family member who has struggled to live with mental illness and you and your family who also must be greatly affected witnessing and being on this journey with them.
I just do not see Lydiot in the same category as your family member which is why I have no respect for her. I may be completely wrong though but I will never know because I will never have the opportunity to clinically evaluate and diagnose her.
More importantly though, I sincerely apologize to you or anyone else that feels sorry for her and I rudely declared you did not get it. That was wrong of me and I truly apologize. I just get highly upset when innocent people have been taken advantage of. In my line of work, I've seen the aftermath of victims of this so get very passionate and clearly riled up and pissed off about it. I need to watch my words though. Again, I am sorry.
She does this quite often so is unlikely to repost as she'll just get further backlash. Plus you're allowed to offer constructive criticism under freedom of speech. She often asks for opinions on polls so she can manipulate these to suit her agenda. This was her response to me, totally passive aggressive to a genuine opinion, although it seems quite tame in comparison to yours. I still got blocked though. All it did was drive me here and my eyes were opened to all her deception, like many other followers who have now followed suit. 
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