The former special agent and trained interrogator said you should ‘watch out’ for three types of people
A former special agent with the US Secret Service has warned that there are three types of people ‘you don’t want in your life’. The advice was shared by Evy Poumpouras, a TV commentator, journalist, and author who previously served as a secret service agent.
Evy’s website explains that she has a Master of Arts in Forensic Psychology and a Master of Science in Journalism from Columbia University. She’s also a graduate of the Department of Defence Polygraph Institute, where she was trained in lie detection, human behaviour, and cognitive influence.
Appearing on BBC Maestro, Evy shared advice that viewers could use in their daily lives. She claimed: “Three types of people to watch out for. People who have a lot of drama, people who have a lot of conflict, and people who complain a lot. Let’s break them down.”
Evy explained: “People who have a lot of drama, there’s something going on. Something is always wrong. They’re in something. Now you may think, well, it’s not my drama, it’s their drama. Nope.
“Drama spills over. Drama impacts you, and if they are a hot volcano all the time, you’re gonna be that too. Also, their stuff leaks into your world, it’s gonna impact you.”
She went on: “People who are in conflict, these are individuals who have a problem with everybody all the time. These individuals strive on conflict. Here’s what happens and what people don’t realise.
“They may tell you, I don’t want conflict, I don’t like fighting with people, but yet they always are. So the same people that tell you, I don’t like conflict, but yet find themselves in it all the time, is because they’ve created that pattern of behaviour, which leads me to our complainers and blamers.”
Sharing her third point, Evy added: “In the US Secret Service, nobody had time to hear you complain. Nobody wanted to know. Nobody cared because we had things to do. Blamers and complainers don’t take accountability, and when they don’t take accountability, nothing is their fault.
“If you have a goal in life and you’re trying to get here, the blaming and complaining keeps you from getting here. You know why? Cause it’s this guy’s fault. It’s that guy’s fault. She said this to me. He did that to me, and now I am a recipient of what the world does to me. I have no control over myself. Everybody else does. I am at the mercy of what everybody does to me.”
Evy’s advice proved popular when the video was shared on BBC Maestro’s TikTok account. The post earned over three million views and more than 150,000 likes. There were also thousands of comments. Someone commented: “She is so right!! Those ppl are draining your energy, stay away from them…” Another viewer replied: “You are so on point.”
