Stall tactics are Machiavellian but not necessarily Anti-Social

Machiavellian Stall Tactics for pro-social reasons should not be conflated with Anti-Social behavior

Stall tactics — also known as Distraction Tactics — are a Machiavellian strategy. Deployed to harm,  it is obvious that it is the destructive interruption of someone’s time in order to produce a negative result for the targeted mark. Used for pro-social reasons, someone might use a stall tactic to ease (rather than to heighten) …

Cluster B personality traits

Fast facts about how to spot people with Cluster B personality types

There are many kinds of personality disorders.  Here is a list of fast facts about people who are violent, malevolent, or socially aggressive. The focus of discussion on FlyingMonkeysDenied.com centers on examining the forensic psychology and behavior patterns of what is known as Cluster B personality types. Cluster B people are known for having unique, socially competitive, …

Deflection by definition is a psychological abuse tactic

Deflection is a conversational control tactic used to frustrate and abuse

Deflection, by definition, is a Narcissistic Abuse tactic used to frustrate and psychologically control the mind and emotions of a targeted victim. Deflecting an argument by refusing to engage with the subject matter at hand is an age-old trick Cluster B people use on others and strive to teach their offspring to enjoy as a conversational …

Glossary of terms related to Narcissistic Abuse

Narcissistic Abuse terminology you need to know if you have been abused

Welcome to Narcissistic Abuse recovery. Here is a starter key term and key phrase list of Narcissistic Abuse terminology any academic or self-help researchers need to know if and when they are seeking to understand abuse. What the list DOES include are helpful psychology terms to include that can help a target understand what happened, …

Narcissists and Sociopaths share similar traits

Why are Narcissists, Sociopaths, and Psychopaths considered ‘Untreatable’?

Narcissistic Personality Disorder and Anti-Social Personality disorder are considered UNTREATABLE as a mental health problem or condition. Because Cluster B personality types are just that — personality types — there is no real cure because the diagnosis of the condition has nothing to do whatsoever with illness. When a person develops an egocentric perspective as …

Cognitive Distortion

What is Cognitive Distortion and how does it relate to Narcissistic Abuse?

What is Cognitive Distortion and how does it relate to Narcissistic Abuse? Cognitive distortion is a psychological term used to describe a person or group living under a distorted paradigm of belief. Narcissistic people who fall victim to people like stronger and more toxic gurus are typically the most guilty in the sheer statistical sense …

Daily Word Search Narcissistic Abuse

Daily Word Search Reminder: Read more about Narcissistic Abuse

What is Narcissistic Abuse? If you doubt yourself after being criticized or smear campaigned against by a gaslighting Narcissist who tells you that you are at fault for being abused or who denies hurting you, chances are you have experienced it firsthand. Doubt, confusion, feeling crazy, being perpetually frustrated while striving to communicate civilly with …

movie about Gaslighting

Daily Word Search Reminder: Read more about Gaslighting

What is gaslighting? Gaslighting is a mind control or brainwashing technique in which the speaker strives to mislead. Word search rituals can help Narcissistic abuse victims transition more easily from a state of learned helplessness and conditioned PTSD to a position of mental, spiritual, and emotional health. By reminding themselves daily setting healthy boundaries is …

Cluster B Daily Word Search

Daily Word Search Reminder: Read more about Cluster B

What is Cluster B? It is a psychology term worth reading about daily. Word search rituals can help Narcissistic abuse victims more easily transition from a state of learned and conditioned helplessness to a position of mental, spiritual, and emotional health by reminding themselves daily that their Abuser abused them due to them having a …

What is Doublespeak

What is Doublespeak: Overt and Covert manipulation in conversation

Doublespeak is both an overt and covert conversation control tactic where the speaker (as an Abuser) deliberately chooses to use euphemistic, ambiguous, or obscure language while engaging in conversation. A drug addict suddenly has a “substance abuse problem”. A serial cheater becomes a “sex addict”, never held accountable for lies told to a spouse that signify …