Dark Triad Triangulation
Summary: If you experience triangulation, the abuser does not want to or even accept accountability to change. The doubling down tactic is more of the same, trying to contain who and what they do with the obvious element at any expense. They give themselves away by even doing such action after all the primary evidence they should never create.
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Triangulation is a detached masking tactic, furthering the coercive control and gaslighting on a larger scale; the gaslighting turns to smear, and the control of other people is to hide in plain sight, keeping the double narrative hidden. The victim is still in the trauma bond. The buser only sees control and containment to keep the false self-construct active. Triangulation is a reaction to something, not nothing, a need and want to keep the facade covered up.
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If the smear appears, it always happens; if the gaslighting doesn’t work, they fear exposure; if you hear people gossiping and smearing in the close realistic, then it is your turn. The personality disorder sees objects and grandiose expected purpose, not balance. A balanced person with empathy for others… this kind of behaviour is off-limits… they always give themselves away when trying to cover up themselves.
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Why do personality disorders smear, gossip and emotional abuse? The mental age is not a reflection of the biological age. The need for control due to the lack of control means the damaged feedback loop is affecting growth, perception, and the ability not to project their issues externally as the internal isn’t functioning correctly. Think age 7… if they smear, triangulate, and use the professional victim card, the adult world is too much for the disordered, undeveloped mind; the defence mechanism is in place of any adult coping mechanism.
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