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Rapport and Gaslighting Formula
[Rapport] --> [Bait and Switch] --> [Trigger] --> [Reaction] --> [Gaslight] --> Repeat Cycle
Here's an example of part of the gaslighting formula (trigger ---> reaction ---> gaslight) being applied:
1) here's the supposedly "triggering" post:
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Paranoid Personality Disorder is more about having unjustified beliefs that people are literally trying to harm you. My relative who has paranoid personality disorder frequently calls the cops because she believes her neighbors are spying on her. She believes this no matter where she lives. She stopped showing up to Christmas because she was worried that someone outside the family was breaking in her house to tamper with the presents she was planning to give people as a way to punish our family. She has called the cops so many times that they all know her by name and address. PPD is closer related to paranoid schizophrenia, the difference being that people with PPD don’t experience symptoms of hallucinations and their delusions are a lot more down to earth. I also have relatives who have schizophrenia. I believe there is more overlap between the two. PPD is also classified as a cluster a disorder along with schizotypical personality disorder and schizoid personality disorder.
2) next, here's my fake triggered "reaction":
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Originally Posted by
pandemic candy
I can definitely relate to this,
I'm actually shaking to my boots (but mostly to my core) as I write this. This isn't anything unusual as it happens most of the days. Constantly, I'm looking through my blindfolds and scanning up and down the terrain with my binoculars, as I feel the burden of PPD overwhelming my reality. Every day gets more and more maddening and I clench my teeth before I log onto his site bc I cannot differentiate reality from illusion. I wear a tin-foiled hat throughout the night in case the alien-reptoids break into my home and shoot me with micro-wave attacks. I'm also cautious of little animals jumping out of the bushes and entering my home thru the air vents..
However, I try to ease this paranoia by taking anti-anxiety meds, I actually increased my dose of Xanax up from 0.5 mg to 1 mg to 2 mg, three times a day as needed, recommended by my psychiatrist. I have a couple pills of aripiprazole left, but I'm not sure if these will hold me over for my delusions are resurfacing again, making me tense and psychotic.
Furthermore, my lashing out is definitely unjustified, I'm glad yall care about me in the other thread to bring it up in discussion. I agree with all the diagnosis' brought up. Hopefully, i'll be locked down in a straitjacket and institutionalized under maxmimum fenced out security and canines.
3) and then, as predicted, this was the opportune time to use the "gaslighting statement":
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@pandemic candy I was responding to someone’s question about the overlap between narcissism and PPD. I wasn’t diagnosing you with anything.
I will avoid participating in threads created about you going forward.
Here, notice a couple things:
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1) takes the narc supply and "runs away" to frame the opposition as "crazy"; a classic move that's often used
2) it doesn't matter if my reaction was fake or not ... any type of reaction can be potentially used as supply. This is Key. Keep this in mind.
3) the "I will avoid participating with threads" thing is an excuse to use silent treatment as "punishment" Again watch out for this
most people will not know what just happened (besides feeling "off") bc this kinda thing happens at lightning speed. especially when dealing w psychopaths
but it's like clockwork.
u will see the same general cycle happen over and over
Remember your reaction (narc supply) is energy to them.
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Forum Sanity, Blocking / Ignoring, and Respect
Forum Sanity Guideline
Before people post things, u have to keep a couple things in mind....
1) who is my audience
2) what kind of response is expected
like don't expect to dramatically turn any views around. it's just not realistic.
do u really think people are going to respond:
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"Hey, that's a valid point! u really changed my mind about that!"
Lol no. there's going to be a limit on the type of response u get so keep that in mind.
The Double Standard
"certain members" meeting certain demographics posting *controversial* things on this forum... is asking for a deadly disaster. expect to get ganged up on / ridiculed / diagnosed as mentally ill / bait and switched / threatened etc etc (if not directly, indirectly) more frequently than members of *classically protected* demographics
Lastly, *if possible* please refrain from *intense* sex-specific topics, site moderation suggestions, religious and political debates (these tend to be the most triggering IMO)
The point is, be careful, don't set urself up for a disaster.
Or at least keep the expectations low
Follow these guidelines. Your mental health will thank you
Blocking / Ignoring Guideline
Fighting back against harassment for self-defense is expected.
Blocking / Ignoring should be implemented if the problem doesn't correct itself.
1) Here are some Red Flags of Deception to Look Out for
Watch for:
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--coordinated street theater, talks of "
mental illness," (
1,
2 )
--indirect conversations / innuendo /
comments that are intentionally vague / cowardnonymous / snake-like,
--harmless trolling that
gradually (or suddenly)
crosses over to harassment
--
new/strange accounts (if < 100 posts + harassment,
consider blocking right away) appearing out of nowhere and
conspiring together, creepily talking about u like they've known u for years (most likely a past friend, coworker, or online member being two-faced and manipulative)
--being
disrespected several times. they will cycle b/t being respectful and disrespectful (and 99% chance it will most likely keep continuing)
--it's also possible some users are running around impersonating
older inactive members
Also consider blocking if u see the following techniques frequently used against u:
Other techniques
Love-Bombing; used in the rapport building stage. often used to put u into a *trance* or suggestible state, dragging / misleading you into the deep-end before doing the bait-and-switch. trust and connection also lowers your guard, opening u to vulnerabilities (or attacks)
Gaslighting; manipulating the other by questioning their sanity or reality. delusional reframing (especially when they're aware of ur demographic/situation),
Projection; ex: being hateful towards someone but blaming that person for being hateful
Ad hominem; focus is on attacking the person rather than the points / argument (1)
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Originally Posted by
Teslobo
You are ultimately just a heretic in the plainest sense.
Leveling; taking something u did and making it out to something just as horrible as what they are doing
Smear Campaign; taking something small and *urgently* blowing it up into some negative narrative about u, like sharks smelling blood. may involve a "group discussion" involving some kind of mental illness (1 ,2 )
Word salad; incoherent points scattered throughout a large paragraph of words. May or may not be infested with cognitive bias and inconsistencies. (1)
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Block / Ignoring Time Periods
--First time consider ignoring for a short period
--Second time consider ignoring for an extended period
--Third time consider ignoring forever
R. E . S . P. E . C . T
today, genuine friendships / relationships hardly exist,
if the respect isn't there, these things are especially meaningless.
u either respect someone or u don't.
it should be a process to get into your circle. the problem these days is that people,
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--give away their power and trust too freely and easily
--disrespect people that shouldn't be disrespected
--have twisted the concept of equality into this heresy, destroying any concept of power/respect
in actuality,
people will test how much they will be able to disrespect u and get away with it.
this isn't anything new in this forum
enforce ur boundaries if people constantly disrespect u.
power / respect is foundational; without it, everything else falls apart.
elevate ur perspective and factor this truth into your expectations.
you'll save years of heartache.
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if you have a genuine question (and aren't rude about it), I'll comment.
if you make a comment on something inaccurate or wrong, I'll comment if I think it'll be helpful for future reference.
if u make a comment that's just plain dumb (or a waste of time / trolling), i'll probably not respond