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Elisabeth McKay discusses the complexities of DARVO behavior and emotional distortion in conflicts.

DARVO has become one of the most overused and misunderstood psychological terms on the internet. In this episode, Elisabeth McKay breaks down the difference between actual DARVO behavior and “truth advocacy” — the attempt to restore factual accuracy, context, and alignment in emotionally distorted conflict. Because in today’s mental health culture, emotional certainty is often treated like objective truth. This episode explores: Why viral psychology content rewards emotional validation over accuracy How confirmation bias distorts relationship dynamics The difference between feeling attacked vs actually being attacked Why emotionally reactive people often misread clarification as abuse How interpretation drift escalates conflict Why both sides in a conflict can identify with the same mental health content The psychology behind DARVO (Deny, Attack, Reverse Victim & Offender) Why context, specificity, and factual correction matter How self-deception reshapes perception and memory The difference between emotional filtering and objective reality Elisabeth also breaks down how emotional states distort communication, why assumptions feel like facts, and how modern psychology culture…

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