Rerelease: Plausible Deniability and the Power of Suggestion in Abuse
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This episode discusses how abusers use plausible deniability and suggestion to manipulate survivors in relationships.
In this rerelease episode of Narcissist Apocalypse Q&A, Brandon talks about plausible deniability as a manipulation tactic in abusive relationships. Instead of focusing only on excuses or denial after the fact, this episode looks at how abusers can use suggestion, guilt, shame, concern, victimhood, and the illusion of choice to shape a survivor’s behavior without ever making a direct demand. Brandon breaks down how this can show up through isolation, decision-making, body image, emotional responsibility, weaponized forgetfulness, and gaslighting. The episode also explores why this tactic can be so confusing for survivors, because the abuser may never say the controlling part out loud, while still steering the relationship exactly where they want it to go.
More episodes of Narcissist Apocalypse: Patterns of Abuse
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- Rerelease | When Abusers Play the Victim to Make You Feel Guilty
- Debrief | Scapegoating, Humiliation, & Reality Control in Tommy’s Story
- Tommy and The Malicious Controlling Father
- Debrief | The Lost Child, Covert Incest, & Emotional Neglect in Porsha’s Story
- Rerelease: Porsha & The Father Who Made Her Feel Forgotten
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