How Coercive Controllers Use Timing to Keep You in Their Orbit
About this episode
Jessica Knight discusses how coercive controllers use timing in communication to maintain control over their victims.
In this episode, I'm talking about something I call the Saturday text. It's never Tuesday at 10 AM when your coffee is warm and you're mentally ready. It's always when you've finally exhaled, and I want to explain why that timing is never an accident. I go deep into the way dysregulation gets used as a delivery mechanism of coercive control, including what the person sending the text is actually getting out of it, which is not just pressure relief but confirmation that they still have access ...
Topics covered
- coercive control
- dysregulation
- communication
- relationships
- emotional manipulation
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