Manipulative people brainwash their

partners using something called

'perspecticide' …
What Really Happens in a Controlling
Relationship
The harsh reality of "perspecticide" in
a coercive control relationship
Living with an abusive and controlling
partner can feel like living in a cult—
except lonelier. Victims' ** own
viewpoints, desires, and opinions may
fade as they are overwhelmed by the
abusers'. Over time, they may lose a
sense that they even have a right to
their own perspectives. This is called
perspecticide—the abuse-related
incapacity to know what you know
(Stark, 2007). Perspecticide is often
part of a strategy of coercive control
that may include manipulation,
stalking, and physical abuse…
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