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		<title>The DARVO Technique</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Mike Rinder]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Sep 2024 12:22:35 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Avigail Lev]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bavu Prihandito]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[A reader sent this to me as an addition to the series on sociopathy/narcissism. What is the DARVO technique for narcissists “DARVO is an acronym that stands for Deny, Attack, and Reverse Victim and Offender. It describes a manipulative tactic often used by abusers to avoid taking responsibility for their actions and shift the blame [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>More on High Conflict Personalities</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Mike Rinder]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Sep 2024 14:27:22 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[&#160; This is a follow up to an earlier post on this subject. &#160; High conflict people (HCPs) tend to have four characteristics: 1) Preoccupation with blaming others; 2) all-or-nothing thinking and solutions; 3) unmanaged or intense emotions; and 4) extreme behavior and/or threats. This is not a diagnosis, but rather a description of conflict [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>What is Triangulation?</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Mike Rinder]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Sep 2024 14:13:58 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Kaylee Freeman]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[I have been doing quite a lot of reading on topics related to sociopathy/narcissism and as I come across things I think might be helpful to others or just interesting, I put them up here. This is where Hubbard&#8217;s Third Party Law comes from &#8212; though of course he has it twisted into chiseled in [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>Flying Monkeys</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Mike Rinder]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Aug 2024 12:00:26 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Adam England]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Lauren Kerwin]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[&#160; A reader sent me this article and I am sharing it here as part of the overall educational series I have been doing on sociopathy/narcissism&#8230; What the Term &#8216;Flying Monkeys&#8217; Means When We Talk About Narcissism By Adam England When people discuss narcissists, they sometimes use the phrase &#8216;flying monkeys.&#8217; Flying monkeys refer to people [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>High Conflict Personalities</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Mike Rinder]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 17 Aug 2024 15:01:16 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Bill Eddy]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[&#160; I was sent this article by a reader and found it interesting and relevant. I doubt there is anyone who reads this blog who has not encountered this sort of personality, I think cults tend to be breeding grounds for extreme behaviors. I had no idea that this was an identifiable and categorized type [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>The Narcissistic Personality Part 6: When The Narcissist Fails</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Mike Rinder]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 13 Jul 2024 16:30:37 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[See earlier articles in this series: Part 1: The Narcissist Part 2: The Sneaky Techniques of the Cover Narcissist Part 3: The “Generous” Narcissist Part 4: The Altruistic Narcissist Part 5: Do Narcissists Cry? &#160; When the Narcissist Fails A cautionary examination of how narcissists react to failure. Key points: any public embarrassment of a [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>Sociopathy Adjacent: Dependent Personality Syndrome</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Mike Rinder]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Apr 2024 14:09:19 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[I recently became aware of a condition known as Dependent Personality Disorder (DPD). Apparently it is quite common, and includes an inability to make everyday decisions without an excessive amount of advice and reassurance from others. People with DPD are often attracted to cults (and remain in them) because of the control cults exercise over [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>Sociopathy Part 8: The Thirteen Rules for Dealing with Sociopaths</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Mike Rinder]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Apr 2024 12:30:58 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Martha Stout]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[&#160; See earlier posts in this series: Sociopathy: What is a Sociopath? Sociopathy Part 2: The Traits of a Sociopath Sociopathy Part 3: The Creation of &#8220;Its&#8221; Sociopathy Part 4: The Importance of Authority and Obedience Sociopathy Part 5: The Covetous Sociopath Sociopathy Part 6: The Tools of the Trade Sociopathy Part 7: Gaslighting &#160; [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>Sociopathy Part 7: Gaslighting</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Mike Rinder]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Apr 2024 11:50:21 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[David Miscavige]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Martha Stout]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[See earlier posts in this series: Sociopathy: What is a Sociopath? Sociopathy Part 2: The Traits of a Sociopath Sociopathy Part 3: The Creation of &#8220;Its&#8221; Sociopathy Part 4: The Importance of Authority and Obedience Sociopathy Part 5: The Covetous Sociopath Sociopathy Part 6: The Tools of the Trade &#160; Dr. Stout explains the phenomenon [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>Sociopathy Part 6: The Tools of the Trade</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Mike Rinder]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 30 Mar 2024 12:50:29 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Barefaced Messiah]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[David Miscavige]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[L. Ron Hubbard]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Martha Stout]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Russell Miller]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[&#160; See earlier posts in this series: Sociopathy: What is a Sociopath? Sociopathy Part 2: The Traits of a Sociopath Sociopathy Part 3: The Creation of &#8220;Its&#8221; Sociopathy Part 4: The Importance of Authority and Obedience Sociopathy Part 5: The Covetous Sociopath &#160; Charm — The first thing Dr. Stout addresses in the toolbox of [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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