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[Deirdre @DeirdreWritesOn]

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[Deirdre @DeirdreWritesOn]

When Hidden Harm Masquerades As Charm and Civility.
Never let anyone convince you that you don’t matter — or make you doubt your feelings, judgment, and reality. A life lesson.
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Daydreaming, Narcissistic and Schizoid Traits, and Personality Disorders.
A first-of-its-kind psychological study shows how maladaptive daydreaming interferes with daily life in undiagnosed people.

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Forgiveness is often treated as permanent, but reality updates itself through the body. 👇📖

Forgiveness Has an Expiry Date When Reality Updates Itself.
Discernment shouldn’t be mistaken for bitterness. Repeated harm changes the meaning of forgiveness.
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5 Things That Happen When You Believe Lies: See The Evil Behind It.
M. Scott Peck outlined in his book, “People of the Lie” (1983), how lying and deception are characteristic of evil behavior.
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When you never knew what you were signed up for in the first place. You never agreed. You never promised. 👇

Rewriting the Invisible Contract You Never Signed.
Learn how silent expectations shape relationships, leadership, adoption, and boundaries.
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The kind of leaders organisations reward isn't the same kind of leaders that motivate people to perform. 👇

Disconnected Leadership Disempowers and Divides.
When charisma, image management, and divide-and-conquer tactics are used in toxic leadership.
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Those who control your reactions try to change your perception of how you got abused. 👇

Is Reactive Abuse A Simplified Victim Blaming Label?
Is self-defense a better term than “reactive abuse” to help victims of domestic violence and coercive control?

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Trauma bonds are built on fear, confusion, and intermittent reinforcement. 👇📖

When Trauma Bonds Keep You Stuck.
Trauma bonds play tricks on our minds. From gaslighting to manipulation. It’s crucial to recognise this and break free.
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[Deirdre @DeirdreWritesOn]

This curated collection contains five of my best stories.👇
5 Insightful Stories for Reflection: Trauma Bonding and the Nervous System — Recovery and Healing.
My stories on trauma bonding, gaslighting, the nervous system, and cognitive dissonance. https://t.co/ijHC8GDXql

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Evil hides in plainsight, often under a 'charming' guise, but with dictatorship levels of power. 👇

Psychology of Everyday Evil: The Biggest Danger to Humanity Is Humanity Itself.
Not all evil is a crime scene. Everyday cruelty in plain sight.

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Adoptism exists. 👇

Adopted People Put Up With a Lot: Being an Easy Target Needs to Be Challenged and Stopped.
From the moment we enter the world, we’re gaslighted, our identities stolen, our names changed — and that’s only the start.

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Liars are found out when inconvenient questions are asked. It makes lying more awkward and often reveals it.👇

The Fastest Way to Spot a Liar Isn’t Body Language. It’s Their Answers.
Better clues are how someone answers unpredictable questions.
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Privacy is about more than secrecy. It's about human rights, identity, politics, and who gets access to parts of your life that are off-bounds. 👇

I misunderstood autonomy and privacy.
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More Than Followers, Less Than Friends: Understanding Parasocial Relationships in the Digital Age.👇
Evolution wired our brains for social connection — even with those who aren’t there. Have you ever felt this online?
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It Isn’t Codependency — It’s Emotional Captivity and Weaponised Attachment.👇New research shows how abusers exploit attachment, entrapping and keeping their victims in emotional captivity. https://t.co/R0ZSoMEMAw

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Stop being polite. 👇
Coercive Control Is About Taking Away Someone Else’s Freedom to Choose and Decide.

Coercive control forces another person to live by someone else’s will instead of their own. It erodes their ability to make decisions.
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Recent Neuroscience Modelling Suggests The Brain Keeps The Score.
Predictive coding and metastability add a new layer to “The Body Keeps the Score”. It suggests that trauma is a loss of the brain’s flexibility, not only memories stored in the body.
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A simple boundary can reveal more than a long argument.👇

Psychological Reactance: I Asked Not To Be Tagged; Then I Got Blocked.
When setting boundaries, it revealed a darker truth about entitlement, control, emotional retaliation, and consent.
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How do you know if fear is protecting you or not. 👇 📖 🔗
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Knowing The Difference Between Real Fear and False Fear.
False fear keeps us submissive and quiet — until we learn to tell the difference and understand fear.

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Why do we see kindness as moral but honesty as more trustworthy? Is there a conflict? 👇 📷 📷

Selective Dishonesty: Why We Soften the Truth When Honesty Hurts.
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