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DARVO is an acronym that stands for deny, attack and reverse victim offender. It’s a very effective tactic for a narcissist as it can confuse the Hell out of their victims and can shame, sometimes even frighten them into silence.
The intent of the DARVO method is to silence victims through denial, confusion, invalidation, minimising or intimidation while they’re attacking the evidence, the victims credibility, their claims and also claiming that they are the victim while they’re doing it. Once you recognise the pattern. Once you see it, you can’t unsee it.
‘Flying Monkey’ is the term given to those agents and allies that collude with an abusive person. Their role is to continue carrying out tormenting the victim on their behalf. If it’s during the relationship, the abuser gets to abuse by proxy as it’s other people that are getting their hands dirty. If it’s after…