The Violent Narcissist: Triangulation is Aggression
2 videos • 746 views • by Sacha Slone Narcissistic emotional abuse is violence. Triangulation is meant to shame and dominate the target. Triangulation is when the narcissist introduces a person, place, or thing to compare to the target. Narcissists triangulate by sending the target an indirect message that the target is 'less than.' The 'comparison' is used to show that the person, place, or thing is of more value and/or more important than the target. Narcissists also triangulate by manipulating a third party to emotionally or physically harm the target, this 'third person' is called the flying monkey. Triangulation utilizes something tangible (a person , places, or thing) to harm the target. Gaslighting utilizes 'an idea' to harm. Gaslighting is psychological rape: the reframing of reality, obfuscation, and a lot of decoy arguments. I think triangulation and gaslighting go hand-in-hand. You can't have one without the other. Narcissists, con artists, scammers, pathological liars, and passive aggressive manipulators often rely on triangulation and gaslighting as their primary tools to trick targets into believing their lies.