Name the tactic without losing yourself in the label.
Understand entitlement, image management, covert control, projection, and the relationship cycle—while staying focused on observable behavior.
Start with the part you can prove.
Image Over Impact
How they appear matters more than what their behavior did to you.
OPEN THIS PATH → 02Accountability Reversal
Confronting harm turns into a case against your character.
OPEN THIS PATH → 03Control Disguised as Care
Concern becomes monitoring, pressure, or permission-seeking.
OPEN THIS PATH →Read the behavior. Keep the receipts.
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