The Dark Art of Perspecticide
How the people you love seize control and keep it through brainwashing and dark persuasion.
by: E.B. Johnson
Have you ever been in a relationship with someone who tried to control every aspect of your life? They probably came off charming at first, but it wasn’t long until they were doubling down and demanding that you give up on the people who love you most. As you leaned further into your relationship, there’s a good chance you lost sight of land and yourself with it. It created the perfect breeding ground for a total erasure of all that you are, and all that you wanted to become.
What is percepticide?
Some partners go far beyond simple abuse and manipulation. They’re not happy with their partners maintaining any piece of their former selves. This type of partner doesn’t just push their loved one around — they demand all-encompassing control. How does this happen? By murdering all sense of personal autonomy.
Percepticide is a form of brainwashing that happens regularly in the toxic relationship. In short, it creates the inability to know what you know without the confirmation of others (in power). Your partner or spouse becomes not only a sounding board. They become the source of all decisions and sense of self.
