@joinmentalica: Why some arguments are impossible to get right #doublebind #manipulationtactics #narcissisticabuse "You never tell me anything." Then, when you do: "Why are you making this a big deal?" "Do whatever you want." Then, when you do: "I can't believe you actually did it." Two rules that cannot both be obeyed. That is not clumsy communication — it's a structure, and it has a name. A double bind. Whichever option you choose becomes the thing you're in trouble for, which means the choosing was the trap, not the answer. You're not bad at these conversations. The trap isn't the question — it's that both answers were already wrong before you opened your mouth. So stop answering. Name it instead, flatly: "Both of those can't be true." Then wait, and don't fill the silence — a double bind only works for as long as you're still choosing. You've been graded on a test with two wrong answers.

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