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Not all cults need a congregation—some only need one victim. This is the apex of Pathological Partner Abuse (PPA), where a Dark Tetrad abuser takes gaslighting to a level beyond insanity—percepticide and perspecticide. They don’t just distort reality; they erase it entirely and replace it with their own. They handpick their victims with precision, choosing those who are strong but deeply empathetic. Then, they break them down—systematically—before rebuilding them in their own image. This is not "just abuse." It’s full-scale psychological indoctrination using the same brainwashing tactics cult leaders have used for centuries: 🔹 Isolate the victim from outside influences. 🔹 Rewrite their past, their memories, their identity. 🔹 Eradicate their ability to trust their own thoughts. 🔹 Enforce submission through cycles of punishment and reward. This is perspecticide—the systematic destruction of a victim’s ability to see reality outside of the abuser’s version. But it doesn’t stop there. Percepticide goes even deeper: it forces the victim to actively reject what their own senses, memories, and instincts are telling them. Over time, they no longer just doubt themselves—they lose the ability to perceive reality at all without the abuser defining it for them. A cult of one does not need chains—the prison exists in the mind. The victim stops questioning, stops resisting, and ultimately, stops existing as an independent person. These are the same coercive strategies used in Pathological Societal Abuse (PSA). Whether in personal relationships or authoritarian regimes, the goal remains the same: sever all external reality checks, create absolute dependence, and dismantle personal autonomy. This isn’t love. It’s not even control. It’s psychological enslavement. ℗ 2025 Cindy Ann Pedersen Survivor Music Cindy Ann Pedersen | Advocate & Pathological Abuse Specialist Award-Winning Songwriter & AI Music Artist Connect: BlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/cindyannpede... YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCIWP2SovMgsTYKThkgLXRTA Substack: https://cindyannpedersen.substack.com/ Website: https://www.cindyannpedersen.com/ Also featured on: We Resist Web Radio Collective: https://weresistradio.com/cindy-ann-p... Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/63zLg... Apple: https://music.apple.com/sg/artist/cindy-ann-pedersen/1778349950 ..available on most streaming platforms. Note: Pathological abuse serves as the umbrella term to encompass various manipulative behaviors and abuse tactics rooted in personality traits and disorders specifically associated with Narcissistic Personality Disorder (NPD) and Antisocial Personality Disorder (ASPD), with or without psychopathy. The terms “narcissist,” “sociopath,” and “psychopath” may be used for clarity. These traits would meet the criteria for clinical diagnosis if formally assessed. Simplified language helps explain these tactics without requiring clinical expertise. #SurvivorMusic #PathologicalAbuse #TheirPlaybook #Music #Narcissist #Sociopath #Psychopath #IndieMusic #Songwriter #NewMusic #Perspecticide #Percepticide #coercivecontrol