Narcissism Glossary
Splitting people with gossip and secrets (gossip triangulation)
🗣️ The maneuver of relaying private information or distorted gossip to break trust between people and split them into camps.
Different stories delivered to different people shake the group — and often leave one person holding all the information.
Different stories delivered to different people shake the group — and often leave one person holding all the information.
Often seen in situations like these
🤫 "Just between us — B said this about you." (It may not be true.)
🤝 Your name gets run down to others — sometimes with the reactions recorded and used to pressure you.
🤝 Your name gets run down to others — sometimes with the reactions recorded and used to pressure you.
When this happens, try this
💡 Secrets that open with 'just between us' don't earn instant belief. Someone who gossips to you likely carries your words onward too.