Unmasking Abuse in the Digital Age – A Targeted Individual’s Guide to the Terminology of Targeted Harassment

Navigating the shadows of targeted harassment requires understanding the terminology that defines these experiences. In this milestone fifth episode, I create a comprehensive framework for recognizing and naming the tactics used against targeted individuals.

The digital age has transformed abuse into something more insidious than ever before. I meticulously break down the landscape of emotional and psychological manipulation, from gaslighting and DARVO (Deny, Attack, Reverse Victim and Offender) to the more technological aspects of cyber stalking and digital surveillance. These aren't just unwanted messages or creepy behavior—they represent systematic campaigns of monitoring, data extraction, and reputation destruction designed to isolate and destabilize targets.

What makes these forms of abuse particularly devastating is how they work together. A perpetrator might use spyware to gather personal information, create false narratives based on that information, then recruit others to participate in harassment through what I identify as "third-party grooming." Some attackers even stoop to using children as unwitting participants in subliminal harassment campaigns—a tactic I find particularly disturbing and unethical.

As a targeted individual experiencing these attacks on a global scale, I share not just definitions but spiritual reflections on finding strength during ongoing persecution. Through prayer and faith, I've found a framework for understanding these attacks not as random suffering but as evidence that I'm on a path the enemy wants to obstruct. "What the enemy meant for bad," I affirm, "God will turn into good."

Whether you're experiencing similar targeting or simply trying to understand this phenomenon, this episode provides the vocabulary needed to recognize these tactics and the reassurance that you're not alone. Subscribe to follow my journey of documenting these experiences and reclaiming my narrative despite sophisticated attempts to silence me.

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