‘If you’ve ever encountered someone exploitative, you’ll be familiar with this territory
‘If you’ve ever encountered someone exploitative, you’ll be familiar with this territory. These people often use charm to persuade other people to do what they want. When that no longer works, they discard their target and move on to the next one. To avoid being exposed they silence their previous victims by attacking their credibility. Being on the receiving end of a misinformation campaign can be very intimidating. But I’ve been there and I can tell you that it blows over eventually. The person who attempted to discredit me, was charismatic and manipulative, so they managed to sway a few people temporarily. I took advice from a forensic psychiatrist and he told me to say nothing and assume that, in time, other people would work this out for themselves. It took a little while, but he was right! ‘ -- source link