Thread by @CourageforAll

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Dr. Jennifer Freyd makes another cameo in the New York media this week. Thanks to @alex_heigl for citing JJF’s concept of DARVO on Page Six! ⭐️

We share a bit of education about DARVO below - pls read and retweet, friends @jjfreydcourage

pagesix.com/2020/05/19/bro…

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Backstory: this week, we’re seeing a lot of media coverage of efforts to discredit @RonanFarrow 🤔 It seems that some (ahem) are displeased by Farrow‘s efforts to expose sexual violence and a coverup culture at NBC. His book, Catch and Kill, includes brave @BrookeNevils 💚

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As reflected in the Page Six piece, @BrookeNevils picked the perfect label for any bad-faith effort to discredit people who tell the truth. From the research lab of @jjfreydcourage, here’s what DARVO stands for:

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We share a case study of DARVO here. You likely know this tale already: a trusted religious figure sexually abuses a follower, who gets DARVO’ed when they tell the truth about it. If you want to read the source material, just click through here:

institutionalcourage.org/the-call-to-co…

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Here’s the thing. Sometimes, a DARVO’er is just 1 perpetrator who gaslights 1 victim directly. Other times, the *institution itself* is the DARVO’er. The science tells us that Institutional DARVO is super-extra-toxic to victims. The umbrella term is Institutional Betrayal:

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We even have a tool to measure Institutional Betrayal (thanks @jjfreydcourage & @SmithwithanH). If it feels okay for you, you might reflect on a time when an institution hurt you, and then answer the questions based on your own experience. Citation: dynamic.uoregon.edu/jjf/institutio…

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Winding back to the Page Six story: @RonanFarrow is also a rather succinct tweeter in the face of a coordinated DARVO attempt. (Note: it seems rather bold to come at a reporter who keeps all the receipts in a safe-deposit box, but hey DARVO’ers: you do you!) 🏦

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We at Courage are so happy when our research makes the news. Fun fact: DARVO officially jumped the research lab and became a media darling in 2019 thanks to ... South Park? 🤔 (we were also confused, but sometimes life is confusing) @ComedyCentral

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Now, you might be thinking: “DARVO is the worst! but what can I do about it?”

CALL. 👏🏽 IT. 👏🏽 OUT. 👏🏽 Every single time.

A DARVO’er is kinda like a gremlin that hates water. A DARVO’er hates the truth! So keep your firehose at the ready, friends. Be a truth-teller.

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Special thanks to @alex_heigl of the @newyorkpost for citing our founder @jjfreydcourage, and to @jckendall for flagging the Page Six article for us. If you liked this thread, please retweet to share the DARVO education with others! 💚 from @CourageforAll 💯