gray rock method

English

Etymology

From the idea of a gray rock being an uninteresting object, introduced in 2012 in an article on the Lovefraud website written by the user Skylar.[1]

Proper noun

the gray rock method

  1. (informal psychology) The practice of deliberately making oneself uninteresting and unresponsive so as to defend oneself against someone who wishes to elicit certain responses, such as a narcissist or psychopath.
    Synonym: gray rocking

References
  1. Skylar (2012 February 10) “The Gray Rock method of dealing with psychopaths”, in Lovefraud‎, archived from the original on 2012-02-13:
    I chose the words Gray Rock because I needed an object for us to channel when we are in an emotionally charged situation. […] There are gray rocks and pebbles everywhere you go, but you never notice them. […] That is the type of boring that you want to channel when you are dealing with a psychopath.
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