The anatomy of a smear campaign

Becoming the villain in her narrative is a low price to pay for my freedom.

"To speak ill of others is a dishonest way of praising ourselves." A narcissist takes this to a whole other level.

When narcissists can’t handle criticism or get called out, they will spread lies and exaggerate details to save face. They do this to shift attention away from their own flaws and to make the other person look bad.

My daughter is going through a smear campaign in a custody battle for her babies and she is having a horrible time. It’s abuse!

Cool video. My relationship of 8 years ended a month ago. The love of my life decided to leave me, I really love her so much I can’t stop thinking about her, I’ve tried my very best to get her back in my life, but to no avail, I’m frustrated, I don’t see my life with anyone else. I’ve done my best to get rid of the thoughts of her, but I can’t, I don’t know why I’m saying this here, I really miss her and just can’t stop thinking about her.

A narcissist starting a smear campaign is not too surprising, but having friends you trusted believe lies and turning their back on you… that’s the worst part!

It's sad that most people will believe the lies but not the truth.

I had to leave an entire toxic family behind. There's no safety in a narcissistic family. No contact was my only option to keep my mental and physical health.

Lies are powerful when mixed with the truth.

As the scapegoat of a dysfunctional family I’ve had a lifelong smear campaign

My daughter-in-law is experiencing this with a neighbor. It's so bad they have decided to move for the sake of their children. They would have stayed if the other neighbors had supported them, but they were too cowardly to stand up for what's right. Never underestimate a narcissist. They will go as low as they need to to stay in control.

You also realize that over the years, the person who eventually did a smear on you was feeding you nonsense about other people as well.

I have dealt with this for years from a sibling. I had no idea this sibling was behind it all. Intense! Unending! No boundaries with this.

He smeared me to the police and the police didn’t recognise it. The inspector wrote, he said he treated you very well. Some police are so pathetic and incompetent. I have the transcript. I will confront him with the transcript when we’re in the court.

I am still going through this hell even after 20 years of being discarded. This is demonic hell 👿😡. Persevering in Prayers Psalms 1-150🙏😇👑👋🙌🇯🇲👍

This is a way to never recover from a nightmare.

The Smear Campaign cost me not only friends and family, it also cost me my 2 sons. It was deliberate and cruel. 15 years later our relationships still hasn't healed. The cruel part; he had an affair and destroyed the 20 years marriage. You're right; he started before I even knew he was going to ask for a divorce. My complete social circle disappeared the day he asked for a divorce, I was completely isolated.

I learned early on to not talk to people about my issues. I try to deal with my issues on my own to avoid troubles from others. Ive become somewhat paranoid about relationships. This is sickening beyond measure. my own family I believe smeared me and it was nerve wrecking.

My ex complained non-stop about our friends: D was too loud, L was pushy, P's kid was a brat, etc. Every social get-together was followed by him ranting all the way home about everyone's faults. I spent years defending our friends to him - I thought D was so fun, L had terrific energy, and P's kid was sweet. I always felt guilty that he was so charming to people's faces but so critical behind their backs. Imagine my shock when I found out that he went to all of our friends immediately - lightning quick! - and told them that I thought D was too loud, L was pushy, etc., and he was SO RELIEVED to not have to keep my true opinions secret anymore! A few friends clued me in to what was happening, but 90% just ghosted me. It was surreal because it was word-for-word what HE had always said about them. My reputation was ruined. I lost a great career opportunity. It left me reeling. I now live far away and am never ever going back.

This is next level triangulation. By the time his smear campaign was in full swing, his harem of enablers and jealous rivals were dripping with saliva over the morsels of poisonous lies he told. He’d groomed them to accept his garbage as if it was a delectable feast. I left them all to feed on one another.