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Gatling Gun of Grievances ( GGG ) ( Stream of Accusations - Beware Of This Bad-Faith Communication Style Coming From Frustrated Family Members and Pushier "Hoarding" Therapists )


Rapid-fire accusations, complaints that are not meant to be answered in the course of a constructive conversation, but are meant to overwhelms an opponent and dilute any concerns about the person producing the grievances.

In my personal experience, this is likely to come from a Frustrated Family Member, especially one doing the nagging and yelling ( abuse ) - and the Dysfunction in Possessions ( or simply apparently excessive and/or unconventional possessions ) is an always-ready and near-infinite source of targets for accusations.

If you're starting to get issues raised that have nothing to do with the current issue, context or time frame ( "remember that time 5 years ago..." ) - you're dealing with this.

Instead of answering, aim to exit the conversation, and maybe even consider exiting the relationship, if this happens regularly.

The person doing this is not looking for a constructive dialogue to address issues, and this is unlikely to get better, but very likely to get worse.