Understanding The Quicksand Model® of Coercive Control
The Quicksand Model® of Coercive Control is a groundbreaking training program designed to make the often invisible tactics of coercive control visible and understandable. This model synthesizes 70 years of research and theory across various fields, including domestic abuse, human trafficking, cults, extremism, and trauma, to provide professionals with the tools needed to detect, intervene […]
Could criminalizing coercive control further harm female victims?
In response to the question “Could criminalizing coercive control further harm female victims?” the concise answer is a resounding yes. This concern is frequently voiced by global domestic violence organizations when survivors seek legislative changes to outlaw coercive control. While this apprehension is valid, it’s worth noting that from the 1970s onwards, as domestic violence […]
Is coercive control intentional?
Coercive controllers are the puppeteers of manipulation! Every strategy they employ against their chosen victims at the start of the “relationship” to fabricate The Mirage, is also utilized on friends, family, and anyone within their surrounding circle. The implementation of these coercive control tactics usually intensifies when their main target begins to comprehend the abuse. However, […]
What are the signs of coercive control?
Coercive control is a complex, nuanced, and dangerous pattern of abuses of power. It is the pattern of behavior that establishes and maintains oppression, and it is often said to be invisible in plain sight. In order to be able to see the signs of coercive control, we need to understand the biological, psychological, and […]
Am I the Coercive Controller? Am I the Abuser? Am I the Narcissist?
NOTE: I will refer to the other person in the “relationship” as the “partner” for this post. I do so to avoid assuming that you are entangled with a coercive controller. If/when you determine that is the case, the words “relationship” and “partner” no longer apply. Coercively controlling abusers are not partners, nor is the situation […]
Coercive Control & Double Speak
I’ve covered Double Speak before, but today I’d like to go into this tactic, commonly used by coercive controllers, in a bit more depth. Double Speak is the Quicksand Model™’s term for the numerous ways that coercive controllers use language to manipulate and deceive others into viewing reality through their distorted lens. Coercive controllers perceive the world, and people […]