The grey rock technique, also referred to as “grey rocking,” is a strategy for dealing with toxic figures in your life, including people with narcissistic personality disorder.On a hike or walking on the beach, it’s easy to overlook a grey rock.
There are grey rocks everywhere, and there’s nothing about these rocks that’s engaging or interesting. When you’re trying to keep an emotional distance from a person in your life (whether that’s a family member or authority figure) who’s manipulative or abusive, it can be helpful to make yourself seem as neutral and boring as a grey rock.
People with narcissistic personality disorder crave attention and making themselves appear like a grey rock is a way to deprive them of the reactions that they’re seeking.
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