Tania T

Joined January 2025

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Hi, I'm Tania! I write sometimes, mostly about psychology, identity, and societal paradoxes. I also write essays on estrangement and mental health.

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Help, DARVO!
When abuse is inflicted, the pain is not only physical or emotional — it seeps into the mind, warping one’s sense of self, perception of reality, and trust in the world. DARVO, a manipulative tactic identified by Dr. Jennifer Freyd, stands for Deny, Attack, and Reverse Victim and Offender. This psychological maneuver is a common tool used by abusers to maintain control, shift blame, and avoid accountability.
By Tania Tabout a year ago in Psyche
The Psychology of Manipulation
Manipulation is an insidious art form that most abusers wield with a lethal precision that often leaves the attacked victims entangled in an inter-web of psychological torture. It is not just about control; it is about distorting reality itself.
By Tania Tabout a year ago in Psyche
Disgusting Creature
One exhausting night after a long day at work, I fell asleep on the MRT on my commute home. When the train stopped at the next station, I woke up to find several people staring at me strangely. Later, I learned they had called security. They thought I wasn’t asleep — but dead.
By Tania Tabout a year ago in Psyche
The Modern Matricide is Justified
Matricide or maternal homicide refers to the act of killing one’s mother. Although this term very often connotes extreme violence and horror, it is also used metaphorically for a profound, emotional rupture between children and their mothers. In modern contexts, matricide is not about physical death but about the emotional and psychological severing of the mother-child bond.
By Tania Tabout a year ago in Families
Mom, They Won’t Let Me in.
I was eleven when I first fell in love with church music. The choir’s voices seemed to float effortlessly, each note was a prayer that soared straight to the heavens. I admired their precision, harmony, and the way their hymns filled the cavernous space with something divine. I wanted to be part of it. Not just to sing but to belong.
By Tania Tabout a year ago in Psyche
The Tolerance Paradox: When Acceptance Becomes a Trap
I was eight years old when I first learned the word “tolerance” in church. Our Sunday School teacher, Sister Maria, stood in front of a poster of colorful handprints, each labeled with a virtue: kindness, patience, humility, and — right in the middle — tolerance. She said it meant “allowing people to be different and loving them anyway.” It sounded beautiful then, like a soft melody from the choir.
By Tania Tabout a year ago in Humans
I Hated Pink.
Pink. For as long as I can remember, the color which made me feel most out of place. Not because of its hue, but because of everything it symbolized. In my household, pink was synonymous with “girly,” “pretty,” and “proper”. These were all qualities I was expected to embody but never truly felt I could.
By Tania Tabout a year ago in Confessions
Good Daughter, Bad Mother
Being a “good daughter” often comes with expectations of obedience, patience, and selflessness. These qualities are seen as virtues in many family systems and cultural frameworks. However, the role of a “good daughter” becomes far more complex when it requires constant self-sacrifice and emotional suppression.
By Tania Tabout a year ago in Psyche
They Don’t Know I Won’t Be Here
The room buzzed with chatter, laughter bouncing off the walls as friends and family gathered around, planning holidays, weddings, and career goals. It was a celebration of the future — a collective intoxication with what’s to come.
By Tania Tabout a year ago in Psyche

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Help, DARVO!

The Psychology of Manipulation

Disgusting Creature

The Modern Matricide is Justified

Mom, They Won’t Let Me in.

The Tolerance Paradox: When Acceptance Becomes a Trap

I Hated Pink.

Good Daughter, Bad Mother

They Don’t Know I Won’t Be Here

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