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For victims, pathological abuse can feel like being pulled into a dance they never chose. What it feels like is spellbinding — the charm so intense it seems as if a spell has been cast. Why it feels that way is because pathological abusers study, test, and probe from the start, mapping out emotions and vulnerabilities so precisely that they know exactly how to bind their targets. How it plays out is through language and emotion turned into weapons: promises, threats, contradictions, and illusions timed to keep victims off balance and dependent.

The “voodoo dance” begins in the season of captivation — the soulmate illusion, the intoxicating closeness, the performance of Mr. Jekyll. Then comes Mr. Hyde, the turn: confusion through word salad and circular conversations, gaslighting that erases clarity, and punishments disguised as distance or discard. Just as victims begin to break, Mr. Jekyll reappears with crumbs of love, future faking, or even hoovering — pulling them back under the spell.

Over time, the dance repeats through every season of abuse. The push and pull, the contradictions, the relentless flooding of mixed signals all create cognitive dissonance. Victims start to question themselves, not the abuser. The lines between truth and illusion blur, and freedom feels out of reach. The dance keeps spinning because the confusion is the control.

On the societal stage, the same spellbinding patterns appear. Charisma masks coercion. Charm disguises exploitation. Leaders, institutions, and systems use the same push-pull rhythm to keep communities divided, confused, and too exhausted to resist.

Your Voodoo Dance is not about love or connection. It is about how victims are bound to a cycle that feels like a spell — pulled in, discarded, hoovered back, and kept circling until dependence replaces freedom.

℗ Cindy Ann Pedersen 2025
Survivor Music:
Cindy Ann Pedersen | Award-Winning Songwriter
Pathological Abuse Specialist | Advocate

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Note:
Pathological abuse serves as the umbrella term to encompass various manipulative behaviors and abuse tactics rooted in personality traits and disorders specifically associated with Narcissistic Personality Disorder (NPD) and Antisocial Personality Disorder (ASPD), with or without psychopathy. The terms “narcissist,” “sociopath,” and “psychopath” may be used for clarity. These traits would meet the criteria for clinical diagnosis if formally assessed. Simplified language helps explain these tactics without requiring clinical expertise.

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