The discard phase is the third stage of the narcissistic abuse cycle. Learn what it is, why it hurts so much, and how to recover.
Mortal Discard
Mortal discard names the category of terminal patterns in coercive control — social, extraction, induced-suicidality, and homicide.
Kellie Sutton’s case established the UK’s first “unlawful killing” inquest conclusion for self-inflicted death following coercive control.
The four phases of the narcissistic abuse cycle: idealization, devaluation, discard, & hoovering, explained by a coercive trauma specialist.