Go for Grey Rocking!
Turning ‘grey rock’ to toxic peo is what mental health experts increasingly recommending.
‘Grey rocking’ is a technique u to deflect a toxic person by acting unresponsive as possible. T method involves deliberately avo ing eye contact, not showing em tion, and not engaging much dur a conversation.
Explaining how it works, Dr. E Dutta, consultant psychiatrist a founder, Mind Wellness, sa “Imagine a grey rock. How does t resonate with you? Not much, is it? It doesn’t fuel or feed emotion give anything to the person obse ing it. In fact, a grey rock see rather uninteresting to talk abo That’s exactly the idea — Imag you’re talking to one.”
Those who described as ‘tox are those with p sonality disord that make th extremely react “So the best th to do is not to re to them,” says Anjali Chhabr leading psych trist and psychotherapist who fe the grey rock method is a good w of dealing with such people, a also defending oneself. Though person may not react verbally, ev if expressions show a reaction, toxic person may find fault with and get upset. But, “when the to people do not get a reaction, they bored,” she says.
On the other hand, though t technique has been evolved by th who have lived with abusive peo or Narcissists, it can also provok negative reaction from the abu says Arouba Kabir, Mental Hea counsellor and Founder, En Wellness, “It can escalate harm tactics like physical abuse to eng with you,” she warns. “Narcissi people need attention. Whether grey rock method works depends how extreme their traits a However, though it might not w with everyone it surely is wort try,” feels Arouba.