psychological smothering

A term used in this work for the cumulative, suffocating pressure created by relentless, inescapable harassment — the sense of being psychologically enveloped or crowded until there is no room to think, rest, or recover. It describes the felt effect of sustained torment, Zersetzung tactics, and No-touch torture, rather than any single act.

Related terms: torment, Zersetzung tactics, No-touch torture, chilling effect, Gaslighting