Series Covert Narc Archives - Normal Like Peter

The Half-Truth Scenario — When Facts Become Fog

Matt Stoltz — Mon, 20 Apr 2026 21:56:14 +0000

Stardate 2026.110 · D820 When Facts Become Fog You walked into the conversation with three things you wanted to say. Ninety seconds in, you are defending yourself against the fourth thing — something you didn’t say, didn’t do, and are not entirely sure even happened. There are three more questions on the table, all of […]

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The Halo Lie — ‘I’d Never Do Such a Thing’

Matt Stoltz — Mon, 20 Apr 2026 21:55:58 +0000

Stardate 2026.110 · D820 *”I’d Never Do Such a Thing.”* You describe what happened. They tilt their head. They let a small, pained look cross their face. They say, “I’d never do such a thing.” And then — this is the part that undoes you — everyone in the room believes them. You are standing […]

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The Resentful Martyr — When Help Comes With an Invoice

Matt Stoltz — Mon, 20 Apr 2026 21:55:27 +0000

Stardate 2026.110 · D820 When Help Comes With an Invoice You didn’t ask them to do the dishes. You didn’t ask them to rearrange their schedule. You didn’t ask them to “take the whole thing on.” You may have even said, out loud, “I’ve got this” — and they smiled that tight smile and did […]

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The Covert Narc Series — Patterns, Not Diagnoses

Matt Stoltz — Mon, 20 Apr 2026 21:35:06 +0000

Stardate 2026.110 · D820 Patterns, Not Diagnoses You don’t need a DSM to know something is wrong. You’ve probably been told you were imagining it. That you were “too sensitive.” That the person sighing in the kitchen was fine, and you were the one making it weird by noticing. That the half-apology was “really good, […]

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Accountability — Red Pill, Blue Hair, and the Loop Nobody Wants to Stop

Matt Stoltz — Mon, 20 Apr 2026 17:14:31 +0000

Stardate 2026.110 · D820 Red Pill, Blue Hair, and the Loop Nobody Wants to Stop The internet has two caricatures of accountability and neither one is real. On one side: a guy in a podcast studio, baseball cap backwards, telling you that accountability is the thing nobody does anymore, especially women, and if we could […]

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