Then there's the Rewiring Stage. ‘First step, destroy your confidence in your own perception.’ (Is this why SM don't seem to mind fakenews?) People who doubts everything they see will grab onto anything that promises certainty. Includes Gaslighting, Firehose of Falsehood, and Cognitive Dissonance (introducing conflicting information that demands resolution becaues it is stressful). ‘A disoriented mind doesn’t seek truth. It seeks relief.'