Grey Rock
A low-reaction response style for starving bait of emotional fuel.
Techniques
What to do when pressure rises.
Defensive techniques help you stay concise, calm, and hard to derail. They are practical moves for boundaries, manipulation pressure, workplace conflict, and repair.
Fogging
Agree with a small fragment of truth without accepting the whole attack.
I-Statements
Name your experience without turning the other person into the whole accusation.
Broken Record
Repeat the same core boundary calmly instead of adding new arguments.
Psychological Aikido
Absorb part of the force and redirect the conversation toward the next useful step.
Validation
Acknowledge the feeling without agreeing to the demand.
Reframing
Refuse the frame you were handed and redirect to a more useful question.
Boundary Setting
State what you will do, will not do, or need to happen next.
Mirroring
Reflect the other person's words or meaning back so the claim becomes audible.
Labeling
Name the emotion in the room neutrally and tentatively.
Tactical Naming
Name the conversational move without turning it into a character attack.
No JADE
Avoid Justifying, Arguing, Defending, and Explaining when pressure loops begin.