The Heart of a Dog
March 14, 2015
The Heart of a Dog
March 14, 2015

Welcome to the World of Dr. DARVO – The History

Behold: Dr. DARVO, defying physics and accountability — walking on water while clutching his self-authored gospel, ‘The Bible as Written by Mark A. Stephens.’ 💯 guaranteed to drown anyone who dares question his authority.

Welcome to this collection of posts documenting the behavior and narrative of Mark Stephens. Before we dive into individual stories, messages, and moments, it’s important for you as a reader to understand a fundamental pattern — because the pattern itself is the point.

Who is Dr. DARVO?

Before we get too far, let’s properly introduce the star of this tragicomic saga: Dr. DARVO — a title Mark Stephens didn’t earn from any university but from years of clinical-grade manipulation in the field.

DARVO, for the uninitiated, is an acronym straight from the psychology textbooks describing a disturbingly familiar pattern:

  • Deny
  • Attack
  • Reverse Victim and Offender

But Mark doesn’t just dabble in DARVO — he’s perfected it. In fact, he performs it so reflexively you’d think it was muscle memory:
✅ When confronted with facts? Deny them.
✅ When asked to take responsibility? Attack the questioner.
✅ When called out? Reverse the entire narrative and crown himself the victim — every single time.

And because plain old DARVO wasn’t enough, Mark added his own flourish: preaching humility while publicly defaming, condemning, and spiritualizing his smear campaigns — sometimes in the same breath, sometimes on the same page, and always with that signature holy glow of self-righteousness.

That’s how he earned the nickname:
👉 Dr. DARVO — because no one denies, attacks, and reverses victimhood with more sanctimony or consistency.

This isn’t an occasional tactic. This is his default setting.
So buckle up. What you’re about to read isn’t a collection of isolated incidents — it’s a case study in a man who made DARVO not just a defense mechanism, but a public platform.

In Mark’s world, disagreement isn’t simply disagreement. Conflict isn’t simply human. Instead, every person who questions him, opposes him, or merely holds him accountable becomes something sinister:

  • A witch.
  • A warlock.
  • A demon.
  • Possessed.
  • A jezebel.
  • A narcissist.
  • A liar.
  • A false prophet.
  • And on… and on… and on.

In Mark’s mind, there are no reasonable critics — except one: himself.
Only Mark’s criticism is valid, acceptable, and righteous. Everyone else’s criticism is suspect, immoral, or demonically inspired. He positions himself as the only one who can see clearly, the only one who can judge fairly, and the only one who speaks “the truth”, regardless of his constant contradictions.

This worldview achieves several goals for Mark:

  • It dismisses accountability — if every critic is a liar or demon, why self-reflect?
  • It reinforces his self-image as a persecuted righteous man — beset on all sides by evil.
  • It isolates his circle — anyone who questions him is an immediate threat.
  • It inverts blame — he isn’t the problem; they are.

This isn’t occasional behavior. It’s a defining, consistent approach to life and relationships — a lens through which he interprets every conflict, every relationship breakdown, every challenge to his narrative.

So as you read what follows, remember this:
👉 Each post is not an isolated incident. It’s a reflection of a consistent pattern — Mark Stephens’ life philosophy in action.
👉 In Mark’s world, the only reasonable critic is Mark himself. Everyone else is a witch, a liar, or a demon.

And that pattern is the point.

The Whiplash of Contradiction: Yesterday’s Truth, Today’s Heresy

As you step into the world of Dr. DARVO, there’s something else you’ll notice right away: Mark’s messages don’t just demonize every critic — they often contradict themselves at a dizzying speed.

In one post, Mark might declare himself the “example of patience, peace, and humility.”
The next day? A multi-paragraph tirade laced with accusations, insults, and hashtags aimed squarely at his most recent target.

On Monday, Mark warns his followers to avoid “false prophets and manipulators.”
By Tuesday, he’s posting his own interpretations of scripture as if chiseled onto stone tablets by divine hand — rewriting both scripture and history, if necessary, to fit the day’s narrative.

And nowhere is this contradiction more glaring than in his treatment of social media itself:
Mark routinely preaches against “smearing your partner on social media” while smearing his spouse on social media — sometimes in the very same post.
Even more absurd:
He talks at length about “leaving personal and marital issues off of social media” on a page literally dedicated to airing his marital grievances — “Victorious Marriage” — and then shares those posts widely across his personal Facebook and Instagram accounts.

This isn’t occasional hypocrisy. It’s an operational strategy:

  • Statements about forgiveness followed by public smearing.
  • Claims of peace followed by provocations.
  • A call to “love your enemies” followed by branding them as demons.
  • Lectures on discretion while distributing his grievances like flyers at a parade.

And because in Mark’s worldview he alone is the arbiter of truth, these contradictions don’t bother him — only you, the reader, are expected to reconcile them.
This constant shifting allows him to justify anything:

  • If he’s angry, it’s righteous anger.
  • If he’s slandering, it’s “telling the truth in love.”
  • If he’s undermining medical professionals or legal decisions, it’s “God’s justice.”

👉 In the world of Dr. DARVO, consistency is irrelevant. The only principle is that Mark is right — no matter how many times his definition of “right” changes from one post to the next.

So as you read what follows, watch carefully:
Not only does Mark label every critic as evil…
He also redefines what is true as often as needed to remain the victim, the prophet, and the only voice worth listening to — even when that means publicly breaking his own rules about public behavior.

Absolutely — here’s a satirical call to action to close out your opening post and tee up the deep dive:


🍿 So grab your favorite snack — organic, non-GMO, gluten-free, almond-milk-approved if you really want to honor the spirit of the man himself — but for the love of Dr. DARVO, skip the soy milk… we’ve been informed (by the authority) that it’ll make you gay.

Now buckle up tight and prepare to wade deep into the holy waters of Dr. DARVO’s Post History Highlights — a swirling sea of contradictions, accusations, scripture-quoting, self-victimization, and spiritual smears… sometimes all in a single post.

You won’t need discernment — just a strong stomach, a sense of humor, and maybe a notepad to keep up with the whiplash.
Let’s dive in. 💯