Gaslighting
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Do you ever question your own thoughts, or your perception of reality?
Do you find yourself confused, lacking confidence, and have low self-esteem?
Sometimes you will not realize this is happening when you are in a Gaslighting environment.
When this happens, you begin to feel as if you can’t trust your own thoughts or feelings.
If someone is constantly dismissing your feelings and telling you how you should think, how you should respond, and what you perceive is wrong, you are in a gas lighting situation.
If someone doesn't acknowledge or take into consideration your point of view, and they say they are the correct one without consideration of being wrong or willing to listen to a different perspective, it ends up being one sided.
You can have an argument and feel like you are in the right, but the best thing to do is to communicate with each other with understanding.
Speak your thoughts with understanding as well as listen to the other person’s perspective allowing room for acceptance of different views.
This will help initiate a stronger intimate relationship.
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Your feelings are trivialized, your thoughts are manipulated, and your reality is denied.
When this is done to you repeatedly, you begin to feel confused or even crazy. You are left questioning your own reality and sanity.
These are classic signs that you’re being gaslighted, and it’s something to take very seriously.
Gaslighting is a covert form of abuse that affects your confidence and trust in yourself, which the abuser then takes advantage of to keep you under their control.
Whether it’s a spouse, parent, or co-worker, it’s hard to break loose from the grip of a gaslighting manipulator.
You will need to know how gaslighters operate, how their behavior is affecting you, and how you can reclaim your truth.
In Gaslighting & Narcissistic Abuse Recovery, you will discover:
The sneaky tactics gaslighters employ that catch you off-guard and make you more vulnerable to their exploitation
How to hold on to your grip on reality, despite the gaslighter’s efforts to undermine it
Powerful ways to respond to gaslighters, block their attacks, and take back control of the conversation
Why self-care is a critical component in coping with abuse, especially if you need to regularly interact with a gaslighter
The shift in mindset to help you finally gain the courage to escape an abusive relationship
What you need to do after leaving a gaslighting relationship to make sure you don’t fall into the same cycle again
Why you shouldn’t expect any closure from your abuser, and why you can still move on without it
How to rebuild your sense of self after years of being torn down by others.
Acknowledging that you’re being abused is the first step towards recovery.
After years of gaslighting, you may be so used to it that you no longer recognize this is not a normal way to live.
But if you truly want to be able to live life on your own terms, cutting yourself off from the source of your pain is essential.
It won’t happen overnight, and it will take committed effort, but you can feel like yourself again – the person you used to be… the person you’re meant to be.
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