Gaslighting

Gaslighting is a form of emotional abuse that uses manipulation and minimization to make someone question their reality.

As a child growing up with a narcissistic stepfather, I lived in a constant fog of gaslighting.

Eventually, this led to self-gaslighting: I internalized the abuse (and lack of protection from it) and began to gaslight myself. “It wasn’t that bad. I may have been reading into it. Other people have had it much worse…”

I lived in this confusion for decades, and it blocked me from real healing.

If we minimize the abuse, we minimize its impact.

If we minimize the impact, we are deprived of an opportunity to recover.

No matter what anyone else says, I hope you might lean into self-trust today. Listen to your story. Listen to your body. Be a witness to what you are holding.

* this video is from a webinar I did with Monique Koven of @thehealingtraumapodcast Full replays are available by contacting her directly.

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