No, you’re not crazy. They’re gaslighting you.
Think they’re gaslighting to you? This is what you need to know to get to the truth.
by: E.B. Johnson
Relationships are hard, but they’re made even more difficult when one partner constantly dissmisses the emotions of the other as “crazy” or “untrue”. Going out of the way to invalidate the truths and emotions of a partner or spouse is known as gaslighting, and it’s a dangerous form of abuse that can have some harrowing consequences for our self-esteem and mental resilience. Falling victim to a gaslighter is easy, but freeing yourself from their clutches can be hard without some brutal honesty and understanding.
Gaslighters are master manipulators, and ones who love to project their own securities over the insecurities and fears of those around them. They are abusers that use the emotions of those around them as weapons, which they wield to maintain power and control over those that love and trust them. They’re toxic, and they can only be brought to the light by embracing our own personal power and strenth. That’s not a process that should be taken lightly, however, and it’s never a process that should be undertaken alone. Finding your way back to the light in the way of a gaslighting abuser is hard, but it’s not impossible when you equip yourself with the…
