I recognize myself and my abusers in these 9 ways. I had been gaslighting myself and questioning my own sanity when I kept being told - ‘no, I never said that.’ And
‘Why can’t my truth be as legitimate as yours?’ Because YOUR truth is a LIE! And I don’t have to keep trying to see your side of it anymore. I am freeing myself from your spell over me.
This hit deep.
It felt like someone finally said out loud what survivors usually keep buried.
Every line felt like taking back a voice I thought I’d lost.
Thank you for writing with that kind of truth.
I recognize myself and my abusers in these 9 ways. I had been gaslighting myself and questioning my own sanity when I kept being told - ‘no, I never said that.’ And
‘Why can’t my truth be as legitimate as yours?’ Because YOUR truth is a LIE! And I don’t have to keep trying to see your side of it anymore. I am freeing myself from your spell over me.
It felt good getting that out! 💕
Insightful and well explained 🌻 thanks
Thanks. I needed to hear some of this.
It ended 30 years ago, and it carried on another 20, in some ways, and its shadow is definitely still there even now.
Especially with narcissist.
When an abusive parent says, It’s all about me”
Taught to shut down.