Gaslighting.
In gaslighting, your lived experience is discounted. It’s put out on the side street for super clearance.
Gaslighting demands that only one perspective counts, and that is the one who is tearing down your perspective. Refresh your screen and be reminded that you are gifted with your own perspective.
If someone has the power to demean your reality, they have too much control.
Journal Prompt: My perspective feels…
For the sake of this series, we will not talk about abuse that has escalated to physical and sexual violence, obvious offenses that need to be taken seriously, here is a resource for more help. In this series rather, we’ll process more subtle patterns that can as well be damaging to relationships.
Mental Health & Journaling
Brooke James | Marriage & Family Therapist, Writer
