![]() ![]() You don’t trust yourself to make decisions, and you think it’s safer to leave them to your abuser. ![]() So you become afraid to use your own judgment. Gaslighting cuts down your self-esteem and makes you question your reality. But of course, their words lead you to question if you’re the flawed one. Especially around the person gaslighting you. So when you’re in a gaslighting relationship, you might have a lot of anxiety without even knowing why. It knocks you off-kilter on a foundational level. Gaslighting undermines your sense of well-being. You might even apologize for simply being yourself. You’re walking on eggshells and feel like you can’t do anything right. You might feel like a huge let-down, a disappointment to others. So you tend to apologize way more than you should or need to for every little thing. Being gaslit can make you feel like everything you do or say is wrong. You might think you’re being unfair or that you have nobody else in your corner. You might feel like you don’t do anything right or that you’re worthless. Gaslighting harms your self-esteem and self-image. Eventually, you feel powerless and isolated. So you start thinking you are what the abuser says you are. Gaslighting can make you start believing negative things about yourself that aren’t true. Or you might just think you’re being unreasonable in bringing an issue to light. You might fear speaking up around your gaslighter for fear of what they might say or do. You’re always afraid to do or say the wrong thing. Being gaslit can cause you to be constantly insecure. So you start to buy into the idea that you’re too sensitive. If you express hurt over something they said, they might just say that it’s your problem, not theirs. Even worse, they dismiss them as madness. So instead of listening to your concerns, they minimize them. A gaslighter may literally state that you’re crazy or overreacting. ![]() Once they’ve downplayed your feelings enough, you may feel like you’re the one with the issue, not them. They covertly frame your feelings as being silly or invalid. Their statements can make you feel like you’re going mad. Talking with a gaslighter can leave you feeling foggy-headed and confused.
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