Ep 184: Creating sanity in the face of gaslighting or a person with bad boundaries

Published: Nov. 8, 2022, 8 a.m.

b'This is for anyone who has a relationship with someone or has to have interaction with someone who does not respect their right to basic human kindness, respect, personal space, or maintain healthy boundaries. This might show up as a person who insults you. Who picks at you, mocks you, targets you by belittling you. Maybe they make you are crazy for the way you do something. For the words you choose. For some habit you keep. For the way you exist or\\xa0some random thing. Whatever it is, it\\u2019s confusing and hurtful. It also might make you start to question whether or not you are crazy. That my friends is the definition of gaslighting. And it may happen to you in a casual circumstance in your life. It can happen in any intimate relationship and it can happen in any environment, and don\\u2019t worry\\u2013 you\\u2019re not crazy.\\n\\nThe other name for this is \\u2018The war on words\\u2019 \\u2013 that\\u2019s my term for someone starting to spin you in a web of conflict. So as soon as you try and pin them down, they jump to the next topic or the next one. And you can\\u2019t seem to solve the conflict \\u2013 it only seems to get bigger.\\n\\nIf this rings any bells, I want to acknowledge that confronting a person who is angry and violent can be extremely dangerous \\u2013 so if that is true for you please speak with someone at this resource and form a plan:\\nhttps://www.thehotline.org/\\n\\nFor the rest of the links I mention in this episode, here\\u2019s the one about escaping a relationship with a narcissist:\\nhttps://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/episode-50-how-to-break-away-from-a-narcissist-relationship/id895918183?i=1000341326142\\n\\nHere\\u2019s one link to Gabor Mat\\xe9\\u2019s site about the connection between anger suppression and disease (he has a lot of great books, though a lot of them are downers haha):\\nhttps://drgabormate.com/healing-force-within/\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices'