I learned a new term in therapy yesterday. "Gaslighting" This was my abusers preferred method of mental abuse. I had never heard the term before but once it was explained to me it was like everything came into focus. He was able to "gaslight" me even easier because of my anxiety. I'm not sure what to do with this now. Even though I "know" he was doing it, it is hard for me to believe a human would do that to another human. He was literally making me insane. I won't go into detail, but he had me broken down pretty far. I'm still broken from it and am not sure how to put everything back together.
Please be aware of this and never let anyone do this to you. This is incredibly hard to recover from. I hope none of you ever experience it.
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tonni003z:
you have a circle of friends that love & are there if you need their shoulder to cry on. remember the phoenix arises from it's own ashes. you have the willpower to overcome this event in your life. rewrite your own rebirth and cast away the shackles of the past. my words are meaningless if you don't take them to heart. the transformation will come from you. when and where is up to you. may god bless you and keep you strong on this voyage of personal growth :D
sandalgoddess:
@tonni003z thank you. I do very much take your words to heart. Just right now I'm still on fire so I don't have ashes to rise from yet. But I will.