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LuckyCharms

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19. In this regard...
Tue Sep 26, 2017, 10:24 AM
Sep 2017

I was gaslighted by a family member. It almost destroyed me. One of the characteristics of gaslighting victims is that they know something is wrong, but they don't know what. I thought I was losing my mind.

I started doing research. I learned about narcissism, and I learned how to combat it.

I confronted the family member. I tore his mask off. I hit him where it hurts. It worked. He was exposed. He couldn't cope. The injury they experience from being gaslighted back is really like reverting to childhood. It takes their bluster away. It's like beating the shit out of a bully who has been messing with you for years.

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