lying and gaslighting: how to stop, where to turn for help

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Lying can become protection. Gaslighting can become control when life once felt uncontrollable. Emotional manoeuvring can become a way to avoid shame, punishment, abandonment, or vulnerability.

knowing when not to engage

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One of the most important things we can learn is how to protect our peace without losing ourselves in the process.

glass slippers: a reflection on relationships

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All relationships teach us. They promote learning as much as they provide love, companionship, and someone to go to IKEA with.

how to survive being discarded like rubbish

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Discardment, in the context of intimate relationships, is a form of emotional and psychological abuse.