Glennon Doyle

And then how does that change your behavior at the party the next time? Oh, you do.

Yeah. Yeah. You say in your work that gaslighting is always the creation of two people. The gaslighter who sows confusion and doubt and a gaslightee who is willing to doubt their own perceptions to keep the relationship going. Okay. Let's talk about that because one of the things that makes me uncomfortable with that definition is

Yeah. Yeah. You say in your work that gaslighting is always the creation of two people. The gaslighter who sows confusion and doubt and a gaslightee who is willing to doubt their own perceptions to keep the relationship going. Okay. Let's talk about that because one of the things that makes me uncomfortable with that definition is

Yeah. Yeah. You say in your work that gaslighting is always the creation of two people. The gaslighter who sows confusion and doubt and a gaslightee who is willing to doubt their own perceptions to keep the relationship going. Okay. Let's talk about that because one of the things that makes me uncomfortable with that definition is

Is that for me, I feel like I learned how to be a gaslightee as a child, right?

Is that for me, I feel like I learned how to be a gaslightee as a child, right?

Is that for me, I feel like I learned how to be a gaslightee as a child, right?

And by the way, I think a lot of old parenting was just gaslighting. Like parents telling you, what's happening is not what you think is happening. Mommy's not tired. Mommy's not angry. Daddy's not like just all. I think parenting could be constant gaslighting. But I feel like as a child, I was gaslighted plenty. but I didn't have the power to leave.

And by the way, I think a lot of old parenting was just gaslighting. Like parents telling you, what's happening is not what you think is happening. Mommy's not tired. Mommy's not angry. Daddy's not like just all. I think parenting could be constant gaslighting. But I feel like as a child, I was gaslighted plenty. but I didn't have the power to leave.

And by the way, I think a lot of old parenting was just gaslighting. Like parents telling you, what's happening is not what you think is happening. Mommy's not tired. Mommy's not angry. Daddy's not like just all. I think parenting could be constant gaslighting. But I feel like as a child, I was gaslighted plenty. but I didn't have the power to leave.

So this is not then applying to kids because kids can't walk in and out.

So this is not then applying to kids because kids can't walk in and out.

So this is not then applying to kids because kids can't walk in and out.

I'm so amazed by this whole, concept because I don't feel like I've ever truly been in a relationship until now where I wasn't actively being gaslighted. I think it's the work of our lives to believe that we have a self that there's no right or wrong, that is experiencing life in a certain way.

I'm so amazed by this whole, concept because I don't feel like I've ever truly been in a relationship until now where I wasn't actively being gaslighted. I think it's the work of our lives to believe that we have a self that there's no right or wrong, that is experiencing life in a certain way.

I'm so amazed by this whole, concept because I don't feel like I've ever truly been in a relationship until now where I wasn't actively being gaslighted. I think it's the work of our lives to believe that we have a self that there's no right or wrong, that is experiencing life in a certain way.

I mean, I just had a conversation with my therapist this week where I was, I'm struggling in this one relationship and I'm scared to tell the person that this thing they're doing is bothering me and this thing they're doing is bothering me. And my therapist said, Glennon, if 10 other people think that person's behavior is perfect, but it's bothering you, you get to say it.

I mean, I just had a conversation with my therapist this week where I was, I'm struggling in this one relationship and I'm scared to tell the person that this thing they're doing is bothering me and this thing they're doing is bothering me. And my therapist said, Glennon, if 10 other people think that person's behavior is perfect, but it's bothering you, you get to say it.

I mean, I just had a conversation with my therapist this week where I was, I'm struggling in this one relationship and I'm scared to tell the person that this thing they're doing is bothering me and this thing they're doing is bothering me. And my therapist said, Glennon, if 10 other people think that person's behavior is perfect, but it's bothering you, you get to say it.

And to me, I'm just thinking, but what if I'm too sensitive? What if, why is what I'm saying right and hers wrong? Like what gives me the right to even say anything? I just think this is like varsity level stuff.