Episode 129: Why Dismissing and Gaslighting Go Hand in Hand in Narcissistic Abuse
The devastating one-two punch that destroys your trust in reality and yourself
You’ve felt it happen countless times: your feelings are brushed aside as overreactions, and then later you’re told you imagined the very thing that caused those feelings in the first place. This isn’t two separate tactics working independently—dismissing and gaslighting are deliberately linked weapons designed to systematically dismantle your ability to trust yourself. One invalidates your emotional experience while the other erases the reality that caused it, leaving you questioning not just how you feel, but what actually happened.
• Discover why dismissing your emotions is always the setup for a gaslighting follow-up that destroys your reality
• Understand how this combination attacks both your internal compass and your external perception simultaneously
• Learn why someone skilled at these tactics knows that confused, self-doubting victims are far easier to control
• Recognize the pattern that’s keeping you from setting boundaries and seeking help from others
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Tune in to see how these two tactics work together to keep you trapped and what it means to reclaim your ability to trust your own mind.
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