What is gaslighting? What is manipulation?

Anyone else sick of hearing people throwing around words like narcissist, gaslighting, and the like around like it’s the norm and downplays the abuse you survived? Sick of the influencers using these terms out of context? Well, if you are, you’re in the right place…

Well, I recorded this several times and still think I should have redone it. Hopefully, I do not sound like a total whackadoodle.

This is for those who have had people "listen", lend a shoulder, an ear to talk about the abuse they endured AND for those who wanted to be supportive of those who have survived narcissistic, emotional, psychological abuse. The truth is that those who have never experienced it have no clue. I cannot stress enough the importance of just listening with no judgement and that I was not grateful for the support. However, unwarranted advice, interrupting to compare your past to the person you're trying to help, and so-on, leaves someone feeling small and as if what they are going through and did go through is nothing. Again, I am truly grateful for those who actually wanted to support, but sometimes you just need to stay quiet and only ask questions to better understand to some extent a survivor's situation. No unwarranted advice. No judgement. No comparisons. Just listen.

Thanks for listening, and apologies if you are unable to get my point of all this.

Hi, it's AJ. This is just a short introduction and a few disclaimers. More to come! Thank you!