From Gaslight to Daylight

Relationships | Narcissistic Abuse | By Hollie Marble Friendship Breakups Narcissists Aren't Just Romantic Partners | From Gaslight to Daylight Some losses do not come with a name, a ritual, or a socially acceptable amount of grief. Losing a toxic best friend is one of them. Some friendships feel like being found. That is part of why losing them can hurt so much. We talk a lot about narcissistic partners. Boyfriends. Husbands. Exes who made you question your sanity and then had the nerve to tell everyone you were the problem. And yes, we should talk about those. But there is another kind of narcissistic relationship that does not get nearly enough attention. The friendship. The best friend. The person you told everything to. The one who made you feel like you had finally found your person. Someone who got your humor, your history, your weird little patterns, your soft spots, your rage, your grief, your whole m...

You Already Have a Gaslighting Detector - From Gaslight to Daylight ♦ From Gaslight to Daylight ♦ Communication + Clarity You Already Have a Built-In Gaslighting Detector There's a communication method that exposes a gaslighter every single time. Not because it's a trap - because it requires them to acknowledge reality. By Hollie Marble Here's something nobody warned me about when I was in it. I didn't just feel confused. I felt crazy. Not dramatic, quirky, "oh I'm such a mess" crazy - I mean I genuinely could not trust my own memory anymore. I would have a clear recollection of something that happened, something I lived through, and then watch it get dismantled in real time until I wasn't sure I'd experienced it at all. That's what gaslighting does. It doesn't just rewrite the story. It makes you doubt the person holding the pen. And here's what made it worse: ...