Dear Guardians of Your Own Reality,
Let’s take a gentle first step into understanding gaslighting. It’s a word that’s become more common lately, but the experience is as old as time: it’s what happens when someone tries to make you doubt your own perception, to rewrite your reality until you’re not sure what’s true anymore. And in a world full of conflicting messages, it’s more important than ever to know how to trust your own mind.
This isn’t about diving into the deep end right away – it’s just a love letter to the idea that you have the right to trust your own experiences. It’s about knowing that if someone’s making you feel like you’re losing your grip on what’s real, it’s okay to pause and check in with yourself. It’s okay to say, “I trust my own perception,” and to look for the signs that someone might be trying to lead you away from it.
And if this resonates, we’ll come back and explore it more deeply. For now, just know that your reality is yours to trust, and no one else gets to take that away from you. With gentle encouragement,
The Radical Left…Fellow Seekers of Clarity