Gaslighting 101: Signs, Symptoms, and Recover

Gaslighting 101 Signs, Symptoms, and Recovery

Gaslighting is a harmful form of psychological manipulation where someone tries to make you question your own reality. It’s a deliberate tactic often used to control, deceive, or hide the manipulator’s true intentions. While disagreements or forgotten conversations may seem like gaslighting, true gaslighting is a repeated and intentional pattern of behavior. This article will

How Bullies are Raised at Home

How bullies are raised at home

In present times, we know that children usually disrespect their parents. They remain angry and hold grudges against their parents, which they exhibit from their behaviors such as, arguing, using foul language, and even hitting them. In response, the parent uses their position and power to keep their writ over children. They abuse them verbally

Busting Lies: The Ultimate Technique

Busting Lies The Ultimate Technique

The Importance of Detecting the Truth Truth is an essential part of life, but spotting dishonesty can be tricky. Lie-detection methods often need proper training and don’t always give accurate results. Misunderstandings can lead to errors, such as mistaking honesty for a lie or vice versa. Even tools like polygraphs have limits, as they cannot

Do I have to Lose Me to Love You?

Do I have to Lose Me to Love You

As codependents, we lose ourselves in relationships, unaware that losing our Self is the greatest despair. When the relationship inevitably ends, it’s devastating, because we are lost. We lack autonomy because that task wasn’t completed by adulthood. Avoidance of intimacy, and the vulnerability that occurs when we open up, is a way to maintain control

Are Your Parents Toxic?

Are Your Parents Toxic

Title: Are Your Parents Toxic? Understanding and Managing Toxic Parent Relationships IntroductionToxic parents can profoundly affect your mental health and self-esteem. They often fail to respect their children as individuals, refuse to take responsibility for their actions, and rarely apologize. These toxic behaviors can stem from mental health disorders, addiction, or unresolved trauma. If you’ve

Deprogramming Codependent Brainwashing

Deprogramming Codependent Brainwashing

Codependency is based on false, dysfunctional beliefs that are learned from our parents and environment. Recovery entails changing those beliefs, the most damaging of which is that we’re not worthy of love and respect – that we’re somehow inadequate, inferior, or just not enough. This is internalized shame. Last year, I published a blog, “Codependency

Love Bombing as a Narcissistic Attachment Style

Love Bombing as a Narcissistic Attachment Style

Have you ever been swept off your feet by someone showering you with intense affection, only to have them abruptly lose interest? This phenomenon, known as love bombing, is often linked to narcissistic attachment styles and can leave victims feeling confused, betrayed, and heartbroken. In this article, we delve into the psychology of love bombing,

Psycho-Social Impact of PUBG

Psycho-Social Impact of PUBG

“Psycho-Social Impact of PUBG” PUBG is one of the most widely played video games today. According to an estimate, 227 million people play PUBG every month. People from all around the world play this game as it is one of the easiest and conveniently accessed games with simple controls and addictive features which makes an individual play it