One of the greatest pieces of knowledge that liberates you is finding out you’ve been gaslighted. Universal Irony Division: It may also fuck you up when you realize that you weren’t wrong the entire time. Because gaslighting is such a gradual conditioning, we often don’t recognize it. We accept that were wrong to choose happiness over conflict (how many times have you seen those memes telling you to choose being happy over being right?). We become accustomed to it. You may be led to believe your behaviors were bad, only to find out later that you were doing the right thing all along. When you get through that dark night, know this. Compassion will liberate your soul. Because it takes compassion to view the person who did this for you and see that they were just trying to get something positive from this relationship. They did the best they could with the resources they had at the time. Don’t look into the intentions of their actions. Instead, forgive them. Love them unconditionally. We’re all growing, and we’re all in this together. Compassion takes you to the highest expression of self. And you’re not alone.
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