Patterns in relationship
This is from, “Gaslighting, the Double Whammy, Interrogation and Other Methods of Covert Control in Psychotherapy and Analysis” by Theo. L. Dorpat “Gaslighting in a type of projective identification in which the individual (or group of individuals) attempt to influence the mental functioning of a second individual by causing the latter to doubt the validity […]
Last week I walked by a snake in the grass. It startled me but not that much because it’s a familiar symbol. A few days later I walked by another and laughed. It’s the season for this, see? I always see snakes in the grass and I don’t mean, slithering.
I realize this is not the most popular topic, however I am not done talking about it. “He’s not sure,” I told my sister regarding the soldier. “We are discussing it. He thinks people may in fact change. He’s bringing up cases, for example he said he thought you’d changed. She was surprised. “Me?” “Yeah.
It’s like being thrown to the lions…
I thought I’d elaborate on this bit from the last post. My ex fell out with his therapist… “…when he showed up happy she lost it. Apparently, she got all agitated. She started tapping on her clipboard, clucking, admonishing him and so forth. He’d never seen her lose her composure before so this was telling…”
I had a terrific time getting out of the relationship with the composite grand cross which was unusual because I am as slippery as they come. I am like Houdini with a jet ski waiting when it comes to leaving a relationship but I could not find a way out of that one to save
After thinking about the people I know and how I tap them for opinions I started to wonder what roll(s) I might play for others. I have a feeling if I asked I would be surprised. Because when I told my inner circle, “I call you for blah blah blah”, they were completely surprised at
