The Long, Long Reach of Gaslighting

Will I ever be able to trust myself implicitly?

Photo by Alexander Possingham on Unsplash

Back in my dating days, I had a relationship with a man who put me on a pedestal. That was marvelous, at first; I’d been starved for that kind of attention for a number of years before I met him. I wholeheartedly welcomed his adoration, his delight in taking care of me.