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Lent is a major showdown between you and the narcissist who has been gaslighting you.
One way to look at Lent — and the Christian life in general — is to see it as a major showdown between you and the narcissist who has been gaslighting you.
As you decide what to do in your spiritual life, think of it as a process of standing up for yourself at last.
It’s called “gaslighting” when a manipulative person subtly (or not so subtly) tries to twist reality to control another person — whether it’s a friend who always plays the victim to get their way or a competitor at work explaining why you shouldn’t want the promotion you’ve been working for.
It’s often mentioned as a narcissist’s control tactic.
But Scripture describes the gaslighting tactics of the original narcissistic manipulator: Satan.
Continued below.
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One way to look at Lent — and the Christian life in general — is to see it as a major showdown between you and the narcissist who has been gaslighting you.
As you decide what to do in your spiritual life, think of it as a process of standing up for yourself at last.
What is gaslighting?
Gaslighting is a colloquial term from pop-psychology, not a clinical term from mental health care.It’s called “gaslighting” when a manipulative person subtly (or not so subtly) tries to twist reality to control another person — whether it’s a friend who always plays the victim to get their way or a competitor at work explaining why you shouldn’t want the promotion you’ve been working for.
It’s often mentioned as a narcissist’s control tactic.
But Scripture describes the gaslighting tactics of the original narcissistic manipulator: Satan.
Continued below.
Satan has been gaslighting you. Make him stop.
Lent is a showdown between you and the narcissist who's been gaslighting you. “Gaslighting” is when a manipulative person tries to twist reality to get control.
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