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For some of us, rather than an echo chamber, it’s just validation of our experiences and learning the language to describe abuse. You can’t get help unless you know what you’re getting help for. And when you learn to recognize gaslighting and manipulation, you can begin to counter it.
Yeah, people don’t realize that people with abusive parents have been raised to believe that abuse is normal - even good for them. The first major hurdle is getting someone to realize that there’s even a problem to fix, or that the problem to fix isn’t themselves.
For some of us, rather than an echo chamber, it’s just validation of our experiences and learning the language to describe abuse. You can’t get help unless you know what you’re getting help for. And when you learn to recognize gaslighting and manipulation, you can begin to counter it.
Yeah, people don’t realize that people with abusive parents have been raised to believe that abuse is normal - even good for them. The first major hurdle is getting someone to realize that there’s even a problem to fix, or that the problem to fix isn’t themselves.