We are a sum of our parts, we are told.
A product of nurture vs. nature.
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Science now tells us that anxiety, and terror ~ our life experiences! ~ alter our DNA… that our past literally weaves itself into our very essence, and therefore becomes passed down to our offspring.
The good news is, nurture can correct a lot of this, although not all of it, unfortunately. So while I worry about how my high-strung nature affects my daughters in myriads of ways… that’s incidental to the issue that’s currently plaguing me.
“Why do you always have to be the victim?”
“You think the world is out to get you.”
“You always take things the very worst way.”
And yet, no, I don’t believe that.
I work hard to defend the other person and see their side; I think the only thing that’s changed in twenty years is having less energy to be choked up about their opinion when I have tried repeatedly to appease them, to seemingly no avail.
So when is it gas lighting? Or am I truly off my rocker, as it were? Continue reading “When is it Gas Lighting?”
