Welcome to the Breakdown to Breakthrough podcast.

My name is Lisa A. Romano.

I am a life coach, best-selling author, YouTube vlogger, meditation teacher, an expert in the field of codependency and narcissistic abuse.

I am a believer in the power of an organized mind.

My aim is to help people learn what it means to live above the veil of consciousness, rather

than living a reactive life.

May your heart feel blessed, your mind feel expanded, and your spirit find hope, as you

spend time with me here at the Breakdown to Breakthrough podcast.

So today, we're going to be talking about some of the language that can help you

battle a narcissist gaslighting.

So first, let's get clear about what gaslighting is.

So gaslighting is what someone with high narcissistic traits can do that

infuses you with the idea that what you think cannot be trusted, that the way that you view the

particular situation is false. So one of the ways that we move about through life in a healthy way is that we kind of

trust what we think and we feel. Even the most unhealthiest people trust what they think

and trust what they feel. If you imagine someone like Charles Manson, he trusted what he thought

and he trusted what he felt and he trusted what he felt. And

he took on some behaviors that, of course, were criminal and atrocious and horrendous.

Whether it's Charles Manson or you're the little old lady that goes to church and believes that you

should tide 10% of your income and you believe that you should help people as much as you can and that you should tie 10% of your income and you believe that you should help people as much as you

can and that you should give everyone the benefit of the doubt. This is the way she thinks and this is

the way she feels and this is the way she goes about her life. If you are a wife and you believe

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