Dear Adriana 2017 by Adriana Verdad A letter to myself in 2017, when I was in the beginning, and the thick of the terror, harassment, and extreme emotional abuse. At that time, I was living on Mountain Dew and cigarettes. I didn’t sleep, or eat. I had lost 20 pounds in two weeks,Continue reading “Guest Post: A Letter to Myself”
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Five Empowering Ways to Recover From Gaslighting
I’ve written about why gaslighting is the worst. Here’s just a snippet: It’s horrifying when you realize that the person you love, you trust, has been slowly and intentionally lying and manipulating you. It’s like that nightmare you had when you were 5 where Santa Claus suddenly turned into a monster. Only this monster isContinue reading “Five Empowering Ways to Recover From Gaslighting”