Gaslighting and How Your Child with Substance Use Disorder Can Make You Believe You're Crazy with Brenda Zane

ABOUT THE EPISODE:
"It didn't happen that way"
"You're way too sensitive, get over it"
"You're confused, I didn't say that"
and 10,000 other ways our teen and young adult kids twist and turn reality until we wonder if maybe we're the ones who need psychotherapy and treatment. It's called gaslighting and it's something you may be all too familiar with if your child is misusing substances. It's their way of manipulating and controlling conversations, diverting attention away from their actions and making you doubt your own common sense and perspective. 

This is an important episode to listen to if gaslighting is going on in your home because you can't be functioning from a whole and healthy place if you're getting wrapped up and sucked into a distorted sense of reality. You'll learn a lot in 33 minutes that could change the game when it comes to maintaining your sanity:

• what exactly is gaslighting?
• where did the term come from?
• how do I recognize if someone is gaslighting me?
• how will I feel if someone is gaslighting me?
• Plus 6 actionable things you can do to get control over the situation and regain your footing

EPISODE RESOURCES:

• Hopestream episode 22 on creating and setting boundaries (reduces your child’s ability to successfully gaslight you)
• PsychologyToday.com article on gaslighting

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