Gaslighting and Self-Doubt: Why You Can't Trust Yourself When You Were Raised by a Parent with Narcissistic or Borderline Personality Disorder

About this episode

This episode discusses the impact of gaslighting on self-trust for adults raised by parents with narcissistic or borderline personality disorders.

That moment where your brain short circuits because your parent just looked you dead in the eye and insisted the situation you’re describing never happened at all. When you grow up with a narcissistic parent or a parent with unmanaged borderline personality disorder, gaslighting isn't just a buzzword you read about on Reddit. It's the ever present way your parent avoids taking responsibility for their actions. And it's why, as an adult, you can sit across from someone you love, kn...

People in this episode

Host: Torie Wiksell

Topics covered

• gaslighting
• self-doubt
• narcissistic personality disorder
• borderline personality disorder
• parenting
• mental health

Keywords

• gaslighting
• self-doubt
• narcissism
• borderline personality disorder
• mental health
• parenting
• childhood trauma

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