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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Serious question. I've recently left a grossly emotionally abusive spouse and nobody seems to understand the gravity of this. Gas lighting, minimizing, insulting, controlling - I couldn't bear this any longer. However, when I posted here about my situation about a year ago, the consensus was overall - NBD. I also have friends and family who seem to think this is not a big deal. But it IS.

What say you? [/quote]

If you posted here, I'm sure there were people who took it seriously. You will always have a chunk of people for whom it's normalized behavior. You will also have a chunk of people who haven't been exposed to it, and are clueless. The rest of us get it.

Your friends and family who think it's normal or minor or incomprehensible fall into those categories, and you probably are wasting your time trying to enlighten them. Focus on your healing, your life, and having people around you who get it. The ones who don't are people you need to keep at arm's length, for your own sake. It's hard enough to heal and come back from an emotionally abusive relationship. You don't need to add to your battles. Down the road things may come to light as you think about how you grew up and what was considered normal in your family. [/quote]

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