The fact that you sense “gaslighting” in casual conversation about reframing perspective for better material results tells me you have a ways to go before you should even attempt to throw yourself into an emotional cold-war confrontation with anyone who might see you as some kind of ideological opponent.
Seriously, this is out of left field for the tone of our convo so far, that I don’t think I want to reply anymore because there are a lot of things in life that are hard to hear or challenging, and if you can’t handle that in the mildest form without recoiling and fearing that you’re the one being manipulated, there is no CHANCE of you changing someone else. You have to have a LOT stronger self-worth.
The fact that you sense “gaslighting” in casual conversation about reframing perspective for better material results tells me you have a ways to go before you should even attempt to throw yourself into an emotional cold-war confrontation with anyone who might see you as some kind of ideological opponent.
Seriously, this is out of left field for the tone of our convo so far, that I don’t think I want to reply anymore because there are a lot of things in life that are hard to hear or challenging, and if you can’t handle that in the mildest form without recoiling and fearing that you’re the one being manipulated, there is no CHANCE of you changing someone else. You have to have a LOT stronger self-worth.