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Loners

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6. My father used CD all the time when I was growing up, and he'd then tell me to trust him.

Sun May 29, 2016, 09:39 PM

May 2016

Even at age 4, I knew I had to trust my own judgment over my father's. I think the common parlance is "gaslighting".

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i'm going to ask a question here, cuz I can't find a place to ask it. [View all] ellenrr May 2015 OP

I see this all the time canoeist52 May 2015 #1

I agree about 'emotional content and not substance'.. ellenrr May 2015 #3

OK. I am up for discussion of "cognitive dissonance". bemildred May 2015 #2

I see that cognitive dissonance all the time. LWolf Jun 2015 #4

One of my favorite Far Side toons MasonDreams Apr 2016 #5