Category: lies
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Gaslighting –– the Ultimate Alternate Reality
Misrepresentations, untrue statements and flat out lies from both Conventions felt like gaslighting and manipulation. It was crazy-making because it reminded me of how my childhood perceptions were constantly discounted.
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I Really Hate Being Lied To!
I really hate being gaslighted and lied to and recent events in Washington are reminding me of all the lies I endured in childhood.
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The Heavy Burden of Keeping Secrets
Lying leads to the burden of secrets which are toxic to both personal and workplace relationships. Secret-keeping is often learned in our families and woven into the fabric of our lives.
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Getting Caught in a Lie Can Be Awkward: Brian Williams and Bill O’Reilly
Brian Williams and Bill O’Reilly have been accused of stretching the truth in an “I was there” kind of way. Some of us never quite outgrow our childhood confusion about the difference between fantasy and reality. We continue to exaggerate even when we turn into grown ups. Why? To get attention and impress. To avoid…
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Secrecy, Lies, Betrayal and Shattered Trust
When we feel betrayed and lied to by people or organizations we have trusted with our well-being, old, stockpiled pain is reignited and serves to inflame the present situation. It feels like getting kicked in the gut.
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On a Fast Moving Merry-Go-Round — Taking the 2008 Election Campaign Personally
The negativity of this political campaign is throwing folks off-kilter. Every day we get another dose of gaslighting, rejection: lies, evasions, deception, attacks and disrespect. It’s affecting personal, professional and marketplace interactions.