mystification – Tips from the Queen of Rejection®

Liar, Liar Pants on Fire

Dec 31, 2022

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I really hate being lied to. And lately there seems to be outright permission granted to lie in outrageous ways. Congressman-elect George Santos is a recent example of disrespecting his constituents –– and the rest of us as well..

Describing the Capitol Siege Like a Performance Piece

Feb 28, 2021

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Elayne Savage, PhD

What Sen. Ron Johnson described about the Jan. 6 siege on the Capitol and what i saw on TV as it was happening were very different realities. I felt I was being gaslighted and it reminded me of all the times in my childhood I was told “you’re imagining it,”

Gaslighting –– the Ultimate Alternate Reality

Aug 31, 2020

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Elayne Savage, PhD

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.

I Really Hate Being Lied To!

Jan 31, 2017

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Elayne Savage, PhD

I really hate being gaslighted and lied to and recent events in Washington are reminding me of all the lies I endured in childhood.

Tangling with Safeway Stores – An Alternate Reality

Apr 29, 2014

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Elayne Savage, PhD

Sometimes someone says or does something that triggers old experiences. This time for me it was crazy-making communication by the Safeway Stores Claims Manager – full of denials, deflections, and evasions.

Theatre of the Absurd: The 2012 Election Campaign

Oct 18, 2012

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Elayne Savage, PhD

This 2012 election campaign is becoming increasingly surreal – something like Theatre of the Absurd. And increasingly mean-spirited as well!

On a Fast Moving Merry-Go-Round — Taking the 2008 Election Campaign Personally

Sep 26, 2008

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Elayne Savage, PhD

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.

Category: mystification

Liar, Liar Pants on Fire

Describing the Capitol Siege Like a Performance Piece

Gaslighting –– the Ultimate Alternate Reality

I Really Hate Being Lied To!

Tangling with Safeway Stores – An Alternate Reality

Theatre of the Absurd: The 2012 Election Campaign

On a Fast Moving Merry-Go-Round — Taking the 2008 Election Campaign Personally