When Telling the Truth Gets You Gaslit

One of the hardest parts of telling the truth isn’t the truth itself — it’s what comes after. Being questioned. Dismissed. Rewritten. Made to feel dramatic, unstable, or wrong for simply naming what you see and feel. In recovery, this can be especially disorienting, because we’re finally learning to trust ourselves again.

Today on The Daily Trudge, we talk about what it’s like when honesty is met with gaslighting. When clarity is treated like a threat. When setting boundaries gets labeled as aggression. When telling the truth costs you comfort, approval, or belonging.

This isn’t about playing the victim or blaming everyone else. It’s about learning how to stay grounded in reality when someone else insists you’re misremembering, overreacting, or imagining things. It’s about protecting your sanity without becoming defensive, and holding onto your truth without needing everyone else to agree with it.

Recovery teaches us to take responsibility — but it also teaches us not to abandon ourselves. Sometimes the most sober thing we can do is stand firm, stay calm, and refuse to let someone else rewrite our experience.

If you’ve ever walked away from a conversation wondering, “Am I crazy?” after being honest — this one’s for you.

No one trudges alone. 👣

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