http://www.drdenisedart.com Telling someone else what their intentions are, what they think, feel, or perceive is a hallmark of emotional abuse. The partners in a healthy relationship recognize their separateness from one another. They realize that they can not KNOW what someone else is thinking, feeling, or perceiving. In a toxic relationship the toxic partner believes they know the other person better than they know themselves. They violate their partner's very sense of self by telling them what their intentions are, what they believe, what they think, and what they feel. When someone intentionally tries to make you question what you think, know, feel, or experienced it is called GASLIGHTING. This is an insidious form of abuse that chips away at your sense of self and ultimately your sense of reality. -~-~~-~~~-~~-~- Please watch and tune in every Friday for the next installment of the Ask Dr. Denise Series: "When Will I Learn to Trust Again Narcissistic Abuse?" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cVJtWp9PUZg -~-~~-~~~-~~-~-