4 weeks ยท 20 sessions ยท about 12 minutes each
Trust Your Own Mind
Recovering your judgement after manipulation and gaslighting
For you if you have started to doubt your own memory, apologise for things you did not do, or feel you cannot win a conversation with him.
By the end
- A written record of what actually happens, that you can trust when you are told otherwise
- The ability to hear the sentences that end conversations, while they are happening
- One calm sentence that stops a reality argument without agreeing to his version
- A boundary you can keep whether or not he agrees with it
- A plan for the days the doubt comes back
How it works
- Five short sessions a week, on your phone, at your own pace.
- Everything you write is saved, and read back to you at the end of each week.
- Draws on CBT, DBT interpersonal effectiveness, schema therapy, motivational interviewing, ACT, compassion-focused therapy. Self-help, not therapy.
This is a self-help programme, not therapy and not a safety plan. If you are afraid of your partner, if he has hurt you or threatened to, or if you are thinking about leaving and worried about his reaction, please talk to a specialist service. In the UK, Refuge runs a free 24-hour helpline on 0808 2000 247. If you are in immediate danger, call 999 (or 112 in the EU).
Week 1. See it clearly
Free- 1What actually happenedGrounding ยท behavioural self-monitoring
- 2The sentences that end conversationsPsychoeducation ยท pattern recognition
- 3Your body knew firstInteroceptive awareness ยท baseline measure
- 4Facts, feelings, storiesCBT ยท separating observation from interpretation
- 5Start the recordSelf-monitoring ยท written log
Week 2. Understand why it works
BundleWeek 3. Take your reality back
Bundle- 1The one-sentence ruleBehavioural skill ยท disengaging from reality disputes
- 2Low reactivity, and when not to use itCommunication skill ยท safety judgement
- 3A second opinionReality testing ยท social reconnection
- 4Boundaries that holdDBT ยท DEAR MAN interpersonal effectiveness
- 5The experimentCBT ยท behavioural experiment
Week 4. A mind that's yours again
Bundle- 1What you actually valueACT ยท values clarification
- 2Talking to yourself like a friendCompassion-focused ยท self-compassion break
- 3Your early warning signsRelapse prevention ยท personal plan
- 4Deciding, not driftingDecision support ยท safety planning
- 5The person you're coming back toIntegration ยท future-self letter