You expressed legitimate frustration about being mistreated, and instead of addressing their behavior, they told you that you were 'too emotional' or 'hormonal.' This wasn't a coincidence. It was a calculated tactic designed to silence you, avoid accountability, and make you question your own reality. In narcissistic family systems and relationships, women's anger is weaponized against them—reframed as irrational instability to discredit valid concerns and maintain control. But here's what the narcissist doesn't want you to understand: your anger wasn't the problem.• Why narcissists deliberately mischaracterize your emotions as biological rather than responsive—and what they're really trying to hide• The specific way this tactic works in family dynamics versus romantic relationships, and why it's devastatingly effective in both• How internalizing this dismissal changes your relationship with your own emotions and keeps you trapped in the cycle• The surprising truth about what your anger was actually telling you—and why silencing it served the narcissist's agenda, not yoursIf you've ever felt gaslit about your emotional responses, blamed your justified anger on hormones, or started questioning whether your feelings were even valid, this episode reveals the pattern beneath the manipulation and shows you what reclaiming your anger actually means for your recovery.🔗 Additional Healing Resources & Support: 👉 movingforwardafterabuse.com📚 **Books by Lynn** 👉 Go Here  🎓 **Online Course: Narcissistic Abuse Recovery** 👉 Start the Course🤍**Coaching with Lynn** 1:1 Connect with Lynn - Coaching🧘‍♀️ **Somatic Healing Audio Sessions** 👉 Listen Now 📥 **Downloadables: Ebooks, Worksheets & More** 👉 Visit the Store💬 **Join the Exclusive Community on Supercast** 👉 Become a Member🎁 **Support the Show** 👉 Tip Jar📱 **Connect on Social Media** 👉 Visit our Linktree⭐ *****Benefiting from the Show? *****Leave us a Positive Review***** Top Episodes on the Patriarchy:Episode 109: When the Whole World Acts Like Your Ex.Episode 106: How Societal Gaslighting, Love Bombing, and Manipulation Became Cultural NormsEp. 103 The Awakening: How Narcissistic Abuse Patterns Are Embedded in Every System Women FaceEp. 102 Emotionally Absent: When Patriarchy Teaches Men to DisconnectEp. 92 Why Patriarchy Indirectly Teaches Silence, Isolation, and Your ComplianceEp. 100 Covert Sabotage: How to Recognize Hidden Psychological Warfare in RelationshipsEp. 84 How Misogyny is the Rite of Passage for MasculinityOur Gumroad Store Social Media Narcissistic Abuse Recovery CourseGrief and Loss from Narcissistic Abuse Recovery WorkbookSomatic Audio Healing Sessions Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Emotional Discrediting: How Narcissists Weaponize Your Anger

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