Gaslighting And Addiction

Gaslighting is a pattern of behavior that makes you doubt your memory, your feelings, or what you saw happen. The person may deny a conversation took place, blame you for their behavior, or tell you that you're imagining things.

One bad argument isn't gaslighting. What makes it gaslighting is that the pattern repeats, and each time you come away less sure of what you know.

Some people start drinking or using drugs to quiet the confusion after months of being told they imagined things. Others get blamed for their use, even when someone else is buying the substance, hiding it, or pushing it on them.

OC Revive treats substance use and mental health together in one outpatient plan at 23726 Birtcher Dr in Lake Forest. You can attend partial hospitalization (PHP), intensive outpatient (IOP), Evening IOP, or a lighter outpatient (OP) schedule, and you go home each night.

Write down the date and what was said, and keep that note somewhere the other person can't see or change it. Then tell someone who wasn't part of the argument, so you can hear the story told back in your own words.

If you're in immediate danger, call 911. If you're in a mental health crisis or having thoughts of suicide, call or text 988 to reach the Suicide & Crisis Lifeline.

To ask about treatment in Lake Forest, call admissions at (800) 808-6757.

OC Revive's Lake Forest program is outpatient treatment for adults, with PHP, IOP, and Evening IOP. If a teen needs a specialty program, admissions can refer your family to one that fits.

You don't need to have every detail before you call, because admissions will tell you what information they need next.

Admissions can check your benefits before you start, but your insurer makes the final coverage decision, and benefits vary by plan.

Ask whether PHP or IOP is the better fit, and whether you should go to a sober home or a detox partner first.

Call (800) 808-6757 to talk with admissions about your next step.