You don't have to be in the Royal Navy, every year they take on about 20 civil apprentices on the base ... They have to sign a secret's act even before going through all the interviews
I hear you!. But... Did you read the article? Because there's a great difference between being passionate and not short of showing your emotions and gaslighting ...
I agree! The apprenticeship system should be revamped and valued!
Even the MOD has an apprenticeship system to train some of their engineers!! Mind you the candidates have to pass a few exams and interviews to qualify for the apprenticeship but it's the best training with the "latest of every technology available to the country", way above the kind of learning you'd get from a Uni course. And because they're based at the Naval base they get to do fitness training as well ...
What is gaslighting? And how do you know if it's happening to you?
“Oh come on. I never said that.”
“You’re just being overly sensitive.”
“I don’t know why you’re making such a big deal out of this…”
Psychologists use the term “gaslighting” to refer to a specific type of manipulation where the manipulator is trying to get someone else (or a group of people) to question their own reality, memory or perceptions. And it’s always a serious problem, according to psychologists.
According to the National Domestic Violence Hotline’s fact sheet, the techniques a gaslighter might use to manipulate someone else can include:
Withholding (meaning he or she refuses to listen or says they don’t understand) Countering (when the abuser questions the gaslightee’s memory of an event) Blocking/diverting (when the abuser changes the subject or questions the gaslightee’s thinking) Trivializing (making the gaslightee's needs or feelings seem unimportant) Forgetting/denial (when the manipulator pretends to have forgotten what actually happened or denies something he or she had previously agreed to)
One of the sings someone is gaslighting you:
In a confrontation with the person that might be gaslighting you, you feel like you suddenly find yourself in an argument you didn’t intend to have, you’re not making progress or you’re saying the same thing over and over again and not being heard.
Yes and the stage they are 'let out' is after they appear to no longer be a threat to their own or someone else's life so they are allowed to go home. By that time they are no longer registered as being on 'suicide watch'.
When we have family reunions (we live in 3 different countries) or group chats with friends we always use zoom... Can be used also for just 2 peoole.
Difference with other chat 'apps' is that you have to arrange date and time just like an appointment and peoole can't call you whenever they feel like it like whatsapp or skype ..
Sorry for your losses MissC. The thing is psychiatric wards have their own protocol. The parents are only allowed on the ward during visiting hours. If someone was on suicide watch they would be on a level 3 ward with locked doors and a member of staff assigned to them 24h while they're on suicide watch. It would also mean they've been sectioned so they can't harm themself or others. However, if they have to go into a main ward of a general hospital for any reason the member of staff assigned to them would need to go with them and sit by their bed. It's not up to the parents. Even if you were able to stay with your child 24/7 at some point you'd fall asleep. Staff work shifts and work in teams. It's impossible for 1 person to watch someone 24/7 on their own. I hope you never have to put it ti the test MissC
The protocols I shared work for anyone who may have become ill with "covid" and may be especially long covid and also jabbed people ...
So far I've not been jabbed or become ill even though I spent time under the same roof as 2 people who rested positive and we didn't safe distance or wear masks ...
Gaslighting
What about the blogs? Or in group activities in RL? Or in past relationships?Have you ever felt gaslighted by someone and do you think they were aware that they were doing it?