Assumptions of Knowledge. I have recently come out of an abusive… | by Scampd | Medium

I have recently come out of a difficult relationship, and I am trying to make sense of it after being gas lighted for several years — I am exploring as I write but I hope someone reads this and gains some insight. The Assumption of Knowledge played a large role in our breakup. It is the belief that the other person is acting with the same knowledge and understanding as you. Let me give you a couple of simple examples in an attempt to make it clear and then tie it into how we react to others. Living in the Middle East means we have access to cheap tailors, and they are everywhere. The two closest are right next door to each other. Early on in the relationship my SO dropped something off that I picked up. Of course, I went to wrong one first, and then found her clothes in the second one. There was a small discussion about how the one on the left was the better one but after a year and my left-right disorder, I dropped something of hers off to the right-hand one. When she went to pick up

I have recently come out of a difficult relationship, and I am trying to make sense of it after being gas lighted for several years — I am exploring as I write but I hope someone reads this and gains some insight. The Assumption of Knowledge played a large role in our breakup. It is the belief that the other person is acting with the same knowledge and understanding as you. Let me give you a couple of simple examples in an attempt to make it clear and then tie it into how we react to others. Living in the Middle East means we have access to cheap tailors, and they are everywhere. The two close