When someone dumps on your ideas, work, or emotions — harshly criticizing, mocking, or belittling — and then immediately gaslights you by denying they were being rude, mean, or insulting.
I told him how much effort I put into my script, and he said it was “trash with a budget.” When I called him out, he said I was being dramatic. Classic dumplighting.
When you fail at something in life (eg. failing an exam or not getting a job), go home and spend an hour just standing in the shower, propping yourself up against the wall with your eyes on your feet.
Caleb knew the only thing to do after he didnt get prefect was take a failure shower.