"Gaslighting" is a term we've heard to refer to mind-messing. That is, telling someone something that is untrue to be true. And then dancing in, over and around it until confusion sets in for the listener and anyone else that is an earshot away.
It's actually a form of mental and psychological abuse, because at its core is control. You see the gaslighter will keep the gaslighting game going until he/she wins. And winning is resurrecting your utter confusion and willingness to buy the fact that "the sky is indeed orange."
It's actually a form of mental and psychological abuse, because at its core is control. You see the gaslighter will keep the gaslighting game going until he/she wins. And winning is resurrecting your utter confusion and willingness to buy the fact that "the sky is indeed orange."
Get it? I know you do, especially if you have ever been exposed to or participated in this form of mental, emotional, psychological abuse.
Read Dr. King's entire article Controlling Behavior - 6 Keys to Avoid Gaslighting Psychological Abuse
Dr. Jeanne King, Ph.D., our official Abusive Relationships Expert
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