How to Recognize and Combat Gaslighting in Relationships
Tonia N. Adams
Gaslighting is a type of manipulation and emotional abuse experienced in relationships when the abuser, or the bully, convinces the other person that the way they remember things is faulty, wrong, or a misinterpretation of events. This false narrative makes the target question his or her judgment and take on reality while encouraging him or her to accept the abuser’s version of events as the truth. The effect of gaslighting in relationships is that the target begins to feel unsure about how he or she understands the world and may start to reconsider whether he or she is thinking clearly. The tragedy of gaslighting in relationships is that this manipulation...
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