ABUSE

Why People Accuse You of Stuff They Do Themselves But Say They Don’t — Gaslighting

How to deal with it and raise your self-esteem

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Tactics, Tactics, Tactics

A gaslighter seems to never run out of tactics and will pull all the tricks out of the bag when jockeying for a position of control, to make their victim feel out of control.

Thus, the plight of the one being gaslit.

So, what is gaslighting exactly?

It falls into the category of psychological abuse, honestly.

Gaslighting is a form of manipulation that serves a purpose of making someone doubt the validity of their thoughts, feelings, perception of reality, memories, or even their sanity.

Say what?

Let me break it down for you better.

It’s gaslighting when, for example…

• Somebody told you something that you know for a fact was said but they deny ever having said it and accuse you of only hearing what you wanted to hear, or they’ll say that you’re making it up.
• Someone trivializes your feelings when you try to communicate that something they’ve done hurts and…