What is gaslighting and how can you stop it?
Are you really going crazy? No. They’re gaslighting you — and these are the undeniable signs.
by: E.B. Johnson
In this life, we passionately pursue relationships that we think will bring us fulfillment and joy. Try as we might, though, we still get things wrong and manage to find ourselves with people who don’t have our best interests at heart. Sometimes, the people we choose to give our hearts to are not always the people we think they are. After some time, we can find that they’re abusive, manipulative and even passive-aggressive.
That’s where the gaslighting partner comes into play. This is the person who always has an excuse and who always has a way of making things your fault. Gaslighters are manipulators, who prey on your emotions in order to secure themselves greater control over you and your assets. They’re dangerous and toxic, and can have an especially corrosive effect on our mental health when left unchecked.
Gaslighting is more common than you think.
This manipulative tactic is far more common than you think. From government agencies to the parents that you know and love — gaslighting is misdirection tactic that is used all the time in order to dismiss or diminish…
