What some people call gaslighting, others call a head-fuck. It involves someone systematically and persistently denying the reality of what's happening until their victim begins to question whether what they experience, think, and feel is real.
The fundamental principle is that if you repeat a lie often enough, it becomes the truth.
It happens in all sorts of contexts, not just close emotional relationships.
Many psychopaths learn how to gaslight at a young age and they use the technique deliberately to manipulate and control people. Narcissists gaslight because they truly believe their distorted view of reality is correct.
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What some people call gaslighting, others call a head-fuck. It involves someone systematically and persistently denying the reality of what's happening until their victim begins to question whether what they experience, think, and feel is real.
The fundamental principle is that if you repeat a lie often enough, it becomes the truth.
It happens in all sorts of contexts, not just close emotional relationships.
Many psychopaths learn how to gaslight at a young age and they use the technique deliberately to manipulate and control people. Narcissists gaslight because they truly believe their distorted view of reality is correct.
A couple of articles on how it works.
https://www.healthyplace.com/abuse/emotional-psychological-abuse/gaslighting-definition-techniques-and-being-gaslighted
https://www.psychologytoday.com/gb/blog/communication-success/201704/7-stages-gaslighting-in-relationship