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How Gaslighting Destroys its Intended Target
Until you realize what is going on it’s about as damaging as it can get.
Gaslighting is a form of emotional abuse where one person’s psychological manipulation causes another person to question their reality. Gaslighters undermine the trust a person has in their reality, leading victims to doubt their memory, perception, and sanity-Wikipedia
It’s the most damaging form of mental torture another human can do to another. It’s happening every where, especially in our media.
The kind of abuse that leaves you doubting your reality and sanity, while the victim is left taking on a delusion that makes more sense.
It’s a horrible place to be when you’ve been gaslighted so bad you begin to possibly blame yourself, or believe in a reality that makes you appear like the lunatic.
I’d rather be physically abused than gaslighted.
Physical abuse is obvious, and you know it’s happening. Gaslighting on the other hand, can do months, maybe years of damage before you even catch a little glimpse to what is going actually going on.
