What is gaslighting: Pexels “You’re exaggerating,” “I couldn’t say that,” “You thought I was shouting” are phrases that make you doubt your own perception of events. If you hear them from your partner, it means you have become a victim of gaslighting. Psychologists Robin Stern and Alexander Skurtul know what it is and how to recognize this form of psychological violence.
What is gaslighting?
Let's define what gaslighting is. In simple words, the goal of this type of personal violence is to make a person feel “abnormal”, problematic, to deprive him of confidence and the ability to resist, to make his behavior controlled and manageable.
Gaslighting is a type of psychological abuse that has an extremely negative impact on those at whom it is directed. Victims of gaslighting acquire a bunch of complexes, suffer, doubt their abilities, feel anxiety, uncertainty and their own inadequacy. Sometimes victims of such abuse may feel like they are going crazy. At the same time, the initiator of gaslighting asserts himself and solves his problems at the expense of the victim.
