Gaslighting
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Gaslighting is a form of psychological manipulation in which self-doubt is nurtured by an external agency, leaving the victim easier to manipulate. It often includes victim-blaming.
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- 2026-02-03 [L..T] There Are Four Lights: Star Trek’s Unwitting Allegory for Domestic Abuse «The abuser who frames every escalation as the target’s fault. The partner who says, “You know how I get when you do that.” The harm becomes the target’s responsibility; the torturer becomes the reluctant administrator of consequences the target has chosen.» .. «The shame that survivors carry about their own breaking – why didn’t I resist longer, why did I start to believe them – is shame misplaced onto the target rather than the perpetrator. [..] The symptoms of assault become proof that the target was unstable all along.»
- 2015-06-22 [L..T] Gaslighting Is a Common Victim-Blaming Abuse Tactic – Here Are 4 Ways to Recognize It in Your Life “If something happened that upset me, hurt me, or angered me, my reaction was often met with some variation of "That didn't happen! I never said that! You're overreacting!"”