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  • verb UK Present participle of gaslight.

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  • Gaslighting is a form of psychological abuse in which false information is presented with the intent of making a victim doubt his or her own memory and perception. It may simply be the denial by an abuser that previous abusive incidents ever occurred, or it could be the staging of bizarre events by the abuser with the intention of disorienting the victim.

    The term "gaslighting" comes from the play Gas Light and its film adaptations. In those works a character uses a variety of tricks, including turning the gas lamps lower than normal, to convince his spouse that she is crazy. Since then it became a colloquial expression which has now also been used in clinical and research literature

    (Wikipedia)

    December 31, 2011

  • I'm reminded of the conversation over on gasometer for some reason.

    December 31, 2011

  • Psychological Abuse

    May 2, 2017