Other Gaslighting - Good Article

[Deleted member 28740]

The article is personal, but also addresses the use of gas lighting in politics.

Told a friend the other day that I was naive. He asserted that I was not. Then the WHY's of events. My mother was and is adept at GL, my x was a master. I said naive because x mentioned the term psycho drama in an email of a trip we would be taking with an pal of his in Chile. Should have paid attention and heard what I was in for.

A component of PTSD to be more susceptible? Another thing to manage as we try to live and protect our fragile state of being.

How to survive gaslighting: when manipulation erases your reality

"As a child, I was experiencing a world where there was no emotional safety while being consistently told that I had a beautiful and happy childhood and that I was ungrateful. What was I complaining about? Yet what I was exposed to caused me to feel unsafe. And those feelings had a verifiable origin. Whether it was witnessing violent arguments or being on the receiving end of inappropriate behavior, when I confronted my mother with the truth, it was denied; my reality was disavowed and asserting it would only instigate conflict. I was told that what I saw with my own eyes hadn’t happened."

 

[hodge]

I haven't been able to read the whole article yet, but it's right on track with my experience.

I also think we are all being subjected to that kind of thing now in the U.S.

God help us.

 

[joeylittle]

I also think we are all being subjected to that kind of thing now in the U.S.

God help us.

Keep it personal/trauma related, and don't make statements that include others in your own partisan beliefs on the open forum. Diary is fine for this sort of thing.

ETA: You (or anyone) can read more about this here. Thank you.

 

[hodge]

Sorry for getting too political on the open forum.

 

[Deleted member 487]

Gas-lighting is a nasty way to treat anyone. IMO doing that to us and our issues is like going up to a man that lost both legs in combat and tell him "Aw, come on! They'll grow back! By positive about it!" :x

 

[Freedomfighter]

The article is personal, but also addresses the use of gas lighting in politics.

Told a friend the...

Great article, very true too. A person that uses such strategies is not human, can not be viewed as human. Merely an entity that will do anything to get to what he or she wants. That's all.

And kudos to you for recognizing that this is not only a personal matter for many other people, but is also used in political circles. Kudos to you for speaking out in behalf of other people that may not recognize such things.

And shame on the people who try to make you feel bad when you recognize the real truth that is happening in our world. Shame on the ones that send you demeaning messages that claim you should not speak for others: when it is so evident that there are many others who need exactly that kind of insight you are not afraid to talk about.

Kudos to you.......