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What is gaslighting?

There's no such thing as gaslighting. Who even told you about this word? You probably dreamt it up. You're so stupid for even thinking this could be a real word.

Gaslighting? Maybe you misremembered a different word?

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Gaslighting - what is it?

When you lie to someone and you make them feel insane because they don’t know what to believe anymore. It’s a type of psychological abuse.

Matt Watson is always gaslighting Ryan Magee. Ryan says “ Stop gas lighting me Matt sponge bob is not gay”

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What does "gaslighting" mean?

When you lie or manipulate someone, and make them feel crazy for reacting how they react & make them believe their gut isn’t true. You make them feel like their over reacting once you get them angry, or You get them mad and then make them feel crazy for being mad. Basically When you Manipulate events and situations to make the victim feel crazy, and switch the blame.

I was mad at him and he gaslighted me and turned the situation around on me and made me feel like my feelings weren’t true And me being mad was wrong !

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Gaslighting - what does it mean?

A form of intimidation or psychological abuse, sometimes called Ambient Abuse where false information is presented to the victim, making them doubt their own memory, perception and quite often, their sanity. The classic example of gaslighting is to switch something around on someone that you know they're sure to notice, but then deny knowing anything about it, and to explain that they "must be imagining things" when they challenge these changes.

A more psychological definition of gaslighting is "an increasing frequency of systematically withholding factual information from, and/or providing false information to, the victim - having the gradual effect of making them anxious, confused, and less able to trust their own memory and perception.

Your spouse begins telling you things that never really happened. For instance, he says that last week he told you he was going to go to the bar with his buddies this Monday night, but you never remember him telling you that.

Or maybe your boss gets angry because you didn't prepare the report he asked you to. When you remind him that he usually prepares that particular report, he snaps that he told you to take care of it a few days ago because he was too busy. However, you know he never asked you to do so.

Both of these could be considered gaslighting.

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Gaslighting - meaning

What those with mental health/perception issues accuse you of doing, when really you are trying to explain your perception of what's going on.

Her: "It's a 6"

Him (Standing on the other side) "It's a 9"

Her: You're gaslighting me!

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Gaslighting - definition

When a ‘significant other’ or friend stops wanting to hang with you unless they can’t find anyone else to hang with.
Some believe this terminology roots back to the operation of a gas lantern and how it can be turned down in an instant as not to waste fuel (i.e. a persons time) and then turned back up once there is insufficient natural light (i.e. there’s no one else to hang with).

Unsuspecting Dupe: “Man, I don’t know what’s up with Emmy. Everything’s cool and then all of a sudden she won’t call for a couple weeks; then she’ll just start showing up again.”
Unsuspecting Dupes friend: “Yea, she’s gaslighting you bro’.”

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Gaslighting - slang

Everything Intel does when something bad happens.

"Recent reports that these exploits are caused by a “bug” or a “flaw” and are unique to Intel products are incorrect(gaslighting). Based on the analysis to date, many types of computing devices — with many different vendors’ processors and operating systems — are susceptible to these exploits.(wrONG)"

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Gaslighting

oh, why are you googling this? you think soemones gaslighting you? probably not. you’re delusion, always trying to turn someone into the bad guy aren’t you. gaslighting is not a real thing it was made up by people like you. you’re delusional i stg. you are lying to yourself.

you’re to stupid to see that gaslighting isn’t real

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Gaslighting

why would you search this? are your friends telling you about this? i think you really shouldn't listen to them

John: Stop gaslighting me
Dave: You sound crazy right now

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Gaslighting

Turning the situation around to blame the other person (play victim)

I totally should’ve won that fight but my they gaslighting me. Ex: what every mom does in a fight

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