What Is Gaslighting And How To Spot It (from your spouse)?
Q: What is gaslighting ? A: "Gaslighting is an emotional abuse tactic whereby one person attempts to undermine their partner's reality. They behave in ways that suggest the other person is somehow imagining or exaggerating what is happening. This can be anything from shouting at their partner or isolating them from family and friends." Gaslighting tactics can be as subtle as: • Calling out minor and insignificant personal attributes, like being too sensitive, while ignoring or dismissing their partner's big and fundamental feelings and beliefs, • Disparaging or humiliating their partner in front of others, • Ignoring personal hygiene in favor of spending all their time at work or at home, and • Blaming their partner for problems with the relationship or for things they didn't do themselves. HOW TO SPOT GASLIGHTING: • Question the partner's level of commitment to the relationship. • Ask them how they know that your partner didn't cause your memo...