Gaslighting is a form of emotional abuse by manipulating someone into thinking that all their beliefs, perceptions, and memories are not true. Yes, you read it, it is emotional abuse, not some sort of lighting gaslight posts or lamps. Psychologists called it gaslight because they based it on a 1994 movie titled, Gaslight. It is about a husband who slowly convinced his wife that she was insane for seeing the flickering lights in their London house. In fact, he was responsible for adjusting the gaslights. The husband used this event by insisting the lights were not dimming and manipulate his wife to think that she was going crazy. Hence, this movie's title is associated with this psychological technique.
In real-life situations, cheaters usually use gaslighting on their romantic partners, denying that they cheat on them. Or a friend can convince you that you misheard or misunderstand those painful words they said about you. They called you stupid but they won't admit it so they tried to explain that you misinterpret what they said. As a result, gaslighting projects conflicts or negative emotions like anxiety onto the victim, which explains why cheaters accuse their spouses of cheating to make their misdeeds appear less bad and to let them believed that they also behaved the same way and feel guilty about it.
Gaslighting is used to control someone's perception and beliefs not real. A gaslighter is trying to regulate their own emotions by controlling interactions with other people. They undermine the victim's sense of reality, thus gaining control over the relationship and resist any challenges to their worldview. He or she might question somebody else's memory or forcefully express their opinions until the other person just concedes. Over time, the gaslighting can cause a victim to lose confidence, become clinically depressed, or feel unsure of what is real or not.
But unfortunately, psychologists do not understand why gaslighting happens and why it can psychologically affect anyone. So perhaps cut out those kinds of toxic people in your life as soon as possible. But if it happens to be one of your parents, be patient. They will be gone soon. JK, I do not know actually. Try asking for help from experts or therapists, they might give a huge help in dealing with that kind of problem. Just be careful and make sure they are not also gas lighters.
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