The Five Techniques of Gaslighting

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Denial when they use it this way, absorbs them of a sense of responsibility. Diverting and using this technique, they will attempt to avoid and re-wrap the conversation. Once again, they are in control, they want you to feel guilt rather than having to take responsibility for themselves. And finally, we have stereotyping. This is not one that I think we typically think of, but we spoke about it before in regards to the manipulation of gender stereotyping to make women feel hysterical. It goes a lot deeper than that. These have repeatedly shown how abusers can use stereotypes about people based on gender, based on race, based on sexuality or nationality to gaslight them and those around

The term 'gaslighting' has grown in popularity in recent years and become part of our shared psychobabble, giving our generation the language to describe a pattern of behaviour that has existed for centuries. This week on the podcast, we explore a recent story in the media on gaslighting and dive into what gaslighting actually means from a psychological perspective. We explore the origins of the term, how it references pop culture, the six behavioural patterns adopted by gaslighters and the links to narcissism and pathological lying. We also discuss how to identify this behaviour, detach from these individuals and move forward from the emotional hangover created by gaslighting. All that and more, listen now!

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