You know something is wrong, but you can never quite express what it is, even to yourself. You start lying to avoid put downs and reality twists. Before your partner comes home, you run through a checklist in your head to anticipate anything you might have done wrong that day. It's the undermining of reality. And after reading your book, I now see it very clearly. What was happening to get me to that absolutely extreme place? Can you tell us how it looks in relationships when this happens?
What is gaslighting REALLY and what isn’t?
Plus, how to know if you’re in a relationship with a gaslighter, the three types of gaslighters, and how to break free from a gaslighter and reclaim yourself.
About Dr. Stern:
Robin Stern, Ph.D., is the co-founder and associate director for the Yale Center for Emotional Intelligence and an associate research scientist at the Child Study Center at Yale. She is a licensed psychoanalyst with 30 years of experience treating individuals, couples, and families. She is the author of The Gaslight Effect Recovery Guide: Your Personal Journey Toward Healing from Emotional Abuse.
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