"When I say you need to be willing, you're complicit and it's not victim-blaming," she says. "What's most important is to preserve the relationship ... so he feels like you're empathic with him." She hopes people will know if they can walk into it, they can walk out of it.
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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