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Ask Dr. Ramani: What is Gaslighting?

Navigating Narcissism with Dr. Ramani

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The Importance of Enablers in Understanding Gaslighting and Narcissism

Enabling is a word that originally came from the alcoholism literature and substance use literature. Enablers are people who would often inadvertently enable a person to keep using drugs or alcohol through sort of giving tacit permission, not calling them out. All of this became the forerunner to what would ultimately be called codependency. The concept of enablers is a really important one in understanding gaslighting and narcissism.

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