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Gaslighting. It's a form of psychological manipulation where someone repeatedly causes another person to
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question their own perception of reality. It's not just lying. It's a pattern designed to create doubt and
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gain control. The term actually comes from the 1938 uh play called Gaslight and then there was a 1944 film
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adaptation where a husband secretly dims the gas lights in his home and then insists his wife is imagining it. Today,
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gaslighting is understood as a form of psychological abuse. It's rooted in power and control. A trauma
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psychologist, Dr. Jennifer Fried, played a major role in renaming gaslighting from a vague pop culture term into a
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recognized psychological harm. Her research on betrayal trauma shows how manipulation is especially damaging when
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it comes from someone you trust.