Do you know a Gaslighter? ( Archived) (21)

Jul 30, 2020 8:45 AM CSTDo you know a Gaslighter?
galrads
galradsgalradsDublin, Ohio, USA2,264 Threads 279 Polls 36,283 Posts

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A gaslighter personality is a highly manipulative individual. They could be charismatic and charming, or mysterious and hard to read. People who engage in gaslighting recognize manipulative behaviors and know they are doing them. These individuals use different tactics based on how they come across to others.

Gaslighting is a tactic in which a person or entity, in order to gain more power, makes a victim question their reality. It works much better than you may think. Anyone is susceptible to gaslighting, and it is a common technique of abusers, dictators, narcissists, and cult leaders. It is done slowly, so the victim doesn't realize how much they've been brainwashed. For example, in the movie Gaslight (1944), a man manipulates his wife to the point where she thinks she is losing her mind.

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Jul 30, 2020 9:02 AM CST Do you know a Gaslighter?
gonelikethewimd
gonelikethewimdgonelikethewimdOsprey, Florida USA3,320 Posts
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Jul 30, 2020 9:15 AM CST Do you know a Gaslighter?
I used to be in a band with one. These days, he barely got enough brain cells enough to make a sentence.
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Jul 30, 2020 9:17 AM CST Do you know a Gaslighter?
MustangWriter
MustangWriterMustangWriterBoerne, Texas USA242 Threads 3 Polls 1,762 Posts
I'm tryin' to 'gaslight' myself into getting motivated. I wish I were more convincing.
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Jul 30, 2020 9:50 AM CST Do you know a Gaslighter?
galrads
galradsgalradsDublin, Ohio USA2,264 Threads 279 Polls 36,283 Posts
Track16: I used to be in a band with one. These days, he barely got enough brain cells enough to make a sentence.
Yeah I know this drummer narcissist who’s ego wanted to lead the band but he could never even quite get how to transition correctly from say 2/4 time signature to 5/4 Or vice versa.
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Jul 30, 2020 9:52 AM CST Do you know a Gaslighter?
galrads
galradsgalradsDublin, Ohio USA2,264 Threads 279 Polls 36,283 Posts
MustangWriter: I'm tryin' to 'gaslight' myself into getting motivated. I wish I were more convincing.
Maybe for guidance you could try talking to the many CS narcissists i see living in Europe. laugh
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Jul 30, 2020 10:00 AM CST Do you know a Gaslighter?
Dedovix
DedovixDedovixBig Place, Central Serbia Serbia12 Threads 1 Polls 5,492 Posts
right...uh oh
my favorite is You Might Be a Psychopath if You Like Your Coffee Black
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Jul 30, 2020 10:05 AM CST Do you know a Gaslighter?
galrads
galradsgalradsDublin, Ohio USA2,264 Threads 279 Polls 36,283 Posts
Dedovix: right...
my favorite is You Might Be a Psychopath if You Like Your Coffee Black
I take mine black too laugh
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Jul 30, 2020 10:10 AM CST Do you know a Gaslighter?
Dedovix: right...
my favorite is You Might Be a Psychopath if You Like Your Coffee Black
I like my coffee black as tar and thick enough to walk on conversing
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Jul 30, 2020 10:22 AM CST Do you know a Gaslighter?
Dedovix
DedovixDedovixBig Place, Central Serbia Serbia12 Threads 1 Polls 5,492 Posts
oh good, im not the only potential psychopath around grin
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Jul 30, 2020 10:23 AM CST Do you know a Gaslighter?
tomcatty
tomcattytomcattyCoral Bay, Paphos, Paphos Cyprus368 Threads 6 Polls 6,885 Posts
Track16: I like my coffee black as tar and thick enough to walk on
Perhaps the best way to examine this inherently abusive behavior is to go straight to the source, the 1944 film “Gaslight.” The film tells a story of a husband systematically brainwashing his wife to the point that she legitimately thinks she is going insane. The wife fights to protect her identity all while her husband viciously tries to take it away.

While it never disappeared, over seven decades later, gaslighting has fully resurfaced in the dating world. Additionally, the term has resurfaced recently in some online publications to describe President Trump.

Additionally, the movie Gaslight also touches on how gaslighting can lead to the victim developing a form of Stockholm Syndrome. The victim becomes so uncertain of their sense of reality that they are now solely dependent on the gaslighter.wine
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Jul 30, 2020 10:30 AM CST Do you know a Gaslighter?
tomcatty
tomcattytomcattyCoral Bay, Paphos, Paphos Cyprus368 Threads 6 Polls 6,885 Posts
tomcatty: Perhaps the best way to examine this inherently abusive behavior is to go straight to the source, the 1944 film “Gaslight.” The film tells a story of a husband systematically brainwashing his wife to the point that she legitimately thinks she is going insane. The wife fights to protect her identity all while her husband viciously tries to take it away.

While it never disappeared, over seven decades later, gaslighting has fully resurfaced in the dating world. Additionally, the term has resurfaced recently in some online publications to describe President Trump.

Additionally, the movie Gaslight also touches on how gaslighting can lead to the victim developing a form of Stockholm Syndrome. The victim becomes so uncertain of their sense of reality that they are now solely dependent on the gaslighter.
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Jul 30, 2020 10:51 AM CST Do you know a Gaslighter?
blathin
blathinblathinGlasgow, Central, Scotland UK3,125 Posts
Nope, I've seen one or two on here though...roll eyes
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Jul 30, 2020 10:59 AM CST Do you know a Gaslighter?
tomcatty
tomcattytomcattyCoral Bay, Paphos, Paphos Cyprus368 Threads 6 Polls 6,885 Posts
blathin: Nope, I've seen one or two on here though...
Irish birds excludedlaugh laugh laugh laugh laugh
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Jul 30, 2020 11:07 AM CST Do you know a Gaslighter?
blathin
blathinblathinGlasgow, Central, Scotland UK3,125 Posts
tomcatty: Irish birds excluded
Excluded from what tomcatty? roll eyes
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Jul 30, 2020 11:14 AM CST Do you know a Gaslighter?
tomcatty
tomcattytomcattyCoral Bay, Paphos, Paphos Cyprus368 Threads 6 Polls 6,885 Posts
blathin: Excluded from what tomcatty?
From the hoi poloi Gaslighters sweetheartlaugh laugh hug
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Jul 30, 2020 11:23 AM CST Do you know a Gaslighter?
blathin
blathinblathinGlasgow, Central, Scotland UK3,125 Posts
tomcatty: From the hoi poloi Gaslighters sweetheart
You have three entities there Tomcatty that I'm not a part of or would want to be either..

the hoi poloi
gastlighters
your sweetheart...

grin
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Jul 30, 2020 11:23 AM CST Do you know a Gaslighter?
KarloradoFL
KarloradoFLKarloradoFLDeLeon Springs, Florida USA50 Threads 3 Polls 9,475 Posts
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Jul 30, 2020 11:30 AM CST Do you know a Gaslighter?
tomcatty
tomcattytomcattyCoral Bay, Paphos, Paphos Cyprus368 Threads 6 Polls 6,885 Posts
superb a relariveof Amity????//
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Jul 30, 2020 11:33 AM CST Do you know a Gaslighter?
tomcatty
tomcattytomcattyCoral Bay, Paphos, Paphos Cyprus368 Threads 6 Polls 6,885 Posts
blathin: You have three entities there Tomcatty that I'm not a part of or would want to be either..

the hoi poloi
gastlighters
your sweetheart...
tongue tongue check your grammarlaugh laugh
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Jul 30, 2020 9:56 PM CST Do you know a Gaslighter?
M4_Mischief
M4_MischiefM4_MischiefBelleville, Ontario Canada6,250 Posts
doesnt matter....my gas cant be lit these days.......banana
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Jul 30, 2020 11:55 PM CST Do you know a Gaslighter?
Butterflygirl1
Butterflygirl1Butterflygirl1Dublin, Ireland1,080 Posts
Yes very clever people I’ve came across two very interesting to see them at work
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