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<blockquote data-quote="Tanya M" data-source="post: 659415" data-attributes="member: 18516"><p>Have you ever heard the term "gaslighting" ?</p><p><strong>Gaslighting</strong> or <strong>gas-lighting</strong> is a form of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mental_abuse" target="_blank"><u>mental abuse</u></a> in which information is twisted or <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spin_(public_relations)" target="_blank"><u>spun</u></a>, selectively omitted to favor the abuser, or false information is presented with the intent of making victims doubt their own <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Memory" target="_blank"><u>memory</u></a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perception" target="_blank"><u>perception</u></a>, and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sanity" target="_blank"><u>sanity</u></a>.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaslighting#cite_note-MW-1" target="_blank"><u>[1]</u></a><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaslighting#cite_note-Dorpat-2" target="_blank"><u>[2]</u></a> Instances may range simply from the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Denial" target="_blank"><u>denial</u></a> by an abuser that previous abusive incidents ever occurred, up to the staging of bizarre events by the abuser with the intention of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disorientation" target="_blank"><u>disorienting</u></a> the victim.</p><p></p><p>It is not uncommon for a Difficult Child to act in this way. Sometimes on purpose and sometimes they are not aware they are doing it. They live in their own reality.</p><p></p><p>You will have good days and bad days, it's a process and you really are doing great.</p><p></p><p>((HUGS)) to you!!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Tanya M, post: 659415, member: 18516"] Have you ever heard the term "gaslighting" ? [B]Gaslighting[/B] or [B]gas-lighting[/B] is a form of [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mental_abuse'][U]mental abuse[/U][/URL] in which information is twisted or [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spin_(public_relations)'][U]spun[/U][/URL], selectively omitted to favor the abuser, or false information is presented with the intent of making victims doubt their own [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Memory'][U]memory[/U][/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perception'][U]perception[/U][/URL], and [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sanity'][U]sanity[/U][/URL].[URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaslighting#cite_note-MW-1'][U][1][/U][/URL][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaslighting#cite_note-Dorpat-2'][U][2][/U][/URL] Instances may range simply from the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Denial'][U]denial[/U][/URL] by an abuser that previous abusive incidents ever occurred, up to the staging of bizarre events by the abuser with the intention of [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disorientation'][U]disorienting[/U][/URL] the victim. It is not uncommon for a Difficult Child to act in this way. Sometimes on purpose and sometimes they are not aware they are doing it. They live in their own reality. You will have good days and bad days, it's a process and you really are doing great. ((HUGS)) to you!! [/QUOTE]
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