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Why People Gaslight?

People who gaslight others may have mental health disorders, such as narcissistic personality disorder (NPD) or borderline personality disorder (BPD). They use this type of emotional abuse to exert power over others in order to manipulate people.

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Self-Gaslighting

Several researchers determined that the opposite of narcissistic personality disorder is empathy.

From this determination, I am giving a theory that the cause of self-gaslighting might come ...

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Gaslighting

A form of manipulation that often occurs in abusive relationships. It is a covert type of emotional abuse where the abuser misleads the target, crea...

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The Term "Gaslighting"?

The Term "Gaslighting"?

The term comes from a 1938 play by Patrick Hamilton, known in America as "Angle Street".

It's about a manipulative husband who tries to make his wife think she is losing her mind. One of the acts of his manipulation is dimming the flame on a gas lamp.

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