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Creating a Culture of Consent: Gaslighting

What is Gaslighting?

"In psychology, gaslighting is a manipulative maneuver used to deceive people into questioning their perception of reality. It is a form of psychological abuse. A perpetrator confuses an individual by distorting information and causing victims to doubt their memory and sanity. Victims no longer trust their own judgment."

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What Gaslighting looks like

What Gaslighting Looks like 
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 Gaslighting (verb) --when someone intentionally twists your perception of reality for their own gain  --based on the play and movie, "Gaslight"   Someone gaslights you by trying to convince you that: -what you saw, you didn't see  -what you didn't see, you saw  -what you said, you didn't say  -what you didn't say, you said  -what they said, they didn't say  -what they didn't say, they said  -what they did, they didn't do  -what they didn't do, they did  -what you heard, you didn't hear  -what you didn't hear, was there for the hearing  (annsilvers.com)

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