"The play's title alludes to how the abusive husband slowly dims the gas lights in their home, while pretending nothing has changed, in an effort to make his wife doubt her own perceptions."
Here I was trying to figure out what car gas lights had to do with anything.
Gaslighting is a very real fork of abuse and my heart goes out to anybody else who has had to survive it. With that said- not a fan of this guide. Lots of stuff in there I’ve experienced in a relationship and my S/O was just very obtuse and lacked self awareness.
All I’m saying is— don’t use this guide to diagnose your relationship. Might be a good place to start your research but that’s all.
Inline311 on July 1st, 2020 at 02:07 UTC »
I still don’t have a clear understanding of what gaslighting is
dillyflapper on July 1st, 2020 at 02:09 UTC »
The term is apparently named after the 1938 play, Gas Light:
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gas_Light
"The play's title alludes to how the abusive husband slowly dims the gas lights in their home, while pretending nothing has changed, in an effort to make his wife doubt her own perceptions."
Here I was trying to figure out what car gas lights had to do with anything.
docious on July 1st, 2020 at 04:09 UTC »
Gaslighting is a very real fork of abuse and my heart goes out to anybody else who has had to survive it. With that said- not a fan of this guide. Lots of stuff in there I’ve experienced in a relationship and my S/O was just very obtuse and lacked self awareness.
All I’m saying is— don’t use this guide to diagnose your relationship. Might be a good place to start your research but that’s all.