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The Something Awful Forums > Archives > General Bullshit > dead yeti baby gives an example of gaslighting he found on the net
 
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JiveHonky
May 12, 2001

by zen death robot
Grimey Drawer

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One of the examples I wrote about in my book The Gaslight Effect: How to Spot and Survive the Hidden Manipulations Other People Use to Control Your Life, concerns a lovely woman, Melanie. In the story told, Melanie was frantic because she couldn't find the "right" kind of salmon (her husband likes wild salmon and the grocery only had farm raised) to serve at the dinner party for her husband's company. She knew her husband would accuse her of not caring enough about him to go to the store earlier in the day. Incidents like this were happening so much at home, Melanie began to believe he was right. After all, what was more important than her husband? Why wasn't she a more considerate wife?

She was unhappy almost all the time and, she really believed that she could be a better, more considerate wife. She began to look for evidence of her poor behavior. Melanie had lost the ability, over time, to see anything else wrong with the relationship, besides that she was a less than adequate wife.
It took a long time, and a lot of reflection and analysis, reality testing and self-management, for Melanie's view to shift and for her to reclaim her reality and her life.

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source:
https://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/power-in-relationships/200905/are-you-being-gaslighted

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JiveHonky
May 12, 2001

by zen death robot
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Celluloid Sam posted:

I had a nice discussion with my mom about gaslighting and how it negatively effects people when people behave that way towards them true story well peace

thank you for your story sid

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May 12, 2001

by zen death robot
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VendaGoat posted:

Is there going to be a Discovery Channel show about this thread?

most likely.

I just noticed something....
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