Gaslighting

Kate Abramson defines gaslighting as “emotional manipulation in which the gaslighter tries (consciously or not) to induce in someone the sense that her reactions, perceptions, memories, and/or beliefs are not just mistaken, but utterly without grounds.” This means that gaslighters try to manipulate someone in thinking that whatever they are feeling, they have no reason to be feeling that way. Abramson goes on to explain that gaslighters do this in order to cover up their own anxieties and project it on other people. She also notes that the gaslighter’s ultimate goal is to destroy the possibility of…

Child abuse has detrimental effects on kids. Everything from long lasting physical scars, to mental scars that will impact these people for the rest of their lives. In an article by Samantha Gluck, she states that “numerous research studies conducted with abused children as subjects have concluded that a considerable number of psychological problems develop as a result of child physical abuse.” These problems include eating disorders, depression, inattentive issues such as ADD, and a multitude…

nights to survive and who practically served the plate. A human being is a person who knows what is good and what is wrong, who learned from their experiences and has the power to improve and be a better person or keep doing the same things over and over. All human experiences are basically what make up human beings. Our actions are essential and define who we are. No matter how long and what we do to hide who we are, our actions always exposed us. Some people are willing to do anything to make…

Domestic violence is not just physical abuse; it also includes actions of emotional and psychological abuse and so forth. Gaslighting is not gender specific and is one deplorable type of mental manipulation that causes a victim to question their memory, perceptions, and sanity due to the covert psychological manipulation of a perpetrator. Director George Cukor depicts an intentional type of abusive manipulation which he characterizes in the Oscar-nominated Best Picture film “Gaslight” (Cukor,…

America’s legal system has yet to serve justice to American citizens. Through Freedom of Speech, our constitution allows citizens to peacefully protest. The peaceful protesters of Charlottesville were stripped of these rights when white supremacists ran over a crowd of protesters. Several cases similar to this violent and hurtful act of hate show that Freedom of Speech is legal but not always accepted/encouraged in political settings. According to Shankar Vandantam, NPR’s social science…

The gaslighting technique makes the certain person believe that they are going insane and so they become more dependent on the abuser and making the abuse part of them imagining. Around seventy-four percent out of two-thousand five hundred people that called in said that they believed their partner had done something similar to gaslighting (sdjfksdj). Self confidence is another place where the abuser can it causing the dependence on the abuser. Abusive relationships can leave many long lasting…

because you can never "unsee" it. When you become aware of an abusive behavior pattern in one person in your life, you will start to recognize it in other people and relationships , as well, if it exists. You may wonder if you're imagining it due to the effects of the gaslighting you have no doubt endured, but it doesn't just seem like it's everywhere. It is everywhere. This is partially because you have been victimized by an abuser; therefore,…

problem with criticizing foreign leaders. Our noble allies are the top countries we trade with. For Trump to shame them, it shouldn’t be a surprise if the allies don’t want to continue further trade talks because they can’t trust the U.S. They don’t want our president to throw another ally leader under the bus when it’s a group effort. On the other hand, Trump has an issue with gas-lighting. His never ending pattern of false accusations, claims, and alternative facts “even after they are…

Which is precisely why the allusion of Gaslighter in Chief perfect in this situation. Gaslighter in Chief is another article written by Ghitis on how Trump criticizes the media on releasing “fake news” but never quite has the facts right himself. It furthers her point in that he ejects his own flaws and mishaps onto another in his desire to appear as if a Saint. But there is also her diction of using gaslighter in the title of the article; gaslighting is a manipulation by psychological means…

that he is sick, and recently been prone to anger. She scolds her husband for ruining the meal. After a short exchange which the lord does not follow completely, everyone but the King and Queen are dismissed and take their leave. The lord wonders what the commotion was about, and if Macbeth is well enough to be king. Why did the King act the way he did, and why did the Queen downplay it? What exactly did King Macbeth see; Banquo, his long time friend, whom he talked of? The lord ponders these…