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6 Signs Your Partner Is Gaslighting You
By: Kratika Tue, 17 Aug 2021 3:56:43
Have you ever gone crazy for any guy? But does that guy also makes you go crazy? Your guy might they You are a crazy girl oftenly to you. Or throughout the relationship you might her things like- "That's ridiculous", "That's not what I said", "You are too sensitive" and etc. But when things start to get serious between you two, he'll come up with, " I thing you need some help." There are many things that your partner might say to you so you start to question yourself. But don't believe him, as he may just be gaslighting you.
Gaslighting is a form of psychological abuse instilled by the abuser onto the victim in order to evoke confusion that eventually turns into an extreme form of anxiety. As a result, the victim starts to doubt their own perception, memory, judgment, and sense of reality.
# You are made to believe something that you are not
Calling names can have a harmful effect on a person over time. So if your partner starts to call you “cuckoo” or is telling you that you might be manic-depressive or bipolar *like he’s an authority in diagnosing clinical disorders, right?*, be wary of that. Anyone who seems keen on putting a psychiatric label on you might have something up their sleeves.
# You start to believes its just in your head
And you start to believe it. When you talk about your feelings or observations, your partner dismisses them like you’re the only one thinking those thoughts or seeing those things.
# Your every move is used against you
Especially when it comes to your fears. Have you ever had moments when you confide in your partner, and after a while, your partner brings those things up at their own convenience – like to win an argument or get their way?
# You are being questioned for everything
Does your partner make you feel incapable by questioning your decisions? Do you feel frustrated by always having to explain your choices and your values? By second-guessing your decisions and abilities, you may eventually start to question if you can accomplish anything. And that makes you feel inadequate.
# You doubt your perception
Manipulative people will not acknowledge your perceptions, but instead, they will twist things around just to make you doubt yourself. For example, if you’re going out with friends that she openly disapproves of, she will tell you they’re not who you think they are – and she’ll eventually make you believe the same.
# Your feelings are being minimized
So you had a rough day at work, and at the end of the day, you plop down to tell your partner all about it. Your partner brushes it off as something insignificant *when you almost saved your company from doom*. In fact, he’s made it a habit to minimize your triumphs as well as your feelings like they don’t really matter.