12 Gaslighting Phrases Abusive People Use To Control You

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  • Here some of the most common gaslighting phrases abusive people use to control you. Gaslighting is a type of emotional abuse in which a person uses manipulation and distraction to distort the truth and get you to doubt your own reality. Due to its insidious nature, gaslighting tactics can be hard to recognize and cope with. You can be gaslighted by someone without even realizing it.
    Gaslighting in relationships is an extremely toxic and dangerous form of emotional manipulation. So it’s important to familiarize yourself with the most common gaslighting phrases narcissists, psychopaths, and sociopaths use to manipulate you.
    Toxic people can ruin your life. So if you recognize the signs of a toxic relationship, it’s best to get out of it as soon as possible.
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  • @kosiekoos9408
    @kosiekoos9408 ปีที่แล้ว +1594

    Speaking the truth is an ‘insult’ to those who lie

    • @hydrationstation
      @hydrationstation ปีที่แล้ว +46

      Damn, that's deep. And accurate.

    • @Huma_m1
      @Huma_m1 ปีที่แล้ว +73

      This is very true.
      Also, when you mention their faults, you’re ‘stuck in the past’
      But they’ll bring up a simple word you used years ago

    • @lindamaemullins5151
      @lindamaemullins5151 ปีที่แล้ว +20

      Facts 👍

    • @lindamaemullins5151
      @lindamaemullins5151 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      @@Huma_m1 👍

    • @dukecity7688
      @dukecity7688 ปีที่แล้ว +30

      I was roommates with a woman for two years. If I said anything that would piss her off, very soon after something would go missing. It didn't stop me from speaking my mind. One morning I was getting dressed. I went to put earrings on and I found to my horror my jewelry bag was gone. Instead of freaking out - I wanted to scream - I left the house immediately because I didn't think I could control myself. Without mentioning a word about my jewelry, I wrote several drafts of a text before I hit send telling her what an asshole I can be - I apologized for running my mouth - told her how great she is and how lucky I was to have her. When I got home I went right to my drawer and there it was. My jewelry bag was back. The gaslighting did not stop - I moved out a few months later.

  • @alisher1984
    @alisher1984 ปีที่แล้ว +1702

    Gaslighter: Provokes first
    Victim: Gets justifiably upset or angry
    Gaslighter: "yOu nEeD mEntAl hElP fOr yOur anGeR iSsuEs"

    • @manicmorgen8257
      @manicmorgen8257 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Omg yes the mental help for your anger issues

    • @katieftme
      @katieftme ปีที่แล้ว +69

      Reactive abuse. Ugh. Gotta love it

    • @detektive7098
      @detektive7098 ปีที่แล้ว +26

      Literally.

    • @courtneymeyers82
      @courtneymeyers82 ปีที่แล้ว +48

      My mom - after literally putting up with it for all of the 16 years of my life
      Well, I just don't understand how you can be so mean to me after everything I've done for you
      Unreal

    • @luv1000
      @luv1000 ปีที่แล้ว

      I love how you wrote...
      You need help with your mental issues...small & caps WHEN THEY ORCHESTRATED IT!😠What the hell?😠

  • @joek4377
    @joek4377 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +252

    Staying calm is the best way to deal with these people. They want you upset. Don't let them...

    • @Alaricthecaptain4202
      @Alaricthecaptain4202 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +14

      An won't hesitate to call the cops on you and send you to prison.

    • @jimmoravec1326
      @jimmoravec1326 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +9

      @@Alaricthecaptain4202
      That shit was tried on me, but I had an Ace in the hole

    • @jwalker4405
      @jwalker4405 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      I got called a robot for acting calm and “ I don’t know why you trying to be a good citizen”

    • @inoshishi8
      @inoshishi8 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      I'm the calm type luckily learning from stoicism. I was cold, apathetic, and vindictive at one pt enduring the trauma I did for way too long, developing PTSD. I swung back at full force in my high school yrs!
      I have a friend with cPTSD tho so badly that she developed BPD and AUD from it. She's still very bad off despite being sober, already borderline relapsed. If I hadn't caught her in time, she'd have slipped back up...
      (Typo fix for edit.)

    • @inoshishi8
      @inoshishi8 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      ​@@jimmoravec1326 I check-mated someone with that once. I had actually voice recordings that involved court with an attorney! ♟️ I don't take any abuse lightly, esp when I witness it.

  • @makaylaforbes6719
    @makaylaforbes6719 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +246

    I heard "I never said that" so many times that i started sending the texts and emails back to them to show them the proof they gave me themselves. Then they would come at me with the one phrase that was missing on this list: it was a joke

    • @KobieeBryant
      @KobieeBryant 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +8

      That’s why I keep everything and then they deflect onto something else and u hit ‘em again with a text or email u will get ghosted asap

    • @spike6487
      @spike6487 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      That kinda fits into the part where you are told that you misunderstood them. It being a "joke" would be very similar.

    • @phil1353
      @phil1353 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

      It’s always “that was a joke” “I was joking”… hate that

    • @cristiancampo8133
      @cristiancampo8133 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      this is the bullshit I'm currently dealing with and its driving insane.... like someone else said in the comments "just the effort you put defending the truth is completely draining"... and the sad part is that small things become big things later... lie about stupid shit and because of that now everything they say is questionable. is a total nightmare

    • @jackilynpyzocha662
      @jackilynpyzocha662 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      It wasn't a joke, even if it was a joke: it wasn't funny!

  • @CYSYS8993
    @CYSYS8993 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1516

    I love it when someone pisses me off and then I get called "defensive" as if I'm not supposed to do that over someone else's abhorrent behavior.

    • @katmandu5753
      @katmandu5753 2 ปีที่แล้ว +53

      yeah I get that a lot. Then 'stop attacking me' is usually my answer

    • @badazzmaro
      @badazzmaro 2 ปีที่แล้ว +22

      Thank you, i know its not exclusive to me, but its still good to hear it confirmed.

    • @Eyeamthewitness
      @Eyeamthewitness 2 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      I love what you just said so much

    • @TewasaSonko
      @TewasaSonko ปีที่แล้ว +8

      EXACTLY 💯

    • @Minisynapse
      @Minisynapse ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Saving this for later, nice one!

  • @luminyam6145
    @luminyam6145 ปีที่แล้ว +611

    This is why boundaries are key. Keep your boundaries sky high, accept no bad behaviour. Make them take responsibility for themselves. I can't stand these narcissist abusers.

    • @victoriavitoroulis3273
      @victoriavitoroulis3273 ปีที่แล้ว +21

      After I became sober .. I needed very strong boundaries .. that’s exactly how we clean are mental warehouse and kick the garbage to the curb .. it’s lonely but your mentally safe 💜

    • @joshuafreshney1206
      @joshuafreshney1206 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +18

      @@victoriavitoroulis3273 Better too be Lonely, atleast you know where you stand.

    • @ArterialJames1990
      @ArterialJames1990 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      According to this guy you’d be considered the narcissist!! lol he’s really the one!! So don’t listen to him hun

    • @fook-joby-den6172
      @fook-joby-den6172 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      “Make” then own it? They’ll die bitter & proclaiming their superiority with their last breath just to spite you.

    • @zennamaste6887
      @zennamaste6887 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      That is the best statement ever!

  • @sashabeckett5861
    @sashabeckett5861 ปีที่แล้ว +294

    I've been researching narcissism
    I keep hearing experts say romantic relationships. But for many people, narcissism typically starts between parents and children.

    • @MJ-wrty
      @MJ-wrty ปีที่แล้ว +33

      100% true. Children of narcissists will be easy targets for a narcissist in adulthood.

    • @conniehayes4957
      @conniehayes4957 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Will teach you how to lie

    • @billybandyk0720
      @billybandyk0720 ปีที่แล้ว +20

      ​@@conniehayes4957Or take u 2 the psychiatrist & have u put on psych meds 2 cover up their parental ineptitude.

    • @Aleyna_304
      @Aleyna_304 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Totally agreeable!!

    • @hollyprincipato3287
      @hollyprincipato3287 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      My parents were great. Others...not so much

  • @harrymills2770
    @harrymills2770 ปีที่แล้ว +42

    "I think you need help." People have tried that on me, and I just say "If I'm all messed-up, you probably shouldn't hang out with me. Bye."

    • @Fiatlux2024
      @Fiatlux2024 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Exactly... lol

    • @LisaHack-hq3dv
      @LisaHack-hq3dv 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      ​@@Fiatlux2024suicide not allowed

  • @maried3717
    @maried3717 ปีที่แล้ว +332

    Going no contact is the ONLY way to end this abuse, and it's worth it!

    • @bolotabr12
      @bolotabr12 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

      Thanks 😊. At times, is difficult.

    • @ArterialJames1990
      @ArterialJames1990 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      She called me a narcissist for that! Said that bcz if rather break in then argue I’m a gaslighter,, she listens to this guy who made this video and now I see exactly where she thinks that from,,
      Like she bust my lip bcz she assumed I was upset that she was out late! Like really screamed. For 12 hrs and I had to say omgg STOP! Either we gon fix it or move tf on!! She’s also like this with everyone in her life!! Court placed a restraining order against her from nearing her mom!! 😢 sad af!!

    • @lorireed8046
      @lorireed8046 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      ​@@fritsfelix8423Till you realize you don't , honestly, remember your childhood but,ba fake childhood you've gaslighted yourself to believe in?

    • @lorireed8046
      @lorireed8046 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      ​@@ArterialJames1990What is nearing her Mom mean?

    • @user-fh1je6lg4d
      @user-fh1je6lg4d 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Yes!!!!!

  • @madonnahagedorn5649
    @madonnahagedorn5649 2 ปีที่แล้ว +781

    I think their real goal is to make you an emotional wreck. It's exhausting not to be right about anything. Just the effort you put in defending the truth is completely draining. They have you doing this over and over. It starts out small, then it escalates. It's all about convincing you that you are once again mistaken.

    • @breannaschwartz2617
      @breannaschwartz2617 ปีที่แล้ว +37

      Everything is my fault, Denies everything ever said. Oh and interrupted me after asking a question, and when I asked not to, it was my fault my sentence was too long and I’m not privileged enough to request that, everything is my fault. All of it, my apologies are never good enough because I only apologize for my mistakes not 100 percent of everything, if I even say hey this action made me feel this way, then I’m just degrading and belittling their character. Oh . They never do wrong, and if I do something and they ask me not to, but they do it and I request the same, I get “why you trying to be me. You want to be me so bad”

    • @Mionnastyled
      @Mionnastyled ปีที่แล้ว +7

      @@breannaschwartz2617 those last lines!!!!

    • @marsra8331
      @marsra8331 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      the danger is when someone commits to knowing you enough to trick your brain into thinking what they are doing demands attention long enough for you to think about it despite knowing its wrong ;)

    • @charlesnkuubilwanga8051
      @charlesnkuubilwanga8051 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      I feel your pain because I have ever been in this exact situation.

    • @jasonbuffington5304
      @jasonbuffington5304 ปีที่แล้ว

      I don't get tired

  • @markcritic2409
    @markcritic2409 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +134

    My mother has done all of these, even at the age of almost 80. Truth means NOTHING to her. Call her out on her terrible misdeeds, she'll retort with "Why are you treating me this way? Why are YOU abusing me?" Pure evil. Beyond help. Beyond hope.

    • @michael.cschrubbe5879
      @michael.cschrubbe5879 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      WOW! Hey that you can phrase a sentence in a positive tone sounds like you have seen the abuse, and now have a plan to improve yourself and move forward! Might sound preachy, if you don't interact, you don't lose! Move forward always!

    • @MagdaleneDivine
      @MagdaleneDivine 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +8

      Yep, my mother will even call adult protective services and lie bald faced with some claim of abuse then get defensive when you call her a liar.
      Even my aunt was like "if you weren't a liar you wouldn't get so defensive "
      And if you defend me or whoever is in her cross hairs then she'll turn on them and it never ends with her, she's always arguing and couldn't even hold a job she's so caustic

    • @unimpressed..
      @unimpressed.. 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

      Fortunately both my parents have long since been worm food but the scars they left live on.

    • @ArgentoFan
      @ArgentoFan 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

      I just blocked my toxic brother from my life today. I'm sick of him creating drama.

    • @Jp-eo8mx
      @Jp-eo8mx 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +9

      My mom too 83 and still the same she calls me crazy and nuts and I remember my dad( he’s was one too) used to call her that and she would get so angry she’d hit him sometimes. Anyway told my mom this 3 months ago and once again the silent treatment. She only does this to me when we argue she goes silent and blocks me from calling her. I believe this time I’m done.

  • @Crimsonking2006
    @Crimsonking2006 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +26

    I hate when people say that I "read too much into things". Its extremely patronizing and condescending and disrespectful behavior.

    • @shawnmendrek3544
      @shawnmendrek3544 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Yea heard it before. As if reading is a bad thing. Hilarious. Now, if they said " you read too much into celebs" I would accept that.

    • @InLoveWithLove252
      @InLoveWithLove252 23 วันที่ผ่านมา

      I've been told that I "think too much". My counter to that statement is usually, "I disagree, perhaps it is you that thinks too little." Or in a broader scope "I feel that PEOPLE think too little." Seriously, people should try to think more - may surprise themselves & learn something. If they make it a habit, we may be able to create some positive momentum!

  • @jeffreywhitlatch1409
    @jeffreywhitlatch1409 3 ปีที่แล้ว +540

    Gaslighters are a very big problem. They light the gas, so they can come to your rescue." Don't you see what I've just done for you?" When they have created the entire problem.

    • @alexandraschuster9700
      @alexandraschuster9700 3 ปีที่แล้ว +21

      Right the fuck on!

    • @leahflower9924
      @leahflower9924 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      in that show YOU the main character does that to an extreme

    • @MrStonymanX
      @MrStonymanX 2 ปีที่แล้ว +22

      Sounds like our government

    • @marcelamsss
      @marcelamsss 2 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      This name actually come from a movie called "Gaslight" where a husband convince his wife she is crazy by manipulating her.

    • @ruebencristobal7790
      @ruebencristobal7790 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@leahflower9924 Of course you know a thing or two about being gaslighted. No nice guys for you. Nice guys finish last. So I guess its guys like the ones from YOU that you are totally attracted to and enable their abusive manipulative ways.

  • @notsureyou
    @notsureyou ปีที่แล้ว +545

    Step 1: Know your own value.
    Step 2: Realise that the person you thought that you were dating... is a figment of your imagination.
    Step 3: Realise that you cannot fix them or change them.
    Step 4: Walk away, AND NEVER LOOK BACK.
    Step 5: Learn from the experience, including "red flags" that you missed early on (so that you don't make the same mistake by dating another gaslighter).

    • @MrMatthewhg
      @MrMatthewhg ปีที่แล้ว +14

      Yes, but perhaps on Step 2 - your mistake is only part of it; as much or more is likely to be due to their deceit.

    • @notsureyou
      @notsureyou ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@MrMatthewhg I agree, a bit from both.

    • @thisisme3238
      @thisisme3238 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Step #4 is the REAL answer to getting your life and your self-esteem back.

    • @marknorris1381
      @marknorris1381 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      This is all very true. Power and control is what they are after in a relationship. Once you are gone, they no longer have it.

    • @Br00talAsCanBe
      @Br00talAsCanBe ปีที่แล้ว +10

      unfortunately had to learn this the hard way, but its such good good advice. Never brush off a red flag, if you bring up something they do (that upsets you) and they don't make the changes the fist time, RUN. Forget the potential you see in them, its NOT worth it. They will not change and you deserve so much better.

  • @Crimsonking2006
    @Crimsonking2006 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +73

    I hate when a gaslighter says "I'm only trying to help you". They are not.....and they know they are not.

    • @LisaHack-hq3dv
      @LisaHack-hq3dv 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Dog not allowed ect

    • @shawnmendrek3544
      @shawnmendrek3544 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@LisaHack-hq3dv Doubt it.

    • @sebastiansprucer7609
      @sebastiansprucer7609 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Or maybe they genuinely are and you just want to cling on to your victim mentality?

    • @Crimsonking2006
      @Crimsonking2006 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@sebastiansprucer7609 You could as easily be holding onto your own victim mentality as well. Anybody could. You are referring to the mentality of being in denial I take it?
      Yes, there are those individuals who refuse to accept reality.
      But I'm referring to the gaslighters who deceive and ruin good people for their own nefarious reasons.
      Do you believe gaslighting exists and that those who do such things should be held accountable?

    • @ranahamdy8230
      @ranahamdy8230 23 วันที่ผ่านมา

      Yet another gaslighter !☺️

  • @yah9489
    @yah9489 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +35

    Some of them are so skillful the actually get you apologize for reacting to their abusive behavior.

    • @maryyoung4046
      @maryyoung4046 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      yes this

    • @kitkat186
      @kitkat186 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      As soon as your voice goes up you're the problem, not them!

    • @drinkingoutside7584
      @drinkingoutside7584 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Were not legally allowed to eliminate the threat. Its not survival of the fittest anymore. Its protect every soul because they pay petty taxes. Thats the system were in.

    • @shawnmendrek3544
      @shawnmendrek3544 23 วันที่ผ่านมา

      @@kitkat186 Agree with this one.

    • @shawnmendrek3544
      @shawnmendrek3544 23 วันที่ผ่านมา

      yes

  • @CTRCHOICE
    @CTRCHOICE 2 ปีที่แล้ว +156

    By watching this video, not only do I recognize that I have been emotionally abused in the past but I have also been guilty of gaslighting. I recognize now that I need to work on this to become a better person.

    • @indiglojypsy3351
      @indiglojypsy3351 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Powerful comment ❤

    • @TheNancypoo
      @TheNancypoo ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Holy crap!! So true!!!

    • @donnapower9020
      @donnapower9020 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Me too...Hugs! 🤗💕

    • @pavel9652
      @pavel9652 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      It depends if you have spoken these things with malice in mind. Many times these can be benign, like saying to someone they are imagining things.

    • @FraiiaHealing
      @FraiiaHealing 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Respect

  • @cha8711
    @cha8711 3 ปีที่แล้ว +654

    I always knew he was lying, cheating, belittling me and gaslighting, but to hear all of these phrases he used with me actually defined as gaslighting made me see my own behavior of begging him for forgiveness when I had done nothing wrong and giving my power to him. This was a huge break through for me just now. Thank you for posting these videos to help others. 🙏🏼❤️

    • @lindathurston21
      @lindathurston21 3 ปีที่แล้ว +27

      Hah! I stand my ground, I won't let anyone tell me I'm wrong or it me. When I know, it's them. If it's me! I own it and I always apologize and try not to repeat the behavior of this sick attitude

    • @jeromebreezedale4066
      @jeromebreezedale4066 3 ปีที่แล้ว +38

      These narcissist will accuse you of gaslighting while their doing it to you

    • @psychologyfactstips
      @psychologyfactstips 3 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      well happy that you found out and do the right thing.

    • @samanthaworkman-fenn8754
      @samanthaworkman-fenn8754 3 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      GOD bless you for an excellent future

    • @kelseytaylor8262
      @kelseytaylor8262 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      👍

  • @ch33seweasel42
    @ch33seweasel42 ปีที่แล้ว +321

    Everyone, please don't let people do this to you. Get out before you snap. It's only a matter of time before you become the crazy person they've been telling you that you are. Love y'all

    • @lindahouston5635
      @lindahouston5635 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      I couldn't agree more! 💯

    • @theeclectic2919
      @theeclectic2919 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      My wife used to verbally abuse me and when I tried to defend myself, she would accuse me of.... surprise!.... gaslighting her.

    • @maidsua4208
      @maidsua4208 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@theeclectic2919 Thank you for sharing! Now tonight my son called me to tell me that he was gaslighted by his woman. I've seen that he's got a different expression on his face, but I thought it was because he's too busy at work. It emerged that she belittled him, ridiculed him in front of others and a whole lot. I am sitting here in shock, because he has always been a mentally strong person. He doesn't discuss properly, he thinks too slowly (he has an IQ of 140 and his head seems sharp on him and it always has been), etc. But he told me that his memory is worse because of stress and he is so afraid to walk home. That is so sad. I have asked him to go, we have room for him with us. But that means he has to change jobs. Did you get help from your family? What can I do as a mother?

    • @elainemurley9509
      @elainemurley9509 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      That's true!!!

    • @scc8728
      @scc8728 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

      So true, but if you stay or stayed and are now crazy just know there is hope. You can find yourself again.

  • @TYGZus777
    @TYGZus777 ปีที่แล้ว +20

    When I express a problem with someone's behavior, I'm told that I'm being overly sensitive. But when they have a problem with someone else's behavior it's a valid complaint???

  • @judithd5007
    @judithd5007 2 ปีที่แล้ว +421

    'You're too sensitive' can also be one of those phrases. When you are sensitive by nature, but within reason, so to speak. Meaning not too easily offended, etc... Thanks for this video! 👍

    • @thegrimreaper9552
      @thegrimreaper9552 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      When I say that to someone who really is sensitive and they are trying to galight me they get mad

    • @ruebencristobal7790
      @ruebencristobal7790 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Women fall for gaslighting every single solitary time

    • @freedom3504
      @freedom3504 2 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Right? My stepmother aka mommy dearest,used to say that to me all time. She would say it in a tone of voice as if there was something seriously wrong with me.
      She made me believe I was unworthy of love and that I was seriously damaged. Followed by a beating.

    • @kimmyb8276
      @kimmyb8276 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      my dad said that all the time; wait, says 😮

    • @marydewar5675
      @marydewar5675 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I get that at work.

  • @cashout1690
    @cashout1690 3 ปีที่แล้ว +585

    I use only one phrase when dealing with gas lighters: "Get out of my life"

  • @Discernmentlab
    @Discernmentlab 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +11

    “You have issues.” That’s another classic!

  • @TheSlider420
    @TheSlider420 ปีที่แล้ว +71

    This is pure FACTS. My Mom is a huge Gaslighter. Once you recognize it, you see it clear as day,

    • @brirandall2894
      @brirandall2894 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      You know what??? Those words can not be any more further from the truth....once you recognize it, becomes clearer right!

    • @CreativeSoul101
      @CreativeSoul101 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      My mom is too and my father. I hope ur out of your relationship with your mom. As a teenager dealing with my own crap my mom blames almost everything on me.

    • @hman2912
      @hman2912 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      As is mine, then I became the same in my relationship with the mother of my children. It's a hard pill to swallow knowing that you've become what you always feared. Time for redemption.

    • @TheSlider420
      @TheSlider420 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@brirandall2894 Elaborate.

    • @lorireed8046
      @lorireed8046 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      ​@@CreativeSoul101Do y'all hear yourselves??? Seriously! Look at the true percentages of Mom's being narcissistic and the millions pretending both parents are isn't reality.

  • @curtistinemiller4646
    @curtistinemiller4646 3 ปีที่แล้ว +306

    People who gaslight others are not good at communicating thier genuine feelings ,they are so TOXIC,they are manipulative ,on purpose ,they deflect and do damage INTENTIONALLY.....

    • @deborahwolff5651
      @deborahwolff5651 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      I had that experience! It stinks! Stay far away from them

    • @curtistinemiller4646
      @curtistinemiller4646 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@deborahwolff5651 Right..

    • @Vi-pv3xi
      @Vi-pv3xi 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Yes but they know how to do a talking that hits your heart and core.

    • @curtistinemiller4646
      @curtistinemiller4646 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@Vi-pv3xi Gaslighters are evil..

    • @gionagrace6279
      @gionagrace6279 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Exactly! They have absolutely no communication skills. They are twisted creatures.

  • @misterhot9163
    @misterhot9163 3 ปีที่แล้ว +395

    One word that will disarm any gas lighters attacks is “Ok”, and then walk away.

    • @nicbro3831
      @nicbro3831 3 ปีที่แล้ว +36

      Works with bosses too

    • @DemonSlide
      @DemonSlide 3 ปีที่แล้ว +28

      Just broke off a relationship where I tried that and when she saw I was not biting in the conflict, she would start becoming physically abusive towards me and say that I was the violent one towards her. It was so annoying.

    • @misterhot9163
      @misterhot9163 3 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      @Gemma Dann it’s all about the intonation 😉

    • @misterhot9163
      @misterhot9163 3 ปีที่แล้ว +29

      @@DemonSlide you took her power away, that’s why she turned violent. Good for you for walking away. 👍

    • @misterhot9163
      @misterhot9163 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @Gemma Dann haha good for you!! How did he react?

  • @MidniteSociety88
    @MidniteSociety88 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +12

    They also try to convince you that if someone does something wrong to you then it’s wrong but if they do the exact same thing you then it’s okay because of who they are to you

    • @maryyoung4046
      @maryyoung4046 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      yes. my variation of that was - I would tell him of someone who said something bad to me; but if he said the same thing, I was attacking HIM.

  • @dsszerothlaw
    @dsszerothlaw ปีที่แล้ว +10

    And they make you responsible for things that they should take responsibility for. So if / when it goes wrong, it's 'your fault' not theirs.

  • @divyashree6527
    @divyashree6527 3 ปีที่แล้ว +138

    Don't be guilt ridden. Trust yourself. Help yourself. And your love will not change them. Rather You'll end up draining on your basic level of self love. You may/ may not have support of those who make up your support system . You got to have your own back.

    • @donnaparks1919
      @donnaparks1919 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I recall clearly everything that happened and will not be detoured from truth and fact

    • @divyashree6527
      @divyashree6527 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@donnaparks1919 I hope you are doing well now. Take care. 💕

    • @donnaparks1919
      @donnaparks1919 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@divyashree6527 thanks u always in fight mode but still alive and learning more been gone no contact but in same neighborhood GOD BLESS HAPPY 4th

    • @divyashree6527
      @divyashree6527 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@donnaparks1919 I hope things get her better soon. And you too stay safe. Happy 4th. 🥰

    • @Justadudeman22
      @Justadudeman22 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Amen. Trust YHWH and Yashua as well .

  • @techeepeach9272
    @techeepeach9272 2 ปีที่แล้ว +391

    My biggest mistake in life was that I stayed married to a gaslighter for 17 years!!! So glad that I eventually managed to get myself and my girls out of the extremely toxic abusive relationship. What eventually gave me power to do so, was seeing the same abuse starting to happen to my eldest daughter by her dad (my abusive husband)!! Divorced for 5 years now, never been happier!!

    • @ruebencristobal7790
      @ruebencristobal7790 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      He was probably your favorite mistake and wouldve relived the abuse because you loved him so....but he was probably nailing your younger prettier sister...
      And best friend

    • @2fiah_914
      @2fiah_914 2 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      Same! I’ve been with him 17 years and we’ve been separated for 1 month now! It’s the beginning of our divorce

    • @Rose-qk2qo
      @Rose-qk2qo 2 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      I’m so glad you made it out and hope you’re healing from it a lot. I’ve been married almost 2 years and it took my best friend to point it out to me and then I saw all the red flags since we started dating. The anxiety is getting so bad but i have to be strategic on how to get out

    • @mommommy3448
      @mommommy3448 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      It also took me 17 yrs to finally separate from my husband, never been happier and feeling so alive again...too many 🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩 I can even write a 📚...

    • @bruizedblood
      @bruizedblood ปีที่แล้ว +6

      SLAYYY!!! IM SO PROUD OF U GIRL!!

  • @TM-dh8um
    @TM-dh8um ปีที่แล้ว +70

    It’s taken me 59 years to see and realise that the only family I have (the ones I was taught to believe in as a safety net before anything/anyone else) are all toxically enmeshed in a unprocessed and trauma-bonded cult around a narcissistic mother, and that I’ve been emotionally abused in private and emotionally neglected in childhood by all my immediate family my whole life as the youngest (and ‘invisible’) one, and that in so many key respects Ive had to emotionally parent myself. It’s taken a phenomenal tole on me but also on my life chances. I’m still single, jobless and broke (despite being well-educated) and very, very scared. I know I have symptoms of CPTSD but I can’t afford support therapy, and what caused me to suddenly realise all this was one year ago when I suddenly found myself alone and dependent on their support after Brexit and the pandemic took the wheels off the life abroad I’d desperately tried to create to escape them and their treatment 25 years ago. I really don’t know what to do. I’ve taken to just praying every day and taking long walks when I can steal time for them. Why isn’t there a place where people like us, who learn these things in moments of personal crisis (too late in life) can at least find recognition, validation to fight the extreme isolation, and get understanding support to help us escape and survive? If someone is suicidal, they are often told “suicide is a permanent solution to a temporary problem”. But what if it isn’t temporary? What if the abusers are all you’ve got and it feels too late to regain a life and independence worth living, all alone in a world getting more and more full of danger and crisis(?) I feel sorry for all the people commenting here.

    • @AmySmith-qt6qg
      @AmySmith-qt6qg ปีที่แล้ว +12

      I am in pretty much the same situation. I’m 29 so from your comment I assume a lot younger than you, but I too have nothing because of the family patriarch that is my grandfather. He controls nearly all of my life and I lost my entire 20s to him. Friday was the line in the sand for me when he degraded me because I’m a woman. I’ve taken the financial control, the emotional control - but now the attacks on something I can’t control or choose? No, I can’t do this anymore. I’ve cut ties with him but because he has total financial control I will more than likely end up homeless… I’m just hoping homelessness can potentially get me some help I need? Maybe I’ll be taken seriously by the services then? I don’t know. All I know is I’m not scared anymore, I’ve taken his abuse my whole life, I literally don’t fear anything anymore.

    • @lorireed8046
      @lorireed8046 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

      ​@@AmySmith-qt6qgWhen you no longer care about the money, they can't control you over " a safe shelter" ... You have to choose leaving and being without to get that freedom. There is no such thing as fairness in this world.

    • @jackilynpyzocha662
      @jackilynpyzocha662 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      Same here, same amount of time, too. Dad is the narc here. I don't trust him. Ever!

    • @LisaHack-hq3dv
      @LisaHack-hq3dv 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      ​@jackilynpyzocha662 dog not allowed ect

    • @LisaHack-hq3dv
      @LisaHack-hq3dv 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      ​@@lorireed8046don't die as a disbeliever

  • @jubi400
    @jubi400 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    Also, my narcissist tells me to 'Relax' all the time.

    • @shawnmendrek3544
      @shawnmendrek3544 หลายเดือนก่อน

      That is a universal term though. Reaching.

    • @shawnmendrek3544
      @shawnmendrek3544 หลายเดือนก่อน

      You cannot simply think because someone says relax they are a narc.

    • @JustMeandGod_
      @JustMeandGod_ 28 วันที่ผ่านมา

      He tells me to calm down when I’m talking calm and he gets louder and angrier the more I talk ..

    • @shawnmendrek3544
      @shawnmendrek3544 28 วันที่ผ่านมา

      @@JustMeandGod_ Ouch.

  • @badazzmaro
    @badazzmaro 2 ปีที่แล้ว +53

    The, "you're reading to much into things" or "why do you care?" "You're overthinking/over analyzing things" hits really hard at home for me haha.

    • @Crimsonking2006
      @Crimsonking2006 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      I also hate when people gaslight by saying "you're overthinking" because 1.) Its insulting and condescending 2.) Its power trippy 3.) Its relative.....meaning you are being more thorough and detail oriented evaluating a certain situation to understand the truth.
      So those who accuse you of overthinking.....screw them. You can think as thoroughly as you damn well please to get to the answer. Its not their place to critique you on how deep you want to analyze a situation.

    • @Empre55
      @Empre55 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Fully agree I love my deep thinking self it keeps me free from gaslighters! 🎉😅

  • @safina1253
    @safina1253 3 ปีที่แล้ว +185

    I used to call him a liar, but gaslighting is the perfect discription of my ex.
    I became alive after I left him.
    If God says know, leave peacefully.

    • @franceshaggitt3104
      @franceshaggitt3104 ปีที่แล้ว

      Says no?

    • @franceshaggitt3104
      @franceshaggitt3104 ปีที่แล้ว

      Are you ok now

    • @yolandagrabowski6043
      @yolandagrabowski6043 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      If you're lucky. Jesus didn't come with peace. Sometimes, you have to put your foot down for what you're about or not about.

    • @cynthiawhite681
      @cynthiawhite681 ปีที่แล้ว

      ​@@yolandagrabowski6043 ❤️🙌🦋🙏

    • @traceyroyer993
      @traceyroyer993 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@franceshaggitt3104 I think she meant "now."

  • @kimberH1005
    @kimberH1005 ปีที่แล้ว +21

    If you are in a relationship like this GET OUT !! You want things to change but as much as you want it to things will not change. Think if you had a friend telling a story like this about themselves. You would tell them to get out. Follow your own advice. And cut off all contact. I was in the most passionate relationship I could imagine but it was toxic. I moved back to my previous city because I was afraid I would cave in. The attraction was that strong. NEVER LOOK BACK.

  • @jacqueblue
    @jacqueblue 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +23

    100% accurate. Dealing with the poster child (adult) and have heard her say every statement!
    Thank you for confirming my resolve to be rid of the toxicity. 👏 👏

  • @deidrecrane
    @deidrecrane ปีที่แล้ว +107

    This video is actually bringing up a lot of stress and anxiety right now with the constant crap i have to deal with on a daily basis. And I love the sayings "Get over yourself" or "Just leave". My responses "If I could I would" or "Don't you think I would've if I could". It's not always a choice; it's either deal with it or live in your car. And then you have those fun, seemingly, random mental breakdowns.

    • @gayleenoldroyd2391
      @gayleenoldroyd2391 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

      What I did was figure out how to pacate him so I wouldn't get hurt anymore. I call it the bobble head. Then you work on a plan that will keep from couch surfing. He told me once he had to be mean because if he didn't I'd walk all over him. My advice is get away as fast as you reasonably can. Go to a shelter. Tell people what's going on. For me his friends were shocked but saw the bruises. I never said a thing and made excuses. He blamed me for his friends turning against him. The hardest part is understanding why he's like this and learning to care for yourself more than feeling empathy and wanting to help him or her and to love and believe in yourself more.

    • @MurielDeppman
      @MurielDeppman 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

      oh, boy...i had a mother and an ex boyfriend, just alike (and friends) who used to tag team me.

    • @pavel9652
      @pavel9652 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      Living in a car is great! Get a good car, though. Maybe Mazda 6 estate 2.2 diesel in soul red. Great family car, no pun intended, for, ekhem, enthusiasts ;)

    • @user-dn6mb7qd6q
      @user-dn6mb7qd6q 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      My bf does says those words too!! "Get over it, just leave". "You made me smash your phone.."you made me hit you".."He threatened to push me down the stairs n I say that is psycho thing to say he says "well did I"? "You stress me out" n he starts screaming n hits the wall. On top of verbal abuse..or "end of discussion"

    • @pavel9652
      @pavel9652 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@user-dn6mb7qd6q You have to leave before you become a headline in the local news, and in such a way he doesn't know about it until you are safe far away.

  • @BS-qe6jz
    @BS-qe6jz 2 ปีที่แล้ว +759

    You missed one, "that was in the past, just let it go" lol until the next beating. It was always my fault. I can't stand people who would ask me what I did to deserve that black eye or broken nose. Twisted world we still live in.

    • @vivianst.claire7193
      @vivianst.claire7193 2 ปีที่แล้ว +38

      That's terrible. It's strange how people don't understand and blame you instead. I'm sorry you had to go through that.

    • @BS-qe6jz
      @BS-qe6jz 2 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      @@vivianst.claire7193 I'm sorry for the ten years after of what my children had to go through. What you're hearing about the schools, courts, cops, dcf hospitals, it's all true. There's a lot more and the world is going to find out. It's the only way to stop what's happening to our families and children. My kids now believe this is 'normal' and can't be changed because they had nobody other then me to back them up.

    • @sammencia7945
      @sammencia7945 2 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      I do not understand.
      I had someone I "dated" get into my building (secure key entry lobby) and slide an accusatory and psychotic letter under my door.
      She was gone, out of my life, 30 seconds after I read it. Blocked her number, deleted messages, banned her from my workplace.
      When you write as though some invisible hand of God is preventing you from leaving, I do not understand.
      You get hit, you walk.
      At that second.

    • @victoriavitoroulis3273
      @victoriavitoroulis3273 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Like somebody is really going to see if your reply qualifies receiving a black eye … abuse my proxy

    • @CYSYS8993
      @CYSYS8993 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      If you think that's bad, some people will actually downright bring up your behavior to justify that black eye or broken nose.

  • @LxR7601
    @LxR7601 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    My parents check off all of these points three times over, thanks so much for doing this video. Thanks to this I now have a better understanding of the malicious tactics my abusers employ, as well as ideas on how to formulate effective countermeasures. This won't be over until I move out and go no-contact, permanently, but at least for the time being I can keep as much sanity as I can.

  • @alonsogarcia1990
    @alonsogarcia1990 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    I used to be so ashamed of how I thought my past relationship went. After I learned some of this, it made it easier to move on, but I still had to go through years of owning things that were not mine!

    • @LisaHack-hq3dv
      @LisaHack-hq3dv 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Suicide not allowed

  • @mediumofhappiness1194
    @mediumofhappiness1194 3 ปีที่แล้ว +268

    You forgot, "No one will believe you".

    • @Sunny-dw6xe
      @Sunny-dw6xe 3 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      My ex said “if it was real abuse you would be black and blue it’s not even that bad. They’ll just laugh at you”

    • @warrenmccarty256
      @warrenmccarty256 3 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      It doesn't matter what anyone believes what matters is the truth

    • @mediumofhappiness1194
      @mediumofhappiness1194 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@warrenmccarty256 truth is a perspective. As in witnessing a car wreck, it all depends where you're viewing it from. No one owns truth.

    • @warrenmccarty256
      @warrenmccarty256 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      @@mediumofhappiness1194 anybody that talks like that is following the wrong monkey that's the speech of Satan it doesn't matter what your perspective is the truth is the truth it does not Bend it doesn't twist it doesn't break and a lie will fall apart no matter how hard you try can't hold it together that usually blows up in your face

    • @chaos-ku4vw
      @chaos-ku4vw 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      They dont realise noone ever believes anyone in this egotistical society. It doesnt stop most people from telling someone about it these days.
      What about..." you just destroyed the best thing that ever could have happened to you in your life" (him apparently)
      I tend to disagree with him there.

  • @brandinelson6470
    @brandinelson6470 3 ปีที่แล้ว +153

    I couldn’t let that happen, I will call people out on their shady behavior. I have no problem sticking up for myself or admitting when I’ve done wrong

    • @donnaparks1919
      @donnaparks1919 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      I did sis then smeared all over neighborhood her church contacted people in my apartment complex but she's only exposing herself I have to have help with something's due to severe dyslexia it people we both know no matter who I get to help me she finds out next time they may a comment I will call it what it is

    • @tellnolies8530
      @tellnolies8530 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Exactly!! I told you you are so full of it !! He said if you know this then why are you with me .... I said I’m full of it too lol

    • @ruebencristobal7790
      @ruebencristobal7790 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Why is it that whatever women say doesnt matter and is irrelevant?

    • @brandinelson6470
      @brandinelson6470 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@ruebencristobal7790 not sure what you mean

    • @ruebencristobal7790
      @ruebencristobal7790 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@brandinelson6470 Does anybody take western women seriously?

  • @Meridaytulum
    @Meridaytulum 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +15

    Gaslighting warning sign in a relationship: The goal is to control you, to benefit their needs
    1. Blame you: "It's your fault." Turn the situation in their favor, you are the abuser
    2. Accuastation: You need help, accusing you of having a problem: you need to stop playing video game
    3. Create doubt: Your statements: you did this, you are angry, you need to stop
    4. Misunderstanding: Divert attention from the real problem: Create lies, gossip and excuses for their behavior
    5. Projection: They feel low self-esteem, thus they will accuse you of this, and they will push their problems on you.

  • @charlottecolley8713
    @charlottecolley8713 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +9

    It was hell. I didn't know that the term "gaslighting" even existed... every single point you mentioned corresponds exactly with what I went through and what he tried to achieve, in particular point 7. Thank God I managed to escape 🙏🏽

  • @Katrn30
    @Katrn30 3 ปีที่แล้ว +92

    After 2 narc husbands, my NPD mother informed me that I had no business dating because I was bad at picking good men. Hmmm, she picked my first husband, and basically set me up to be a narc magnet. After one more relationship with an extreme, diagnosed NPD, who almost killed me, I finally got counselling and learned who did this to me, and how I could fix it. I worked on my self esteem, and simultaneously kicked every narc friend or family member to the curb...no contact. It’s been 5 years, and I am finally happy.

  • @lizzy5437
    @lizzy5437 3 ปีที่แล้ว +116

    “You’re making this a bigger deal than it really is”

    • @debrakeller2135
      @debrakeller2135 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      If you don't know then you don't know how it is. I have a 37 year old son who treats me like his dead ex step father. It's very sad. I am being punished.

    • @authenticme7351
      @authenticme7351 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Said every narcissist

    • @ruebencristobal7790
      @ruebencristobal7790 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@authenticme7351 Said all your boyfriends Im sure and you probably still go out with the same types of manipulators

    • @authenticme7351
      @authenticme7351 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@ruebencristobal7790 I'm a Mental Health and Psych Nurse Practitioner now. It takes 2 to tangle. Go seek therapy...Narcissist!!

    • @ruebencristobal7790
      @ruebencristobal7790 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@authenticme7351 Not a narcissist. Just telling the truth...

  • @marjoriepreston8546
    @marjoriepreston8546 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +14

    Add this one: "I said I was sorry." A former friend was too engrossed in her own (endless) problems to call when someone I love died suddenly. Our friendship was on its last legs by then, and when I tried to tell her why this troubled me, she snapped, "I SAID I was sorry." As if this were a minor issue, and I was making too much of it. Soon after, everything fell apart.

    • @shilpavijay7490
      @shilpavijay7490 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      "You're not sorry enough. That word means nothing from your mouth because you don't have an ounce of sincerity in it. You're not fooling anyone."

  • @theSword-
    @theSword- 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    1.-If someone tells you it's your fault, and it really is, the own up to it. It IS ok for someone to point it out.
    2 -Don't confuse someone being annoyed, insulted, or passionate with being angry.
    3.-If more than 1 person tells you that you need help, then you do. If it's only 1, then I would question it.
    4.-Falsely accusing someone IS "imagining things".
    5.-Same as #4.
    Ask questions, and be clear a out the issue in question.
    6.-Same as #4 + #5....
    don't "assume" or jump to conclusions.
    7.-Depends on the person.
    I had a girlfriend try to deny saying something she DID say, then in another conversation, I recorded her saying the things she denied, then I asked her a week later, abd she denied saying it again. I played her the recording of her saying it, 'word for word", and she looked like she saw a ghost. "GOTCHA B1TCH!" moment. 🤣
    8.-Same as #1, if it is your fault, own up to it.
    9.-This is not true. If someone says forget about it, they might be forgiving you.
    10.-If you ARE the only 1 they have an issue with, then either get to the bottom of the problem, or leave.
    11.-The "you're abusing me" line is a classic self pity, victim card being played. Same as when they use the word "oppression".
    12.-I have heard this one before. Respond like I did. "I don't need luck because whether or not you forgive, means nothing to me."
    They will say this line to try to make you feel like they have something to hold over you that you need to atone for.

  • @mikomelandro
    @mikomelandro 3 ปีที่แล้ว +54

    The more mature I am the more I understand what gaslighting is..
    Just cut some of my old friends that I thought I'm okay reconnecting with them otherwise after analyzing some patterns and healed 'some parts' of my self, it's okay to stay in the distance eventhough I still forgive them, you'll realize they're so miserable.. but you don't have to care that much, becoz u don't wanna be contaminated by their toxicities.. sometimes it's sad seeing them with their destructive patterns, or even worse if it's pathological.. oh bless them😩. and This video is such a clear confirmation! Thank You.
    👍🏻✨🙏🏻

    • @lindathurston21
      @lindathurston21 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Yes me too. Good for you.

    • @panda-chan4852
      @panda-chan4852 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Omg, I am going exactly the same with your situation! Sometimes we outgrow certain people and it's not our full responsibility to make them see what is right or wrong and some are just content with being in their comfort zone.

  • @blunewhouse7528
    @blunewhouse7528 ปีที่แล้ว +48

    I put up with this for 4 years. He kept everything I owned. I fled to the other side of the world just to safe my life 💜

    • @MauriceDunstan
      @MauriceDunstan ปีที่แล้ว +8

      I got away with only what I was wearing because he thought that I'd have to go back to him if he kept everything.
      I had to borrow so many things for months but I didn't go back and I eventually came out on top.

    • @michellebudziszewski8242
      @michellebudziszewski8242 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      This is what's happening to me. I just got a job so I can leave. Everything will be left behind.

    • @patticakesintexas
      @patticakesintexas ปีที่แล้ว +6

      I lost everything too. Now, 9 years later, I have rebuilt my life. My heart breaks for you all. It's worth leaving everything to have peace. ❤

    • @blunewhouse7528
      @blunewhouse7528 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@patticakesintexas So True Dat 💖

  • @nvaranavage
    @nvaranavage ปีที่แล้ว +14

    The worst is when your gas lighter is your mother. I was blamed for everything. Note: I'm ADHD - in girls the symptoms are made worse because of our hormones: growing up i had a hard time understanding why I could not do things the same way as everybody else, however, whats really sucky is the fact that my parents believed the best way to handle this was to act as if nothing was wrong with me. I wouldnt doy homework, had trouble with impulse control physically and verbally, when i was in elementary school i stole and lied so my issues became mental anguish when i got into high school because my mother used my past issues from ES against me. Edit: i heard ALL these phrases from her my whole life, even into adulthood, even after I moved out, even after i got married. It stopped (regrettably) when she passed away. I still carry those emotional scars, that unfortunately my husband and children have to deal with.

  • @jocelynnowen3078
    @jocelynnowen3078 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    This video could have a part 2 with the abusive addict I’m trying and failing to help. This is a real asylum for me right now. I’m all jumpy mentally and I need to just calm down and keep faith. Take care people❤

  • @CVNmahdlO
    @CVNmahdlO ปีที่แล้ว +86

    Gaslighting can be very dangerous. I know because in 2019 I almost wasn't here because I thought I was insane. I couldn't trust my own mind. It was a crazy time. This was in the work place. It happened to me recently, but luckily this time 2019 educated me into knowing the term gaslighting & what the signs are, so I handled it much better

    • @jojososomusugogo856
      @jojososomusugogo856 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      did i write this? lol

    • @hartleyb8356
      @hartleyb8356 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      wondering if I wrote it too!

  • @strtupmaorostrtupmaori9391
    @strtupmaorostrtupmaori9391 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    "You're crazy, you're nuts"... Making you doubt your sanity for holding them accountable.

  • @thevikingwarrior
    @thevikingwarrior ปีที่แล้ว +12

    The most common one that I know of that I used to have in the past was this.... "Stop blaming all of your problems on everyone else", or "Remove the plank out of your eye, instead of the speck from your brother's eye" and "it could be worse, you should think yourself lucky as there are people worse off than you!" etc.

    • @redleeks6253
      @redleeks6253 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      The starving children in Africa or the war regugees

    • @thevikingwarrior
      @thevikingwarrior ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@redleeks6253 Yes, you know EXACTLY what I mean! 👍👍👍

  • @fireandrose1962
    @fireandrose1962 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +17

    This is really good stuff! As a psychotherapist, I always advise my clients to listen for any "You statements" as signs of emotional and possible narcissistic abuse. Always ask for I-statements only. Narcs have a really difficult time with that because they totally avoid responsibility for their feelings and need to project their rage onto those around them. Keep these videos coming. I'd like to see more on covert narcissism. This is REALLY hard to spot but criticial to identify in its early stages.

    • @Tme3316
      @Tme3316 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @fireandrose1962 💯 I Agree! Well Said!

    • @LisaHack-hq3dv
      @LisaHack-hq3dv 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Suicide not allowed

    • @OfftoShambala
      @OfftoShambala หลายเดือนก่อน

      I was accused of being a narcissist because upon being asked about something I was dealing with, I used the word I too much. I’ve given up.

    • @ame-chan579
      @ame-chan579 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Oh, Dr. Ramani is the one you're looking for, she's absolutely, totally AWESOME!

  • @TheSaneHatter
    @TheSaneHatter 3 ปีที่แล้ว +116

    You know where I suddenly realize that I encountered gaslighting? In school. This was my teachers' blanket response to all the problems I encountered, especially bullying or abuse from the other kids. And this was true virtually everywhere I lived, during a lifetime of moving, at all grade levels until I got into college.

    • @stephaniestevens4873
      @stephaniestevens4873 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      That is so sad

    • @melissagoddard9902
      @melissagoddard9902 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      I know what you were going through cause I got mistreated the same way when I was a kid right through until I graduated from high school. The teachers would blanket it like nothing happened it was total BS.

    • @verystylishordinarypeople
      @verystylishordinarypeople 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      What was the blanket response?

    • @mikeross2728
      @mikeross2728 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      I agree I went to Catholic school and got beatings everyday!! They were very abusive back in the 60s !! I was 5 or 6 when they started!!

    • @iloveFreedom.
      @iloveFreedom. ปีที่แล้ว +4

      ​@@mikeross2728 🧸 🍓 sorry you went thru that🧸
      My parents were both teachers, and I became a teacher...theres' an undercurrent of emotional awareness seeping in slowly I believe, but jeez the cruelty is rife, I mean covert / control/ humiliation/ even in nursery schools, bless their hearts , so many traumatised people in general( teachers parents carers, everyone!) and systems which need to be streamlined and loved into proper inspiring caring loving environments connected to communities. but thankfully there are Angels everywhere, and we r sensitive and strong together. I believe. And we can create better 🎉

  • @authenticme7351
    @authenticme7351 3 ปีที่แล้ว +196

    I've heard them all before. So glad I'm divorced almost 3 years now

    • @warrenmccarty256
      @warrenmccarty256 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Is there a difference in quality of life how is he doing now and how are you doing financially

    • @neetusingh7362
      @neetusingh7362 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      I have also heard all of them and keep hearing them every now n then.

    • @jojored9647
      @jojored9647 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      What a coincidence so am I going on three she still tries to f*** my head but I won't let it happen keep your head up

    • @authenticme7351
      @authenticme7351 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@jojored9647 right on. Don't let her. Every toxic person has his day coming. He still tries to play mind games with me to from afar as if I don't know he's a freakin narcissist.

    • @authenticme7351
      @authenticme7351 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      @@warrenmccarty256 I have no idea about his quality and honestly I could care less. I'm doing better financially now than when I was with him. I'm a travel nurse and take vacations every 3 months. Just flew in from Boston and Rhode Island vacationing all alone and I absolutely love it.❤ I went completely NO CONTACT after the divorce.

  • @Revelation18-4
    @Revelation18-4 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    I never doubt what I know to be true. That really frustated the narcissist I was with. He couldn't break me.

  • @irenesarageorge
    @irenesarageorge ปีที่แล้ว +12

    My husband is a classic gaslighter who has used all these phrases with me over the last four years of our marriage. And you are right emotionally abusive relationships change to physically abusive ones too. I spoke out, tried to stand up for myself, sought help from parents and they supported me as far as they could. But this society always stand by the abusers because they are powerful. Such people are very good at manipulating people and make them believe that they are good. The society including my relatives, friends,church vicar blamed my parents, in some way or other and advised me to forget the past and trust him. My husband showed no remorse and kept using these phrases one way or other to put the blame on me. I used to stay in the same building as my parents but now he is forcing me to move somewhere else. Honestly i dont feel safe. I don't trust him. But I hv no one who would understand or support me. I am worried about my 11 month old son. My emotional trauma could take a toll on him too.But the worst part is lack of evidence. Our feelings get dismissed as stupidity, arrogance, immaturity and selfishness. No one hold these abusers accountable. Marriage becomes a cage where you are trapped forever with your abuser. I want to exit because I don't think my husband will change but society is not kind to a woman like me and even if pursue the path of divorce I will be condemned as an arrogant and selfish woman because the abusers version is always upheld. Unfortunately u can't show a judge the scars left on your mind, the deep impact on your emotions and stress caused by the trauma. Instead you get blamed, silenced and judged condemned to suffer in silence.

    • @SAPHYTYRA
      @SAPHYTYRA ปีที่แล้ว

      When you learn to value yourself as a whole and complete soul, then you will not be worried about what others think and feel more than you care about what you think and feel.

    • @Mr60minor
      @Mr60minor 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      FLEE!!!!!! Don't look back. If you have a gut feeling you're NOT safe.....you're in danger. Having you leave will ISOLATE you from those who can help you. Once isolated I guarantee you, the gaslighting will continue, or worse, escalate. If you are anxious or fearful , or upset, your child will feel it. This man is NOT WORTH IT. Get therapy. Get in a SAFE SPACE. GODS SPEED. ❤

    • @maryyoung4046
      @maryyoung4046 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      lack of evidence - you hit the nail straight on the head there. I went through it with the statements he made to me. So exhausting. Two years of hell emotionally. Physical abuse as horrible as that is, at least there is proof; but none with verbal statements at least in my experience. He had all the support. But I had none because I couldn't prove that he said what he said to me - the different gaslighting statements cited in this video.

  • @sage9836
    @sage9836 2 ปีที่แล้ว +49

    I think one way to detect gaslighting is to ask yourself "If I believed this, what would the other person get - or get away with?" (I wouldn't ask the gaslighter anything.)

  • @clyiooo3
    @clyiooo3 ปีที่แล้ว +70

    I’m a little shook right now because I’m watching this video after an argument with my partner today. He established 7 out of these statements. Word by word.
    Called me an abusive person, aggressive, started diagnosing me(???!) as having a Split personality, said “I love you but you need help”, then immediately denied saying these terrible things, deflected, and said I imagined them. Turned it around and said I was putting words in HIS mouth...And so on. It was extremely hurtful and made me doubt my truths.
    When I broke down crying he followed me into the room and said "omg look at you having a mental breakdown in the middle of the day! Enough with your alligator tears."
    It was absolutely shocking, but this video is helping me tons. Thank you for making this video.

    • @alexisterry5417
      @alexisterry5417 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      You need to break up with him

    • @alexisterry5417
      @alexisterry5417 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      Wake up and break up

    • @alexisterry5417
      @alexisterry5417 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      You’re just misunderstanding him

    • @iloveFreedom.
      @iloveFreedom. ปีที่แล้ว +9

      How do you Feel when he is not there?
      Peaceful, calm, happier?
      I csnt advise you, but You Know
      Yoh just Know
      Treat yslf like 👷‍♀️🤴🦸‍♀️🦸‍♂️🧚‍♀️🧙‍♀️🧙‍♂️
      Royalty.
      If you put up with sh"t, that is what u r saying " oh yes please, universe" to
      You know how you feel.
      It's not Love, it's an obsession , An old habit
      Respect. You are Worth a LOT MORE dude!!🎉❤

    • @ginamero
      @ginamero ปีที่แล้ว

      he should be your x...it will never change

  • @douglasdowney3290
    @douglasdowney3290 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    It is helpful to learn this. If you can recognize straight away that you are being manipulated you can protect yourself and get out early from what could be a toxic relationship.

  • @Chrissyboo777
    @Chrissyboo777 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    Definitely went through this! Wish I would have known years ago! Put bruises around my neck and “it’s your fault cuz you pulled away too hard!” 😮 Or “You are crazy!!
    You need help. I will be right here for you.” Smh..Education is the key! Thanks for the video

  • @AllenLJames
    @AllenLJames 2 ปีที่แล้ว +28

    My ex-wife was acting mad at me. I asked her what was wrong, her answer was you know. I answer no I don't. She said think about it. At that time I started to walk away. Then She asked me where I was going,I responded to go and think about it. Never gave it another thought.

  • @evemichael3850
    @evemichael3850 3 ปีที่แล้ว +86

    Exactly, I found myself in the position that I was begging and apologising for things that wasnt my fault ... it's so weird once aware and looking back... it was so emotionally painful and confusing, and wanting their love and validation at the time, to fix me somehow, but refuse to realise their part. Yeah I've been doing some of the work on self belief and self love... so I guess I wont be hooked on people having to believe me (that's still a struggle) or their validation and hanging round longer than I should to try and 'fix things'. Peaceout homies x

    • @theosymommy
      @theosymommy 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽

  • @user-mo2sg2vj3s
    @user-mo2sg2vj3s ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Very helpful. I had no idea that him saying I need therapy is gaslighting but I had a strong sense something was off. So glad to have clarity and strength to move on.

  • @DraiiRynell
    @DraiiRynell 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    It’s videos like this that save ppls lives. Happy to find videos like this it makes me feel sain im tired of questioning myself

  • @loryjones7220
    @loryjones7220 3 ปีที่แล้ว +90

    My ex-boyfriend always said, "I'm just TEASING you!" My BS Meter went off whenever he said this, couching his true feelings or thoughts under a "humorous" veneer. One time I told him, "Well, I love you anyway," and he got upset and said, "ANYWAY??" I replied, "I'm just TEASING you! Now--how does it feel?" Shortly after, I broke up with him. So done with the nonsense.

    • @ruebencristobal7790
      @ruebencristobal7790 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Did you move on to the next great gaslighter? Cuz it seems thats the only type of person girls are attracted to...it shows they are dominant in a relationship...just admit it, you want a gaslighting charmer over a nice respectful man anyday of the week because its exciting and an emotional rollercoaster...

    • @beverlytate2669
      @beverlytate2669 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@ruebencristobal7790 I was just sitting here daydreaming over a man who had realized he was gaslighting his wife plus not believing her about postpartum depression. She turned to meth. They split up but he still pays her and his own rent so she can take care of their twins and they share custody. He said he learned the hard way that you have to listen to your partner. He learned to be sweet. So sexy.**
      **Him in general, not just every one who learns lessons as we're all learning all the time. It's a crush ok.
      I haven't seen him in about 2 1/2 years but I still have a crush on him for being humble. (Attractive, too)
      I realize everyone isn't this way.

    • @mountainangel1
      @mountainangel1 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Nice come back!

    • @Damesanglante
      @Damesanglante ปีที่แล้ว

      Teasing is not gaslighting.
      He seemed to have dodged a bullet.

    • @loryjones7220
      @loryjones7220 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      ​@@ruebencristobal7790 You're assuming too much for what your cranium can handle. Or maybe you're speaking from your own experience. He taught me what toxins to look for in others. I've learned my lesson. Have you?

  • @TheBlessedRed
    @TheBlessedRed 2 ปีที่แล้ว +116

    Tolerated this for the better part of two years. I got caught up trying to "prove" myself to her. And she just continued to get worse and worse.
    The invalidation was very real and very often.
    For anyone that may be reading this, PLEASE do not do as I did and continue to tolerate it.
    GET AWAY from it as soon as you can...
    When I say that it absolutely destroyed my self confidence and my view of myself... it truly did.
    I've been single since January 2017 and up until a probably April of this year (2022), I haven't even so much as had a hug from someone else because I've kept my distance and constantly blamed myself for everything.
    Only now through therapy have I learned that what I went through was not okay and not deserved.
    You deserve better than someone who invalidates you and manipulates your emotional well-being.
    It can truly destroy your perception of yourself for years and affect you in other areas of life.
    Please do not give someone that kind of power over you.

  • @nicmax444
    @nicmax444 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I just had a terrible gaslighting episode with my brother - it was horrible, it’s not just romantic relationships. My whole family are like this

  • @michaeldaly9984
    @michaeldaly9984 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    For those who are curious, gaslighting comes from the movie gaslight a psychological thriller. Everyone experiences it in their lives, the frustrating thing is when it's by someone in authority and they are in a position where they can put you in fear of losing your job or good reputation etc. Jealous insecure nobodies over compensating for their ineptitude they are easy to spot mostly but need to be dealt with carefully at an early stage, good luck 👍

  • @mariaelenacabrera9721
    @mariaelenacabrera9721 3 ปีที่แล้ว +41

    Thank you. Yes, please. Just exit gracefully. No one deserves that kind of treatment.

    • @safina1253
      @safina1253 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      So true, Thanks.

    • @tanchingyueen7854
      @tanchingyueen7854 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      To exit... From a public space e. g. Supermarket at open hrs, in ur own private domicile,..
      Specialists could onlysuggest read up CBT therapy, cognitive dissonance..
      Helpful strangers also suggest migrate overseas, bring along a or any young child to my public outings, a or any companion alongside to there..
      What phrases!! Every one that passes u by click their tongues, would verve / turned too suddenly without warning(when I alrdy using medical-grade designed walking stick - due to physical balancing issues)or come close, just briefly enuff, giving unpleasant freeze-shock (invading personal space) esp a man to my femaleness - all these to elicit my automatic apology?!! , catch ur eye to turn their backs or their faces directly away 90°
      as u responded humanlike,
      What is definition, proffesionally of Community Violence?
      Community - as in others of different cultures do same behaviour actions to check out alternative responses to a too familiar cultural phenomena.

    • @lonerhappy
      @lonerhappy 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @Gemma Dann -this is my neighbor. What a nut case and pathological liar.

    • @lonerhappy
      @lonerhappy 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @Gemma Dann -this woman plays victim as well. I worked for her, did many things for her and was kind to her. Being kind doesn’t get you any where. It’s a long story and I’m tired of telling it. She’s not nice. I thought of leaving but I’m staying in my house. This week I am putting up cameras. I have been followed, slandered and have taken what they dished out. I will continue to be happy. She will not take that away from me.

    • @LisaHack-hq3dv
      @LisaHack-hq3dv 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      ​@@lonerhappysuicide not allowed

  • @rosiestewart870
    @rosiestewart870 2 ปีที่แล้ว +97

    i actually quit the best-paying job i'd had at that time, as my boss fit this mold exactly. i gave no notice. i just didn't go to work. when he phoned, i told him i would not be back. the verbal abuse was so horrific that i didn't care if he gave me bad references to future employers.

    • @eagleeye2300
      @eagleeye2300 2 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      Good for you, and that was so courageous. I quit on my own father, lol. He was standing over me in his office, berating me, and I told him I wasn't taking that from ANYONE, including him.

    • @blackredwhiteandblue1440
      @blackredwhiteandblue1440 2 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      Just quit my job for the same reason, I will not take that crap… bye bye

    • @deeandrews7051
      @deeandrews7051 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@eagleeye2300 Was your father a lawyer? LOL

    • @Aoendkth-nv7au
      @Aoendkth-nv7au 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@deeandrews7051 🤣🤭

    • @jeepcj7909
      @jeepcj7909 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      His demons attacking from living in high sin your light annoys there demons

  • @franklinsmith6638
    @franklinsmith6638 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Excellent video. I'm mentally drained from all ten mentioned. Nothing you say will shut them down. You can't even cry. I had 4 PPOs
    He, my narcisist ex, petitioned them and won 1 bc he befriended an attorneys secretary and she guided him. He contacted me by phone after receiving one and the judge gave him a warning even though I had 500 printed texts from him. I was able to get his probation officer to convince him I fear for my life so he filed a no contact order and my ex received it today. He cannot petition this one. I don't feel the no contact will help me and I am moving 3 hours away tomorrow. I accept responsibility for allowing to be abused. I had no boundaries and thought I could handle a narcisist sociopath evil person. I am free now. Looking forward to major therapy and going back to me. Run from anyone that has traits mentioned in this video. Teach children about personal boundaries as soon as they can talk.

  • @terrycarpenter1743
    @terrycarpenter1743 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Manipulation thru. Emotional insecurities. Gaslighter....lie is true.....truth is a lie..using excuses to confuse you.
    Good video

  • @Redeemed26
    @Redeemed26 ปีที่แล้ว +32

    Yes, it's very difficult to know especially when it's the immediate family member you grew up with. In that case a child growing up has no idea what a healthy relationship should be or even look like. Unfortunately it takes much longer, even into middle age to realize you were brought up without any idea of what a healthy relationship looks like.

    • @LisaHack-hq3dv
      @LisaHack-hq3dv 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Dog not allowed ect

  • @bigk4755
    @bigk4755 ปีที่แล้ว +24

    Besides marriages and intimate relationships, gaslighters are also attracted to churches and belief groups. Something about the relative trusting relationships and that most people tend to have their guard down when in that setting makes it easy for gaslighters to seek out and victimize their prey.

    • @aaronbradford736
      @aaronbradford736 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Pretty much, but more anything that gives them influence really, intimate or not. from HOAs to the government, the more influence and/or authority, the more they can prey on at once.

  • @Symonelandd
    @Symonelandd 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    Thank you , I needed this I'm a child abuse survivor whos healing day by day ❤️

  • @bettyweimer394
    @bettyweimer394 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I have read about abusive parents but have never seen anything about children who are narcissistic with their parents! My daughter has tried to blame me for so many things when it was obvious that the problem lies with her! I am calmer when I don’t have to deal with her!

  • @DinaSan1
    @DinaSan1 ปีที่แล้ว +84

    Growing up with your parents doing that *constantly* is....
    Quite the experience 😕

    • @deidrecrane
      @deidrecrane ปีที่แล้ว +10

      And then them telling you "But I love you". -_-

    • @Raptorx9100
      @Raptorx9100 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      *genuinely hugs you and other poster-replies*
      We can heal through this. Everything is going to be okay.
      *pulls both of you closer in hug*
      We Matter.
      How you feel is solid, and is real, there is no one else but your own self who are allowed to change that, define that, or try and take away from that.
      Be whole. Be free. Smile. Laugh. Appreciate the sun rise as much as the sun setting.
      The past was ugly for a beautiful future.
      Find your tribe. Your people. and Grow!

    • @thelittleetherealghost
      @thelittleetherealghost ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @DinaSan1 YEEEEUUP.

    • @BerryKind
      @BerryKind ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I feel ya.... 😪 🤗

    • @babyhandgrenade4004
      @babyhandgrenade4004 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Hugs 🫂

  • @melo9411
    @melo9411 3 ปีที่แล้ว +34

    After years I withdrew and started to not even like myself..I couldn't be me while I was with him...so many years..but it's over now. I see more and more every day what I hadn't seen while I was with him..honestly the strong hold starts releasing when you stop being intimate with him ( her) 💯

    • @dm5129
      @dm5129 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Yes, you hit the nail on the head. They want to destroy your identity. When they are around you can't be yourself.

  • @lb3410
    @lb3410 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    "You always take everything the wrong way!" or "I didn't mean it that way." and then when I ask him to explain what he did mean he says, "there's no point in talking to you, you never listen anyway." or "talking to you is like talking to a wall." Things go unresolved for years, and left on pause with statements like, "I'll have to think about that." or "We'll have to talk about that." (and then he walks away).

    • @maryyoung4046
      @maryyoung4046 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      yes, that was said to me also - the first 2 statements in your post.

  • @marlenevideos8666
    @marlenevideos8666 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    I found this video very helpful. I encountered a lady that became a friend, who is no longer, a friend of mine that was a gaslighter that used on your list #7. I'd like to add another phrase another x friend said to me when I walked out ending that conversation. I stopped communicating with him, so he left a voicemail that was not apologetic, but instead to uphold his gaslighting behavior by saying,
    "I did the best I could do."

  • @ericgreen4610
    @ericgreen4610 3 ปีที่แล้ว +104

    Gaslighters are very indignant and guilty as charged. They won't admit the truth so they act on defensiveness.

    • @user-th9jn3uv2z
      @user-th9jn3uv2z 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Thats how my dad is. I work for my dad only part time now and he still dont wanna admit that he needs me.

    • @ericgreen4610
      @ericgreen4610 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@user-th9jn3uv2z It's an ugly trait to deal with and that kind of behavior is not hurting anyone. It's only hurting themselves in the long run.

    • @juliettesleeve7452
      @juliettesleeve7452 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Your right about this But let me make this clear who acts manplivative in a behavior the lawyers in court if they want win case and all experts at it !So I believe it's about who ahead who wins who's in controlsThats what gaslighting about accused the other person when they did nothing ?seriously what kind Relationship is that !

    • @dm5129
      @dm5129 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      You can't go head to head with them either. You will never win that battle. You just live your life, they will mock you, they will belittle you, they will lie about you. You just carry on. Do not go over to any of them and confront them with the truth, not a single word, it won't do you any good. You have to realize you are dealing with evil, and thats that.

    • @tbessy1963
      @tbessy1963 ปีที่แล้ว

      ​@@user-th9jn3uv2zme too. He can be mean and abuse me all he wants but if I say one thing back i'm the bad son. I only go there when necessary otherwise I stay away.

  • @oliviao2238
    @oliviao2238 3 ปีที่แล้ว +35

    Since society has changed, this video is like a refresher course on how to navigate and handle situations like this. In life, we can't always play the victim card when we can just not be around these toxic people. Remember, we are human, and we all make mistakes; this video drives that point in all directions. Another blueprint Brainy Dose has laid it out for us.

  • @Meadowflames
    @Meadowflames 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    “You’ll never find anyone as good as me” or “if I leave, you will be miserable” are threatening gaslighting terms

    • @shilpavijay7490
      @shilpavijay7490 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Reply : "There is Nobody worse than the one who claims themselves to be the most superior out of all the other People, which makes you Not even half as good as you believe .... no, delude yourself to be." or "Such a textbook Projection Statement that is. Anyway .... thanks, bye, close the door on your way out."

    • @maryyoung4046
      @maryyoung4046 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Or "nobody will ever love you like I do".

  • @user-lv2wi5pi7e
    @user-lv2wi5pi7e 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Having had an upbringing as a scapegoat and suffering many more situations of scapegoating as an adult , I would like to add another famous phrase I have heard ad nauseum from narcs: " you don't ever see yourself as other people do." Also: "your mouth willm get you in trouble!"

  • @barbh1
    @barbh1 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    It's very wonderful when one comes to understanding gaslighting. You can spot it immediately, and then you realize it's not you, but the gaslighter who is the problem. My boss tried to do it to me once too often, and I caught on right away. I quit my job, and I've never been sorry.

  • @Kelly-wf5ie
    @Kelly-wf5ie 3 ปีที่แล้ว +71

    A perfect example of this IS EVERY GOVERNMENT !!

    • @amarantine3504
      @amarantine3504 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Statists too. Oh sht, that's everyone just about.

    • @gl5478
      @gl5478 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Facts!

    • @caragare3214
      @caragare3214 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Yeap government

  • @SOLH-vq3lh
    @SOLH-vq3lh 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    This is a great video, i have a relative whom used to make me sit on a chair while she vented all of her frustrations, like "i could have lived a so much better life if it werent for you kids" "i never should have had kids, now i am a slave to being a mother which i never wanted anyway" (this contradics her previous statements of me being born being her happiest moment in her life) (she also picked me as her favourite child, in front of my sister) "you are going to end up just like your abusive father no matter what you do, it's in your blood" (this made me wary of having children and i in part lost the love of my life due to me not wanting to have a child of my own)
    Regardless of the shit she said, it was too much for a 9 year old to hear.
    I told her about these "secret" venting in my adult years and she used just about every thing on the gaslight list.
    Thanks for the video

  • @Steve-gc5nt
    @Steve-gc5nt ปีที่แล้ว +2

    It's staggering that these people walk among us. And that they so instinctively have the skills to manipulate others. Sickening.

  • @penelopemorrison7390
    @penelopemorrison7390 3 ปีที่แล้ว +42

    When discussing marriage counseling, my narc put his hand on my knee and said "I'm so glad you are agreeing to go, you have a lot to work on..." ummm I dont think that's how marriage counseling goes....

    • @laronzacoleman3121
      @laronzacoleman3121 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      And it sounds like you're still with him. "My narc" sounds a little cringe to me, it speaks a lot of volumes of your feelings towards your situation.....

    • @MrSomebodyStrange
      @MrSomebodyStrange 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@laronzacoleman3121 Judging by the people on the Internet, half of the population are "narcs". One of the most overused words in recent years.

    • @ritanelson8879
      @ritanelson8879 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      My ex refused to go to counseling. Then he said "you go and get better, then come back."

    • @carolinelaronda4523
      @carolinelaronda4523 ปีที่แล้ว

      What a cringey douche moment .. I feel for you

    • @dm5129
      @dm5129 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Oh wow, you can be guaranteed he doesnt want to look at his own problems and just rather dumps it all on you.

  • @marb1072
    @marb1072 3 ปีที่แล้ว +22

    Holy shit, he literally said four of these phrases to me today in the heat of an argument.
    OMG, I bit, I saw the 🚩 in the very beginning, what the hell was I thinking. However, today I told him to drop me off, I was done, and I meant it.
    He is accustomed to weak women that rely on him. I own my home, make 6 figures, I don’t need him and made that clear!!!

  • @Leoprincess3038
    @Leoprincess3038 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    #5 omg that one pisses me right tf off! 🙄😡 (after saying or doing some bullsh!t to you, and getting called out on it) "i think you misunderstood me/I didnt say that"

  • @0neandOnlyyy
    @0neandOnlyyy 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    My boss currently. I've dealt with a few narcissists that were close to me, i can spot it out pretty quickly now

  • @Americanwoman74
    @Americanwoman74 2 ปีที่แล้ว +52

    This is my husband to a tee. He's such a gaslighter that when I catch him in a lie, he blames it on everyone, including me as to why he lied. NEVER accepting responsibility for the shyt he says.

    • @makaylacree2965
      @makaylacree2965 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Are you okay?

    • @evelina787
      @evelina787 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      @@makaylacree2965 God bless you It's sweet of you to @sk:-i know the question wsn't for me, but i just had to comment, how caring of you God bless you 🙏

    • @makaylacree2965
      @makaylacree2965 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      @@evelina787 i asked because I know how low I felt when this stuff happened to me. 🥺

    • @evelina787
      @evelina787 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@makaylacree2965 Yes i know completely :-It's like sometimes you feel like no-one understnds what you've been through, but the only ones whom truly do, are those folk, the ones whom've walked in simil@r shoes :-Which is why your comments are so importnt, bec@use you've been in simil@r shoes, so you completely understnd
      Just wished you to know this, bec@use sometimes we simply don't see, our good qualities 😢🙏God bless you 🕯️🙏i hope you are ok🕯️&lifes treating you well 🕯️🙏

    • @dm5129
      @dm5129 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Someone that does that to you is a person that is usually in a great amount of pain, often making the wrong choices in life, often just wanting to use you for whatever.
      It is a person that is very obviously extremely unhappy with his or her own life or life situation.
      People that have fun in life and are peaceful, they don't attack. Peaceful people have nothing to prove. Just human beings trying their best to live a peaceful live.
      My abusers got so bad I have to turn my phone off so they do not torture me when I am home.
      Yes, toxic is a very good word.

  • @johnorr8094
    @johnorr8094 2 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    One gaslighting phrase that really grinds my gears is: "Your thoughts are irrational."

  • @Sensual_kumquat
    @Sensual_kumquat ปีที่แล้ว +7

    I wish this info had been available 30 years ago. Would have saved me so much pain/tears/ crazy feeling.

    • @sandraleehurst7350
      @sandraleehurst7350 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Me too . My divorce of 31 yrs will be final July 9th. It’s been a year since you left this comment. How are you doing now?

  • @ambermaitlen1583
    @ambermaitlen1583 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Ive been goimg through this for almost 7 years. Im the one with anger issues though when ever i stand up for myself

    • @reneelibby4885
      @reneelibby4885 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      yup. they work you until you snap and then you are the crazy one