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Things Abusers Do When Theyre Gaslighting

  • By DomesticShelters.org
  • Jun 05, 2018
Things Abusers Do When Theyre Gaslighting
  • Convince you your memory isn’t the best
  • Accuse you of having no sense of humor
  • Make hurtful jokes or insensitive, harsh remarks
  • Answer, “That never happened, you’re imagining it”
  • Call you “ill,” “fragile,” “paranoid” or “weak”
  • Constantly forget the sequence of events that occurred
  • Ask, “Why would you get upset over something so dumb”
  • Say, “I didn’t say anything, you must be hearing things”
  • Claim you aren’t remembering things correctly
  • Tell you you’re overreacting
  • Dismiss your feelings and concerns as unimportant
  • Pretend they don’t understand what you said
  • Reply, “I don’t know what you’re talking about”
  • Shut you down when you try to confront their behavior
  • Avoid your concerns saying, “Let’s talk about that later”
  • Ask, “Why can’t you just get over it?”
  • Accuse you of being too emotional or sensitive
  • Downplay negative experiences saying it “wasn’t that bad”