The 1944 Ingrid Bergman and Charles Boyer film Gaslight (1944), is based on a 1938 play, is an excellent example of how emotional abuse can slowly creep up upon an otherwise healthy, innocent target, only to overwhelm and devour the abused person’s sense of reality, self-confidence, and personal power over time.
Gaslighting in 2019 exists by an abuser denying the confirmation of reality to his/her target be that person be a partner, family member or colleague. Such a lack of validation or confirmation of reality is a slow and insidious process whereby the targeted person comes to doubt his/her sense of reality Over time, self-esteem is also stripped until he/she realises he/she has been denied trust and honesty.
Read the full story here.
Gaslighting in 2019 exists by an abuser denying the confirmation of reality to his/her target be that person be a partner, family member or colleague. Such a lack of validation or confirmation of reality is a slow and insidious process whereby the targeted person comes to doubt his/her sense of reality Over time, self-esteem is also stripped until he/she realises he/she has been denied trust and honesty.
Read the full story here.
