Of Gaslighting & Emotional Abuse (Part 3)

In the preceding articles we gave real life examples of gaslighting. Before we address how to effectively handle gaslighting in the ensuing article, it is central to analyse why gaslightees are gaslighted. It is notable to mention that it is possible for partners to occasionally gaslight each other even in a healthy relationship. The concept of gaslighting that we are discussing at present and that has been discussed in the erstwhile commentaries seeks to deal with pathological and relentless gaslighting in a love bond.

Gaslightees are on occasion gaslighted due to lack of empowerment on how to handle the gaslighter. By virtue of being human and fallible we sometimes find ourselves thrust in circumstances we may not be able to overcome without the armoury of right knowledge. Women who have a healthy self-esteem and self-concept may still be gaslighted if they do not have resources on how to disentangle themselves from gaslighting.