5 GASLIGHTING TECHNIQUES:

1. Withholding: The abuser refuses to engage in conversation, pretends they don’t understand you refuses to listen and declines to share their emotions.
2. Countering: The manipulator questions the victim’s memory of events, in spite of the fact that the victim remembers things correctly.
3. Blocking & Diverting: The abuser changes the focus of the conversation and questions the victim’s credibility instead.
4. Trivializing: The gaslighter belittles or disregards the other person’s feelings, making the victim believe their thoughts, concerns and needs aren’t important.
5. Forgetting & Denial Forgetting: The abuser pretends to forget things or how they happened they may deny having said something or accuse the victim of making things up.

Gaslighting is emotional abuse. It includes ignoring, questioning memories, changing topics, belittling feelings, and pretending to forget. These tricks make victims doubt their reality. Recognizing these signs helps protect yourself.