Gaslighting

• Card 1

  Gaslighting describes behaviour that leads someone to doubt their own memory, perception or sanity. It can be deliberate or simply a habitual defence, and its effect is the same: you begin to trust their version of events more than your own.

• Card 2

  Phrases people often recognise

  • 'That never happened — you're imagining things'
  • 'You're too sensitive / you always overreact'
  • 'You're remembering it wrong'
  • 'Everyone agrees with me about you'
  • 'I never said that, you're making things up again'

  Writing down what happened soon after it happens — dates, words, how you felt — can help you hold on to your own account when it is being questioned.

• Card 3

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