https://padlet.com/joshua_eic/58yy0gmypsxg98xx Is gaslighting common amongst people and how does it impact different people? en-us 2023-03-21 18:47:10 UTC 2025-12-09 16:49:16 UTC hello@padlet.com joshua_eic https://padlet.com/joshua_eic/58yy0gmypsxg98xx/wish/2525959807 I thought that I should talk about this movie because it is where the term ¨gaslighting¨ derived from. In this movie, there were gaslights in their house that were flickering and the wife began to complain about them to her husband. When she began to complain he started ¨gaslighting¨ her. This impacted her greatly as she began to go, psycho because her husband was gaslighting her into thinking that they were perfectly fine.]]> 2023-03-21 19:14:25 UTC https://padlet.com/joshua_eic/58yy0gmypsxg98xx/wish/2525959807 joshua_eic https://padlet.com/joshua_eic/58yy0gmypsxg98xx/wish/2529374744 According to the article ny medical news today, gaslighting can affect people in negative ways. Gaslighting is a form of abuse towards a person to create a feeling of insanity confusion and powerlessness. Some long term effects of gaslighting include anxiety depression and trauma. There are 5 different types of gaslighting, countering, withholding, forgetting, trivializing and diverting.]]> 2023-03-23 19:20:35 UTC https://padlet.com/joshua_eic/58yy0gmypsxg98xx/wish/2529374744 joshua_eic https://padlet.com/joshua_eic/58yy0gmypsxg98xx/wish/2532179189 According to the article from purewow, gaslighting can make you feel like you are beginning to lose a grip on your own reality. In some less intense forms, it can produce an unequal power dynamic in relationships as well. For example, In the movie gaslight when the man gaslights his wife into thinking that the lights that were flickering were just fine causing her to begin to think that she is losing her sanity. ]]> 2023-03-27 00:43:14 UTC https://padlet.com/joshua_eic/58yy0gmypsxg98xx/wish/2532179189 joshua_eic https://padlet.com/joshua_eic/58yy0gmypsxg98xx/wish/2532191921 According to the website called psycom.net, people who gaslight do it so that they can gain psychological power and control over others. Those that gaslight have common goals in mind, to weaken resistance, break others' spirits, appear blameless, and create chaos amongst other people and groups to feel like they are in control. There are two main reasons why they do it, it is a planned effort to gain control and power over another person or they were raised by gaslighters and used it as a survival mechanism.]]> 2023-03-27 00:55:08 UTC https://padlet.com/joshua_eic/58yy0gmypsxg98xx/wish/2532191921 joshua_eic https://padlet.com/joshua_eic/58yy0gmypsxg98xx/wish/2532197761 According to healtline.com, there is a way to stop someone from gaslighting you. First start off by taking some space from the situation. Second collect evidence and make sure they really are gaslighting you. Take screenshots of texts and emails that they sent to you, take photos of any property they have damaged. You can speak out to others about it so that you can gain support. Stand up for yourslef and deny what they say so that they feel powerless.]]> 2023-03-27 00:59:53 UTC https://padlet.com/joshua_eic/58yy0gmypsxg98xx/wish/2532197761