Responding to gaslighting

Shut them down with these responses.

Gaslighting involves intentionally distorting the truth in order to manipulate another person to think, feel, or behave in a certain way. Gaslighters aim to get a person to doubt themselves and to not trust their own perceptions, making them easier to control and persuade.

It can be hard to know what to say when someone — accidentally or otherwise — makes you distrust yourself. These phrases can help.

We've identified 35 common gaslighting phrases in relationships and have advice from therapists on how to respond to these gaslighting examples.

How to respond to a narcissist's text is to keep it short and factual, or to not respond at all. They always aim to collect info & manipulate

Have you ever felt like something you did or said got blown way out of proportion? Or maybe someone made you feel crazy and doubted yourself for asking something simple. You're in the right place! This article covers how to expose a gaslighter using the most brilliant and less-drama ways possible. It also covers the

If you're looking for the signs of gaslighting, remember that manipulators and narcissists use these phrases to gaslight you and make you question your own sanity.

It can be hard to tell when you're being manipulated into questioning your own feelings. Harvard psychologist Dr. Cortney Warren shares the toxic phrases people use when they're gaslighting you — and how to respond.