Common Gaslighting Phrases

December 22, 2022

▫️ "You made me do it..." Shifting responsibility for their inappropriate behavior. ▫️ "You're the only problem..." Denying their role in the conflict. ▫️ "You're crazy, I don't know what you're talking about..." Distorting your reality and your view of yourself. ▫️ " It's your own opinion, but no one would ever agree with you..." Creating fictional supporters to strengthen their position. ▫️ "You need to let it go, it's gone..." Justifying their unacceptable behavior. ▫️ "You imagined it, it wasn't like that..." Distorting your reality in order to prove their point of view. ▫️ "No one will love you like I do. Look at you, who needs you? No one will withstand you..." Distorting your reality in order to belittle you and your dignity.