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Notable institutionalized forms of gaslighting occur through [[psychiatry]] and [[CBT]] (DBT etc). Gaslighting also occurs a lot by politicians and political pundits to the public. | Notable institutionalized forms of gaslighting occur through [[psychiatry]] and [[CBT]] (DBT etc). Gaslighting also occurs a lot by politicians and political pundits to the public. | ||
==Techniques of gaslighters== | |||
'''"withholding"''' is one gaslighting technique where the abuser feigns a lack of understanding | |||
*'''"countering"''', where an abuser will vehemently call into question a victim's memory in spite of the victim having remembered things correctly. | |||
*'''"Blocking" and "diverting"''' are gaslighting techniques whereby the abuser again changes the conversation from the subject matter to questioning the victim's thoughts and controlling the conversation. | |||
*'''"Trivializing"''' is another way of gaslighting. It involves making the victim believe his or her thoughts or needs aren't important | |||
*'''Abusive "forgetting" and "denial"''' can also be forms of gaslighting. In this technique, the abuser pretends to forget things that have really occurred; the abuser may also deny things like promises that have been made that are important to the victim. | |||
==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||