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Let's Talk About Gaslighting: Part 1.

Episode Summary

This is PART ONE of the two-part episode series on gaslighting. In this episode, we are getting into an overview of gaslighting, the origin of the word gaslighting, differentiating lying/gaslighting, techniques involved in gaslighting, & real-life examples of gaslighting. Next week, I will cover tips on what to do if you're being gaslighted or if you are attempting to heal from being gaslighted. Book/movie recommendations are in the show notes, as well as worksheets and resources for survivors. Be sure to check out the show notes for all citations + information. If you like my content, I would love to have you as a part of my community. I invite you to follow me on Instagram @codependentrecovery. Check out the show notes for information on how to purchase my workbook & how to join ZOOM community clubs. Don't forget that a new podcast drops every Monday. Tune in next Monday for a new episode. We heal better together. See y'all soon. Xoxo- Cordelia

Episode Notes

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CITATIONS FOR TODAY'S EPISODE

• Gaslight 1944 Film (Rent or Buy on Apple)
• Gaslight 1944 Film (Wikipedia page)
• Remake Chronicles Article
• Definition of gaslighting: Abramson, K. (2014). Turning up the lights on gaslighting. Philosophical Perspectives, 281, 1–30
• Dorpat, Theodore L. (1996). Gaslighting, the Double Whammy, Interrogation, and Other Methods of Covert Control in Psychotherapy and Psychoanalysis.  Northvale, NJ: Jason Aronson. pp. 31–46. ISBN 978-1-56821-828-1. OCLC 34548677. 
  • “In order to be effective, gaslighting depends on first convincing the victim that his thinking is distorted and secondly persuading him that the victimizer's ideas are the correct and true ones.” – Page 45
• More likely to stay in abusive relationship (the hotline)
• Gaslighting Techniques
• Sarkis, Stephanie (2018). Gaslighting: Recognize Manipulative and Emotionally Abusive People – and Break Free. Da Capo Press. ISBN 978-0738284668. OCLC 1023486127 (Triangulation)

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MOVIE/BOOK RECOMMENDATIONS

• Gaslight 1944 Film (Rent or Buy on Apple)
• Gaslight 1944 Film (Wikipedia page)
• The Gaslight Effect: How to Spot and Survive the Hidden Manipulation Others Use to Control Your Life by Dr. Robert Stern

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INSTAGRAM POSTS I'VE DONE ON TIPS + SIGNS

• Tools to Help You if You are Being Gaslighted
• Questions to Ask to Figure Out if You are Being Gaslighted
• 10 Things to Do if You’re Being Gaslighted
• Best Ways to Handle being Gaslighted

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RESOURCES FOR SURVIVORS

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