re: What’s the boards opinion on the term “gaslighting”

"Gaslight" is right up there with "narcissist" or "toxic", overused and mostly incorrectly used by drama queens.

Love how in 2024 people are using a term from a play in the 1930's, and later a couple of movies in the 1940's, to describe something they think is going on today.



Who knew Angela Lansbury was such a hottie?

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Your wife “ falls” a lot , doesn’t she. Your daughter has bruises on her arms, doesn’t she? The cops know your address by heart, right ? Yeah, we know all about the guy who likes malevolence to stay in the dark. Hide that shite, Am I right?

So many puffed up antisocial little farts on the interwebz masquerading as strong guys.

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JFC bro. How can you say such accusatory things to a perfect stranger on the world wide web and think that's okay?

What if I turned back around and said you're projecting all that speculation about me because you've lived it?

That would be just as whack, no?

Chill out

Wife: you said I could buy this [worthless item for a bunch of money]

Me: I absolutely never said that.

Wife: sigh, you must have been drunk when you did it and don't remember

This is the only gaslighting I care about and it's terrible.

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Wanna taco bout it at Sonic with my pal, Dr. Phil?

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Better yet, how about I have one of my side pieces cook you up a nice chicken enchilada casserole and deliver that shite to you free of charge (gratuities optional) as some comfort the soul food since the world is so cruel and violent and malevolent

You didn’t tell me Jr was suspended from school this week?

Yes I did. You just don’t remember.

Wuuut? I’d forget my son got suspended from school ?

Yeah, you really should pay more attention. By the way I made some changes on the house plans with the architect.

You did what ?

Yeah I didn’t want to bother you because I knew you were stressed about our son being suspended from school.

FML.

Now endure this for years or even decades. And you will understand. It’s always a setup for the next thing. And you will be on both a “ need to know basis” and also blamed to friends and family for things that never occurred. Thus the word malevolence. And if you don’t know what you are looking at, you very well might begin to question your reality. Gaslighting is real. Hang out with a legit narcissist and learn the hard way. Or be smart and abort fast because you recognize what you are experiencing.

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You were treading water until this try hard gay shite here.

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Ok, big dogg...

what are you like 57 years old ?

I don't pay any attention to gaslighting or pearl clutching

There is one other similar phrase I can't recall specifically offhand.

I don't like it either.

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I don't pay any attention to gaslighting or pearl clutching

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Like you said earlier and I also said, I simply do not understand what the word means despite all examples presented. Maybe I'm just not smart

Turned 53 last week

"Old Man Yelling*