re: I never really grasp term gaslighting (NSFW)

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Sure it’s overused. I’ve overused it. But anyone who has had to deal with an ACTUAL narcissist knows being gaslit basically becomes your reality.

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Yep, about 5 or so years ago NPD (narcissistic personality disorder) became the it topic discussed in self-help books etc. That's when these authors dug up "gaslighting" again from the old movie and brought it back into mainstream vernacular to show as a sign for NPD. I remember seeing "emotional vampire" but that one didn't catch on like gaslighting. Just like anything that goes mainstream, it's now misapplied and overused constantly.