https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pLmyWKO3Mwo&t=2005s

jason: you asked me why youre an L friend

tarik: yes, and you explained your point and I told you why I'm not

jason: what do you mean? You apologized

tarik: yeah, because I feel like you pushed me into a corner, that's why I apologized

tarik: you made me feel bad, you tried to paint this picture where I'm a villain so yeah, I apologized

The definition of gaslighting is the use of tactics to manipulate another individual’s reality.

It is a form of psychological manipulation and abuse. The goal of gaslighting is to foster and grow seeds of doubt in a person, making them question their own reality, memory, judgement, and perception. It has a high impact on someone's mental health and self-esteem.

The goal of gaslighting is to gain control over another person by making them doubt themselves and their perception of reality. When gaslighting someone, an abuser will make them feel like they can’t trust themselves.

Anyone can be a victim of gaslighting. It’s commonly used by abusers, dictators, and cult leaders in order to gain control or power over a person or group of people. It can also happen between family members.

While not every abuser who gaslights is a narcissist, sociopath or have another personality disorder, these folks tend to use gaslighting as way to get their own way. Gaslighting starts when there is an imbalance in the power dynamics between the individuals – because like all forms of abuse, gaslighting is about power and control.

The process of gaslighting is a slow distortion of reality — which is why it works. It plants the seeds of self-doubt and makes you question your own self-worth.