What Is a Narcissist?

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7. Gaslighting

Gaslighting is a method that some people use to try and make other people start to doubt themselves. It can cause other people to doubt their own abilities and, in some cases, it might even cause them to start doubting their own memories. The person using it can use tools like lying, misdirection, contradiction, and denial to gaslight their victims.

Many narcissists will gaslight others where possible, doing what they can to distort other peoples’ reality. In making their victims doubt themselves, it helps to give the narcissist a feeling of superiority over their victims. Gaslighting is considered to be a form of emotional abuse.

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