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Default Nov 11, 2018 at 11:00 AM
 
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Originally Posted by Skeezyks View Post
I'm sorry you are the midst of this difficult, confusing situation. What you wrote reminded me of the concept of "gaslighting". Here are links to 5 articles, from PsychCentral's archives, on the subject of gaslighting, it's harmful effects, & how to deal with it plus links to 2 articles on the subject of addiction:

Signs of Gaslighting and the Cost

How to Understand Gaslighting

Gaslighting: What It Is and Why It's So Destructive | The Psychology of Self

7 Ways to Extinguish Gaslighting

Gaslighting: How Addicts Drive Loved Ones Over the Edge | Sex and Intimacy

https://blogs.psychcentral.com/addic...ugs-over-love/

https://blogs.psychcentral.com/addic...y-addicts-lie/

These are great tools and advice to use.
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