In a nutshell, emotional gaslighting is a form of psychological manipulation where someone causes you to question your perceptions, feelings, or even sanity. This is often not too noticeable at first and is done through words or behaviours that dismiss, belittle, or contradict your experiences or emotions.

If you’ve been gaslit, especially by people close to you, it’s common to feel like your self-confidence has been stripped away. When you’re constantly told your feelings are “too much” or that your memories are wrong, it’s no wonder you start doubting yourself.

Anyone can find themselves n a relationship with a narcissist, especially a grandiose narcissist, who will be charming, charismatic, and manipulative. However, if you repeatedly find yourself in relationships with narcissists, it is likely that this isn’t a coincidence, and that there is something deeper at play here.

Typically, narcissists follow a pattern of three stages in romantic relationships; love bombing, devaluation, and discarding. The length of each stage and each cycle will depend on the person and the particular relationship, and perhaps what is going on in their lives outside of the relationship as well, but generally, the pattern seems to fit.

Have you ever found yourself thinking 'no, no, no' and then blurted out a 'yes'? Have you ever found yourself so busy but still agreeing to do something else?