More and more people are becoming aware of the term 'gaslighting', and how it can be weaponised in interpersonal relationships. But, the term is often misused, according to forensic psychologist and YouTuber Dr Sohom Das, who has previously defined the term, saying: '[It] is a form of emotional abuse that comes from manipulating somebody into questioning their own sanity, their own memories, or their perception of reality.
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'It's a deliberate attempt to erode someone's sense of trust in themselves and their experiences. So you can think of it as a covert form of control and domina. Now Birmingham-based expert Dr Lalitaa Suglani has revealed five forms of gaslighting in an Instagram post.
The clinical psychologist, who has some 162,000 followers on the platform, is also the author of High-Functioning Anxiety A 5-step Guide To Calming The Inner Panic and Thriving. In her post on Instagram, Dr Suglani listed five forms of gaslighting, sharing a brief description for each one.
According to the American Psychological Association (APA), to gaslight is to 'manipulate another person into doubting their perceptions, experiences, or understanding of events'. The APA says: 'The term once referred to manipulation so extreme as to induce mental illness or to justify commitment of the gaslighted person to a psychiatric institution but is now used more generally.
