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Why Gaslighting Is So Hard to Identify: The Linguistic Patterns That Make Reality Feel Negotiable
You’re in a meeting. Your manager says, “I never said we’d launch in Q2.” You remember the conversation clearly, you have notes but they continue: “I think you’re misremembering. We always planned for Q3.” Then they add, “You seem stressed lately. Are you sure you’re tracking everything correctly?”Something feels wrong but you can’t pinpoint what. The words sound reasonable. The tone is concerned, even caring. Your reality and theirs don’t match but theirs is delivered with such certainty that you start doubting your own memory.This is gaslighting. Not just someone disagreeing with you or…
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