🗞️ Popular culture brought us the word gaslight. What is it and what are the keys to a healthy relationship?

Popular culture brought us the word gaslight. What is it and what are the keys to a healthy relationship?

The Black Dog Institute says gaslighting is a form of psychological manipulation that causes someone to doubt their perceptions. It's something that shows up a lot in popular culture, which gave us the word. But a US expert warns that while pop culture has given much-needed visibility to gaslighting, the word is often used too casually and at times incorrectly.

Gaslighting is a word that shows up on reality television. "When you sat there and talked at her, it was gaslighting 101," expert John Aiken told groom Tim on season 12 of Married At First Sight. "You deflected. You blamed her for everything. You sai... [7897 chars]

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Source: Australian Broadcasting Corporation