Posted by Tabitha on June 29, 2016, at 17:05:24
In reply to Lou's response- The Great Deception » Tabitha, posted by Lou Pilder on June 29, 2016, at 16:29:32
> Tabitha,
> You wrote,[...It's #2 that is a real pet peeve of mine. It's the gaslighting bull...].
> I appreciate that you have an understanding of this and have posted it here. It is part of The Great Deception that I am prohibited by Mr. Hsiung to post here.
> People may not understand {gaslighting} and maybe you could offer some more information here to those that do not understand it. I think that you are referring to the movie that fostered the name that produced the psychological tactic?
> Lou
>
Right, the term comes from the movie. It can feel like abuse to be told that your own mind is not trustworthy. However, feeling abused doesn't mean that what your mind is telling you is actually correct. It is difficult to know what is true, particularly when you yourself have qualities known as "mental illness".Some topics where it is particularly difficult to discern truth are:
- judgement of other people's motivation and intent
- prediction as to the likely result of other people's actions
- cause and effect regarding the interaction between medical treatments or other interventions and naturally variable conditions such as "mental illness".https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaslighting
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