7 ways to deal with gaslighting
How Gaslighting Can Affect Your Mental Health
Gaslighting is meant to provoke uncertainty and self-doubt, which is often harmful to a victim’s mental health. If you’re being gaslit, you may experience:
- Anxiety
- Depression
- Disorientation
- Lowered self-esteem
- Post-traumatic stress disorder
- A hyperbolized fear of danger, known as hypervigilance
- Suicidal thoughts.
