THE FUSE

Gaslighting doesn’t always come with loud conflict or obvious confrontation. Sometimes it shows up in the gap between what you experienced and what someone insists happened instead. You remember feeling dismissed, yet you’re told you were being “too sensitive.” You recall speaking calmly, yet you’re told you overreacted. When people in your life consistently contradict your lived experience with their interpretation, you may start to question your own perspective. And when this is done intentionally by someone else, it’s a form of manipulation.