gaslighting
Gaslighting is the ultimate mental magic trick that expertly shakes a victim’s reality and quietly steals their confidence and autonomy. With a blend of doubtful words and innocent lies, it makes you distrust your own reflection. The perpetrator, backstage, holds all the strings while clouding only the victim’s vision, a darkly theatrical director. Masking poison as love or friendship drop by drop, it leaves the victim swimming in an abyss of self-doubt. A perfect method for control, but the victim’s life always ends like a convoluted film noir.