re: What’s the boards opinion on the term “gaslighting”

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It is just lying. Which is always bad. So I call it lying.

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No, it's more than just lying.

Gaslighting is actively and consistently manipulating a person so that they start to question reality.

So if I forget to pay a bill on time and tell my wife I paid it and then run to phone to pay, that's just a simple lie.

However, if I forget to pay the bill and keep insisting to my wife that she told me SHE paid it even though I know she did not, that would be gaslighting.