Would you be confused? Would you be mad? Would you even care?

LOL, I’d never do this, but it seems harmless silly enough…

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      3 months ago

      Yes it is. You change something about a person’s environment, and when they ask “did you change that thing?” you deny it. If you never reveal that you actually changed the thing, it’s called gaslighting.

      It’s named after a movie in which one character did this to another character with the intensity of gas lamps on the wall, with the intention of making her doubt her own perceptions.

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        3 months ago

        If you don’t tell them

        is different from

        when they ask “did you change that thing?” you deny it

        I’m just being a stickler for the active vs passive method of letting the victim question their sanity.