Publisher's Synopsis
Psychopaths are known for their manipulative behavior. They often manipulate the truth by telling lies to other people in order to get a particular response out of them. They are able to do this through gaslighting. Perhaps the psychopath did something terrible and they are trying to cover it up by telling lies. That way, no one will suspect they did anything wrong. But often times the gaslighting is directed specifically at one particular individual. Psychopaths use gaslighting the most on other family members, such as their spouse or children, in order to achieve some greater goal, they set out to make themselves look a certain way in the eyes of others.
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Divorce Recovery - Releasing Toxic Thoughts and Emotions When it comes to psychopaths' gaslighting other adults it can get more challenging because adults have the means to meet more people. Psychopaths will generally target their partner or spouse since they have more control over them. A spouse who is in love with their psychopathic partner will be more receptive to the lies they are being told because they trust their partner and want to believe in them. This gives the psychopathic partner a huge advantage to pull off their gaslighting technique because all it takes is a few sentences without having to prove themselves much. What's worse is the victim will often stick up for their partner around others because of their love for them. This causes other people to see the psychopath in the same limelight as their partner does, which only further enhances the success of the abuser.
