Gaslighting Guide: What it is, how to respond, how it damages intuition and methods for intuition repair
Brianna D. Mann, Ph.D.
The dangerous effects of gaslighting
Gaslighting doesn’t just affect children as they are growing up. When the highly reliable, intuitive method of detecting abuse, neglect, gaslighting, exploitation and other forms of danger has been damaged or forced offline by gaslighting, people are more likely to experience repeated abuse, neglect, gaslighting, exploitation and other forms of victimization across their lifespans. Indeed, 51% of people abused as children reported domestic abuse later in their lives. And, if they experienced multiple forms of abuse in childhood (i.e., emotional, physical, sexual and the witnessing of domestic abuse), the rate of domestic abuse later in life rises to 77% (Office for National Statistics, 2017). 77 percent!
Through gaslighting, these individuals are conditioned to believe that experiencing abuse and neglect is perfectly normal and acceptable, and the real problem is their response to this treatment. So, when they find themselves in new relationships or interactions with people who abuse and neglect them, they see these experiences as completely normal and acceptable, and themselves as the problem, beliefs that are further reinforced by additional gaslighting by the new perpetrator. As a result, they remain trapped in a cycle of abuse and neglect.
Are you one of the many who has been conditioned to ignore, doubt or shut down your intuition? Take a moment to consider these examples:
Have you ever said, “If only I had listened to my gut… I had a feeling this was going to happen. And, if I had listened, maybe I could have prevented this”?
Have you ever gotten a feeling about someone or something that you just couldn’t put your finger on or find evidence to support, so you chose to ignore it, only to have it come back to bite you in the ass later?
Have you gotten into unhealthy relationships or harmful situations because you didn’t trust your initial impressions, as “illogical” as they may have seemed at the time?
Did you feel like something was very wrong in your home growing up, but your caregivers explicitly told you or implied that everything was normal and fine?
Have you ever found yourself feeling confused because someone’s words have said one thing but the feeling you’ve gotten about what they’ve said, said another?
Have you ever picked up your phone to contact a friend only to discover that they’d already contacted you, which felt weird, but because there was no rational explanation, you decided to disregard it as coincidence?
Have you let ideas and dreams that feel exciting, right and true for you, go unrealized, because you didn’t see the rational path forward or believe they were possible?
Have you frequently felt bored, disconnected, unmotivated, “meh” or flat?
Have you struggled to feel connected to spirituality or a higher power?
Have you often not known what you needed or wanted?
These are all examples of intuition malfunctioning due to gaslighting conditioning that has paired intuition with doubt, disregard and/or punishment. Intuition needs to be in full working order to successfully navigate the physical world; protect oneself from danger, abuse and exploitation; determine needs and wants; have authentic and connected relationships with others; connect with spirituality and to live a fulfilling, connected, joyous and dream-filled life.
If you are having trouble following your intuition and manifesting what you want in life (including Twin Flame Union), there’s a good chance that old gaslighting programming is blocking you.
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References
Office for National Statistics. (2017). People who were abused as children are more likely to be abused as an adult. Retrieved from https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/crimeandjustice/articles/peoplewhowereabusedaschildrenaremorelikelytobeabusedasanadult/2017-09-27. Retrieved January 10, 2023, from UK Statistics Authority https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/crimeandjustice/articles/peoplewhowereabusedaschildrenaremorelikelytobeabusedasanadult/2017-09-27