4. They try to wear you down over time
Gaslighting is often performed over time to gradually wear someone down. Now you may notice it’s happening in small amounts at first, but they’re gonna keep ramping it up.
5. Their actions do not actually match their words.
You might notice that when dealing with a person who uses gaslighting in relationships, what they say and then what they do and their actions can be completely different.
And as mentioned before, they have no problem lying in any situation, so keep an eye out if they actually end up doing any of what they say.
6. They use positive reinforcement occasionally to confuse you
Now the fact that you’re taking notice of all the positive reinforcement may suggest it happens rarely. Now, this is used to make you think, “ perhaps they’re actually not as bad as what I think they are”. And it’s possible that the thing you’ll be impressed for only really serves the person doing the gaslighting in relationships.
It could be that they say, Wow, you are an amazing cook to get you to cook more, or they’ll say, Wow, I really appreciate you doing this job to get more money so that you can give them more money if that makes sense.
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