Gaslighting can be hard to recognize when you’re the victim. I was gaslit for years and it was pretty bad that I actually started to say the same thing my abuser was telling me about myself including that I deserved to be hit for doing certain things and making mistakes. My therapist was pretty horrified when I said that and told me that this was not normal. Gaslighting is a way for an abuser to have total control over their victims. I’ve noticed that ever since Tangled, gaslighting has been shown in cartoons and kids shows. My Little Pony Make Your Mark is currently showing an isolated character being gaslit by her caretaker and how the victim is slowly learning that what she has been told about the outside world are lies and whenever she says anything that contradicts or goes against what her caretaker says or wants the victim to believe, the caretaker says something hurtful and reminds her victim that without her, the victim would be homeless and have no friends or protection.
