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LESSON 1 · Escape Toxic Patterns

PAUSE TO THINK

What is 'gaslighting' named after?

The 1944 film Gaslight.

In the film, the husband dims the gas lights in their home and then denies they have changed, making his wife doubt her own perception. The term now describes any systematic attempt to make someone question their own reality.

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