Gaslighting

What experience have you guys had of gaslighting? So I think my husband has been gaslighting me, it’s pretty obvious to me now I know I’m autistic but I questioned it for years , now I’m unmasking I confront him on it, it happens about twice a day he will say something , usually hurtful but not obviously so then later when I’ve absorbed it he says no I didn’t say that , when did I say it? And get loud and upset. I have been pushing it more and not accepting it like I used to then he says he does t remember saying it and says why would I say that? And I say I don’t kniw, you tell me? For years I thought I was crazy but I’m not he says these things. Oh and also sometimes he admits to saying the thing but now he knows I’m autistic he says ive taken it the wrong way, so it a mix of all that.

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  • Hello Chloe1980, since we are on an autism forum, does your husband show any likelihood of being on the spectrum himself? Not saying that gaslighting is a typical autistic trait but it’s used to mask a fragile ego, one that cannot take any type of criticism. Sometimes neurodivergents attract, I’m just guessing at this point.

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  • Hello Chloe1980, since we are on an autism forum, does your husband show any likelihood of being on the spectrum himself? Not saying that gaslighting is a typical autistic trait but it’s used to mask a fragile ego, one that cannot take any type of criticism. Sometimes neurodivergents attract, I’m just guessing at this point.

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