For example, they might say, “Now you are just confusing me,” or “I do not know what you are talking about.” Withholding: This involves someone pretending they do not understand the conversation, or refusing to listen, to make a person doubt themselves.
They may say things such as, “Are you sure about that? You have a bad memory,” or “I think you are forgetting what really happened.” Countering: This is when someone questions a person’s memory.According to the National Domestic Violence Hotline, gaslighting can happen in a variety of ways.