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Brandon Marcus

The “Gaslighting” Phrase Toxic Partners Use to Win Arguments

The "Gaslighting" Phrase Toxic Partners Use to Win Arguments
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A single sentence can flip an entire argument upside down. Someone raises a legitimate concern, and the next moment, confusion creeps in like fog rolling across a highway. Instead of discussing the actual problem, the conversation suddenly revolves around whether the concern itself even makes sense. That twist doesn’t happen by accident.

Many toxic partners rely on a classic gaslighting phrase that turns the spotlight away from their behavior and shines it directly onto someone else’s perception. Once that phrase enters the conversation, the original issue begins to fade while doubt takes center stage.

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