Did reading about the movie “Gaslight” (Are You Being Gaslighted?)…perhaps alert that little pocket of gray cells that you hide from others…that little secret imp…
Were you, just for a moment, thinking….hmm….the husband drove his wife insane by making her THINK she was insane…mildly interesting, that little imp says…but, I’m curious, just wondering…just to improve my understanding…what did the husband do … specifically?
“Not that I would ever actually put his evil methods into practice… it’s just that my special person has a few annoying habits…no really…I wouldn’t.”
Okay, this is what he did. He hid objects and when his wife couldn’t find them, he swore he hadn’t touched them. Whoa! At this point you’re thinking what I’m thinking…my special person’s been doing that for years, and now I know why.
No. Backup a bit. The ”what did you do with my thing-ee,” “I never touched your thing-ee,” experience is nothing but the beauty of marriage shining through. Now, maybe if you kicked up the frequency you could make some headway…
The husband who drove his wife insane by making her THINK she was insane, did other things. He waited until she was all settled in on an evening she thought their plans were to take it easy at home. Then he prances in, dressed to the nines, asking all concerned, “Why aren’t you ready to go out like we planned. He now re-iterates a conversation that never happened, closing with, “I can’t believe you are this far gone (paraphrasing folks, this isn’t a review) …I didn’t realize how serious YOUR PROBLEMS are.
Then…this is good…he buys an expensive (expensive-looking…who knows this guy is such a liar, the “diamonds” were probably glass) brooch. AND he says this brooch was his beloved grandmother’s who’d been given it by her mother… According to Mr. Generosity, the brooch was a priceless heirloom…which he was now giving to his wife because he loved her soooo much. He tries to pin it on her, and alas, the clasp is broken. He suggests she put it in her purse and take it by the jeweler’s later. Then he says–hold onto your chair, this guy is good–”Maybe I should hold onto the brooch…I mean, since YOUVE HAD THESE PROBLEMS lately…you know those lapses you are having that are getting worse. She insists the brooch will be fine, puts it into her handbag and they’re off to a piano performance.
In the middle of the performance, Mr. Generosity leans close to his wife and asks to see the brooch. She slips her hand inside her purse. Oh, no! She digs desperately. How is it possible? He asks again to see the brooch, sees his wife’s panic, and suggests they leave the concert. On the ride home, the husband, oh so kindly, comforts his wife. “I know you don’t THINK you were careless and lost the brooch, DEAR, but you have to face the fact that your lying is out of control. You lie to me. And, obviously, you lie to yourself. The only reason a person lies to themself is if they are hiding really serious mental problems. I love you and I want to help you, but you have to face the truth.
YOU ARE INSANE. You are so lucky you have me. Every other man in the Universe would divorce you immediately. Because you are so very, very sick.
I’m going to stop here. I’m having a little trouble breathing……
OMG! Yes, I am a real life (not movie!) person who had this done to me! I was searching around online because I want to start researching this particularly nasty bit of mind@%*k, who does it, what’s the psychology behind it, what are the variations on the theme, etc. Its partly a form of self healing, but I also think it would make a great book–or at least an article in Cosmo! LOL
Oh yes. And actually, I think your angle would be really interesting. I’m writiing humorous mysteries now because the ways people work to decieve are captivating. The good guys win for me and the sneaky bad guys are exposed.
Gosh would you be interested in me leaving my numerous ideas on how to drive someone crazy? It’s actually a technique to drive someone “out of town on a rail” in the most modern and legal sense.
It is so effective that it is used on stalkers or other “unwanted” people to make them vanish. I do not condone these methods at all except on truely dangerous people because they are so evil.
1. The trick is hacking their brain. Find out everything about them from them. What kind of things traumatized them. What do they love. What do they hate. What is important about their identity. What do they feel vulnerable about. Start with If they are a woman they likely feel a little physically unsafe in the world. If they are a man they can be humiliated easily through saying things about letting their partner get away with stuff and they can be humilated by talking about their job.
2. Enlist numerous people to help in your covert agenda. And To fillet the information from the victim. These people will be the heart and soul of the attack. They must not be deterred by any surprise reaction the victim will take. They must fallow through with the set-ups no matter what! it is best to have a changing cast of characters and situations because the part that will get the victim in the end never being able to predict. It will make the person uncertain of their sanity and uncertainty can bring about instability, and when things are unstable it is the BEST time for change. In causing the victim instability is when the victim will break and run. Victims have been known to leave homes, families, friends, everything they have fought for and just vanish into thin air.
If I have “the Mystery Psychologists” permission, I would like to leave more comments that relate specific how-to’s on this subject. Please write me and let me know.
“Sing” please do tell… What are more ways to subtly, even if the target is aware something’s going on, drive them crazy, or make them kill themselves. I didn’t realise the goal was to drive them out of town, seems like it would be a GREAT vacation to get away from people like this, what’s wrong with leaving??
This is totally fun. I think you know my family.
Dont come to Fbg. Tx. Many of the younger adolescent female crowd banded togeather and carried a vendatta just like this on another older female in town, jealously. To sample and try on parts of her life. Many good people encouraged her to leave early on as they knew what was going on.
These scenarios are from the movie “Gaslight”. The term “gaslighting” came from this movie.
can you send me a summary of tactics and also where are you located
Sure. I think the soft ware can be bought at the Home Depot. Sigh.
And what a movie. One of my favorites. Maybe seeing it is what sent me into psychology.
THESE GAMES ARE BEING PLAYED ON ME RIGHT NOW i DON’T UNDERSTAND THE FUN OF DRIVING SOMEONE CRAZY BE CAREFUL YOU MIGHT GET WHAT YOU ASK FOR NOT ALL CRAZIES ARE RUNNERS THEY MAY JUST TURN AROUND AND BITE YOU BACK. A CRAZY PERSON MIGHT DO JUST ABOUT ANYTHING EVEN MURDER THINK ABOUT IT, THEY ARE CRAZY. WHAT WERE YOU THINKING ANYWAY .ARENT MOST CRIMINALS CRAZY? THE PRISIONS ARE FULL OF CRAZY PEOPLE SO ARE MANSON IS CRAZY. BE CAREFUL YOU JUST MIGHT DRIVE THE WRONG PERSON CRAZY.