Exclusive | Are you a ‘love bomber’ or a gaslighting narcissist? Experts weigh in on the toxicity of weaponizing therapy speak

Exclusive | Are you a ‘love bomber’ or a gaslighting narcissist? Experts weigh in on the toxicity of weaponizing therapy speak

Going to therapy for your mental health is a great idea. Using therapy talk in everyday conversations? Not so much. Terms like “narcissist,” “love bomber,” “trigger,” and “gaslighting” that were once only used among the four walls of a shrink’s office have increasingly made their way into everyday conversation, flipping clinically-recognized diagnoses and concepts into … Read more

Exclusive | ‘Survivor 49’s Sophie Segreti reacts to being ‘erased’ from pre-merge edit: ‘Gaslighting’

Exclusive | ‘Survivor 49’s Sophie Segreti reacts to being ‘erased’ from pre-merge edit: ‘Gaslighting’

Sophie Segreti got gaslit by “Survivor.” After being voted off on the latest episode of “Survivor 49,” the 31-year-old strategy associate exclusively told The Post how she felt about her near-invisible edit during the pre-merge portion of the season. “It’s funny because it honestly felt a lot like gaslighting in that I was there. I … Read more

I ‘gaslit myself’ into losing 40 pounds — my mind trick method is obesity doc-approved

I ‘gaslit myself’ into losing 40 pounds — my mind trick method is obesity doc-approved

It’s not uncommon for people to lie to others about their weight. One Michigan woman took a different approach — she repeatedly lied to herself until she lost weight. She took advantage of the malleability of the mind, a technique supported by experts. In a viral TikTok with almost 4 million views, content creator Leaha … Read more

I’m divorcing my husband because he screws jar lids too tight — here’s why everyone agrees I should leave

I’m divorcing my husband because he screws jar lids too tight — here’s why everyone agrees I should leave

He should really loosen up. An aggrieved wife on Reddit has vowed to divorce her husband after struggling for five years to open jarred foods by herself — alleging that her future ex was over-tightening the lids on purpose. The anonymous woman posted about her alleged domestic dilemma in the subReddit r/AITAH, an acronym for … Read more

‘Gaslighting’ is the most Googled word in America — are you using it correctly?

‘Gaslighting’ is the most Googled  word in America — are you using it correctly?

Gaslighting has become one of the most popular words in the English language — if only most of us using it actually knew what the hell it meant. According to a new study by Crossword Solver, the trendy term was the one Googled the most this year, typically in search of a definition. The news … Read more

‘The Ex-Wife’ blasts the gaslight flame in creepy psychodrama

‘The Ex-Wife’ blasts the gaslight flame in creepy psychodrama

“The Ex-Wife” tells a sordid tale of gaslighting writ large — but takes the familiar “psychological thriller” in a twisty turn that sets it apart from its genre bedfellows. The four-part series, premiering Aug. 10 on streamer BritBox and based on Jess Ryder’s book of the same name, features an English cast familiar to the … Read more

Gen Z is gaslighting their bosses to get out of work

Gen Z is gaslighting their bosses to get out of work

Remember when you were a kid and you’d play pretend? You’d pretend to be a pilot, a parent and, if you really dreamt big, a train driver. Well, Generation Z is all grown-up and now playing pretend in the workplace. Instead of working, they are Meryl Streeping it and pretending to work. Gabrielle Judge, 26, … Read more

Medical Gaslighting Is Real—Don’t Let Your Doctor Tell You Otherwise

Medical Gaslighting Is Real—Don’t Let Your Doctor Tell You Otherwise

In the 1944 thriller Gaslight, newlywed Paula moves into an old townhouse owned by her late aunt who was murdered years ago. While Paula settles in with a man she met two weeks ago, she soon realizes something is off. Items slowly start disappearing and the gaslights in the attic dim on and off at … Read more