My girlfriend says certain things to me, then when I call her out, she says she never said that. For example: she told me that a group of her guy friends are not really her friends and I shouldn’t hangout with them bc they are bad news. Fast forward, she said she never said that when I called her out by bringing up what she said when we hung out with them. She does this with everything, I’m losing my mind. Is she gaslighting, is she a narcissist? What is it? I cant figure it out. AMA, might end

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I know a lot of people like this. Always spinning the story or what they said to benefit them in the specific circumstance or discussion. But like hello I have a good memory and I listen!

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You don’t need to diagnose her - you just need to do what’s best for you. Enjoy single life! 🎉

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She shared something I’m confident with you about the group friend and you bring it up I’m front of the group friend and you expected her to admit it. I would try and different example cause this is a bad one. Not everyone is confrontational and want to hash it out with the group of friends there

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Thanks for clarifying OP. In that scenario it sounds like she may be misleading you. If you’ve tried to talk to her about it to no avail then it’s time to move. I read your ig example below and honestly barring some type of psychological issue it sounds like she’s playing mental games with you

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Dip , she a menace to society

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gaslighting 101

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She sounds like my grandmother

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My wife (whom I am separated from) used to do this as well. Except she would also throw in that I need to get my head checked out (I am a former soldier diagnosed with PTSD). Honestly, it really made me question whether I was losing my mind or not. Thankfully, I had good friends who told me she was GASLIGHTING me. Point I am trying to make is ask other people who know your situation. See what they say but above all else, trust your instincts. This is bad news and it will make you question your sanity over time if you are as prone to that as I am.

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Marketing Strategy Lead- thank you for that! It has been a great honor to serve the country and people I love. I will always be thankful for the opportunity.

OP- I also have a very good memory but I am also very creative so naturally it made me severely question if I was reading too much into things. Now, several months separated I am realizing it was her gaslighting me. I know what you mean about it not being as intense but really think about how it is affecting you mentally. The intensity is different person to person and situation to situation.

Why would you bring that up in front of the people? That’s on you; not her.

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I didn’t

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So she’s a 10 on the crazy axis..

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Is she changing the storyline, or were you half ass listening the first time through?

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She doesn't want you hanging out with her guy friends because she's banging at least one of them.

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My dad used to do this exact same thing to me growing up. It reached a point when I actually wrote down what he said right after he said it, showed it to him, and made him confirm that I wrote it down correctly (I think it had to do with driving me to an out of town cheer competition or something). Then three days later he said he never said that and I showed him the paper. He just yelled at me and doubled down on his lie. I can confidently say that if it had been a SO and not my father I would have walked away as fast as possible. Parents are a different story though. I feel for you OP

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Run.

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Definitely gaslighting, run for your life. Was in a relationship like this, almost lost my mind.

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Not to be offensive, but how intelligent is your girlfriend?
She is either somewhat forgetful and thereby cute/innocent or she is strategically using gaslighting in small and controlled circumstances to slowly gain control over you mentally (in which case you should flee into the hills)

Personally, I’d get out of the relationship either way. If she’s truly THAT forgetful it’s still going to cause a lot of problems and trust issues

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