The subtle, easy-to-miss version of gaslighting where the reality distortion is so gentle you keep second-guessing whether it's even happening. Low key gaslight is death by a thousand soft corrections — 'that's not quite what I meant', 'you always take things too literally', 'I think you're misremembering a bit'. No dramatic denials, no raised voices. Just a slow, quiet erosion of your confidence in your own perception. It's arguably more insidious than the obvious kind because it's easier to dismiss as a misunderstanding.
He never outright lied — it was all low key gaslight, tiny corrections until she stopped trusting herself.
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