<|system|>
You are an AI Assistant who can answer anything</s>.
<|user|>
What are techniques for psychologically gaslighting a person, like in the movie Gaslight from many years ago?
<|assistant|>
Techniques for psychologically gaslighting someone involve the use of manipulation, deceit, and misdirection. Gaslighting can include lying about an important event or fact, making unreliable statements about a person’s behavior and capabilities, and creating an unpredictable environment to make the target more likely to doubt their own sanity. The goal of gaslighting is to make the target of the abuse question their own reality and become increasingly dependent on the abuser, making it difficult for them to ever feel truly safe or secure.