Does this sound familiar?
Gaslighting is a form of intimidation or psychological abuse in which false information is presented to the victim, making them doubt their own memory and perception.
A psychological definition of gaslighting is:
It is also known as the "Martha Mitchell effect", after the wife of the Attorney-General in the Nixon administration of the US government, when she alleged that White House officials were engaged in illegal activities and her claims were attributed to mental illness ... exactly as the Brahma Kumaris do to followers and ex-adherents voicing criticisms of them.
Ultimately, in her case, the relevant facts of the Watergate scandal vindicated her as being correct but that had not stopped those in power seeking to destroy her very inner being, and public credibility, in this way. Martha was even abandoned by most of her family but the deposed and dishonest ex-President Nixon later admitted that, "if it hadn't been for Martha Mitchell, there'd have been no Watergate".
The politicians even leaked to the press that she had a "drinking problem" ... exaclty as the Brahma Kumari leaders have, in reality, accused indivduals challenging their failure in their duty of care of, e.g. being drug users and that being the problem distracting from them.
Perhaps we should rename this website, "Abu-gate"? Or perhaps we are still looking for our very own "Deep Throat" and a smoke gun. The agent "Deep Throat" help uncover the web of internal spies, secret surveillance, dirty tricks and coverups that led to Nixon's unprecedented resignation and to prison sentences for some of his highest-ranking aides.
The term gaslighting was coined in the George Cukor movie called, 'Gaslight - a strange drama of a captive sweetheart'. In it a woman is made to believe she is mentally ill and imagining things by her husband so that he can gain access to her finances.
He repeatedly lights a gas lamp in one part of the house, causing the other lamps in the house to become dimmer. When the main character in the movie confronts her husband about this, he repeatedly tells her that she is imagining things and that the lamps are not, in fact, dimmer ... This is part of a wider pattern of deception in which the husband manipulates small elements of his wife's environment, and insists that she is mistaken and at fault, when she challenges them.
What if I said ...
Would not that describe a Brahma Kumari follower? The facts are true ... what makes it different?
Gaslighting is a form of intimidation or psychological abuse in which false information is presented to the victim, making them doubt their own memory and perception.
A psychological definition of gaslighting is:
Wikipedia wrote:An increasing frequency of systematically withholding factual information from, and/or providing false information to, the victim - having the gradual effect of making them anxious, confused, and less able to trust their own memory and perception.
It is also known as the "Martha Mitchell effect", after the wife of the Attorney-General in the Nixon administration of the US government, when she alleged that White House officials were engaged in illegal activities and her claims were attributed to mental illness ... exactly as the Brahma Kumaris do to followers and ex-adherents voicing criticisms of them.
Ultimately, in her case, the relevant facts of the Watergate scandal vindicated her as being correct but that had not stopped those in power seeking to destroy her very inner being, and public credibility, in this way. Martha was even abandoned by most of her family but the deposed and dishonest ex-President Nixon later admitted that, "if it hadn't been for Martha Mitchell, there'd have been no Watergate".
The politicians even leaked to the press that she had a "drinking problem" ... exaclty as the Brahma Kumari leaders have, in reality, accused indivduals challenging their failure in their duty of care of, e.g. being drug users and that being the problem distracting from them.
Perhaps we should rename this website, "Abu-gate"? Or perhaps we are still looking for our very own "Deep Throat" and a smoke gun. The agent "Deep Throat" help uncover the web of internal spies, secret surveillance, dirty tricks and coverups that led to Nixon's unprecedented resignation and to prison sentences for some of his highest-ranking aides.
Robin Stern, Ph.D. wrote:Gaslighting is when someone wants you to do what you know you shouldn't and to believe the unbelieveable.
Gaslighting is an insidious form of emotional abuse and manipulation that is difficult to recognize and even harder to break free from. That's because it plays into one of our worst fears - of being abandoned - and many of our deepest needs: to be understood, appreciated, and loved.
The term gaslighting was coined in the George Cukor movie called, 'Gaslight - a strange drama of a captive sweetheart'. In it a woman is made to believe she is mentally ill and imagining things by her husband so that he can gain access to her finances.
He repeatedly lights a gas lamp in one part of the house, causing the other lamps in the house to become dimmer. When the main character in the movie confronts her husband about this, he repeatedly tells her that she is imagining things and that the lamps are not, in fact, dimmer ... This is part of a wider pattern of deception in which the husband manipulates small elements of his wife's environment, and insists that she is mistaken and at fault, when she challenges them.
What if I said ...
"a woman was made to believe she is utterly impure and untouchable by religious leaders who have systematically withheld factual information and provide false information to her having the gradual effect of making her anxious, confused and less able to trust their own perception so that they can gain access to her finances or free labor."
Would not that describe a Brahma Kumari follower? The facts are true ... what makes it different?
- As the BKs would say, "Its her Karma ..."
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