Hi TR, I'm not sure if you're referring to people using your dissociation to gaslight you, or if your dissociation is the result of gaslighting or something else. Regardless, I think the two things are linked. I grew up with gaslighting and then entered a group some might call a cult where there was more of it, and I was an easy mark in part because of my dissociation that allowed me to cope with the crazymaking actions of those around me.

Today, I go ballistic if I smell gaslighting or see it happening, say, in the news with guru type figures. I am always on the alert, questioning people's intentions and degree of lying. It's an exhausting and painful way to live. It's like I can't trust anyone ever and that makes me wonder if I am missing out on people who are trustworthy.

I'm not sure if that answers your question or not. This is a big topic for me.