When someone needs help spotting manipulative comments that make them question their memory, feelings or sense of reality, this one-page gaslighting poster gives clear examples to refer to. It is suited to domestic abuse awareness, relationship education, counselling, safeguarding discussions and emotional abuse work with adults, teenagers or older young people.
In practice, the poster can be printed as a visual handout, used on a noticeboard, shared during one-to-one support, or kept nearby as a prompt for conversations about psychological manipulation and coercive control. Its simple format makes it easy to scan during a session without overwhelming the person reading it.
The content explains that gaslighting involves repeated manipulation that leads someone to doubt their thoughts, memories or sense of reality. It then lists common gaslighting phrases, including being told you are too sensitive, imagining things, exaggerating, confused, paranoid, remembering it wrong, taking things the wrong way, or making yourself upset.
The wording is especially relevant for adults and teenagers who are learning to recognise emotional abuse, toxic relationship patterns, narcissistic abuse phrases or controlling behaviour. Domestic abuse workers, counsellors, social workers, youth workers and school pastoral staff may find it useful when helping someone put words to experiences that have felt hard to explain.
Because the examples are written as short direct statements, the poster can support reflection, safety planning, journalling, group discussion or psychoeducation. It may help people compare concerning comments with their own experiences, notice repeated patterns, and begin to separate their perceptions from someone else’s attempts to minimise, deny or distort them.
