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   Why Women With ADHD Are More At Risk Of Gaslighting & Coercive Control   
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   Dr Stephanie Sarkis, a therapist and author of Gaslighting: Recognize   
   Manipulative and Emotionally Abusive People - and Break Free, says:   
   "I've specialised in ADHD for over 20 years, and [have seen] more and   
   more people with ADHD in relationships or working in a place where   
   gaslighting is happening." Laws against coercive control were passed   
   in 2015, meaning that abusive, controlling, threatening behaviour that   
   has a "serious effect" is not only mentally damaging, it's now also   
   recognised as a crime.   
      
   Gaslighting is often very gradual, as Dr Sarkis explains. "It feels   
   like someone is accepting them for them, and slowly turns into abuse.   
   People with ADHD can be very vulnerable and have low self-esteem, they   
   feel like they have to change to be accepted. They may unconsciously   
   seek out someone that seems very pulled together, [but] the flip side   
   of that is that those people can be very controlling. It's part of   
   coercive control."   
      
   https://www.refinery29.com/en-ca/why-women-with-adhd-are-more-at   
   risk-of-gaslighting-coercive-control   
      
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