I just read this story about "gaslighting" and how it makes women (and others, but the article is about women) see their natural and healthy reactions to things as "crazy," irrational, or stupid. (http://www.huffingtonpost.com/yashar-hedayat/a-message-to-women-from-a_1_b_958859.html?ref=fb&src=sp&comm_ref=false#sb=1394815,b=facebook)