'Gaslighting' as told by psychologist Rea Celine Villa

If there is one thing about the internet that I am thankful for, it's the accessibility to information it provides. Of course, this can be a double-edged sword because information can easily be faked (as we've come to know), diluted or manipulated. Once something is released on the world wide web (do kids still call it that?), it's good as true even if there are information pieces that are missing or not entirely accurate. This is what came to mind when I approached an old acquaintance, Mind You Philippines' Senior Psychologist, Rea Celine Villa MAP, LPT, RPsy to ask her about the topic of gaslighting.

As stated on her LinkedIn page, Rea is the Senior Psychologist of Mind You. She is responsible for designing and creating Mental Health programs, internal processes and policies for the company and its clients. She is also responsible for managing the overall operations strategies and processes to carry out the company's mission statement. Rea also manages and advises Mind You's pool of Psychologists. She is the co-author of the first-ever Filipino Youth Depression Scale which serves as an initial self-assessment tool that measures individual depression tendencies. Rea also serves as the chief psychologist at Pasig City General Hospital where she handles the most sensitive cases related to trauma, abuse, anxiety and depression.