October is a month of a few worthy awareness causes, Domestic Violence and Breast Cancer.  In my opinion it is a time to remember and work towards stopping both  issues as they both primarily hurt women and their families.  Unfortunately,  domestic violence usually starts early on in life, and continues for generations unless the cycles are broken.     Many women find themselves in situations where gaslighting is apart of their daily lives.  Gaslighting is a form of emotional abuse where a person can be made to feel "crazy" or out of touch.  For example, a woman sees her husband openly flirting with a woman in her face.  She confronts her husband , and his reply is "You're imagining things, and you know I would never do that."  Another example is, a child reveals his sexual preference, and it is not heterosexual.  A parent may gaslight by saying to the child, "It's just a phase, and you will grow out of it."  The bottom line is gaslighting is