Confabulation is an attempt to bridge over dissociative memory gaps. It is not the same as gaslighting, though victims definitely experience it as such. Mark Beare, the originator of the MPIT theory of narcissistic abuse throws some light on the matter. | Sam Vaknin

Narcissists confabulate in order to bridge memory gaps and maintain a sense of personal continuity (pseudo-Self). #samvaknin #dissociation #confabulation #memory #self #continuity | Sam Vaknin