How to get rid of gaslighters? This one was personal because I honestly fall into this trap with people. I have gotten a lot better at not falling in. People that gaslight I would like to believe they do not do it on purpose, but they actually do. Most people who gaslight know exactly what they are doing but they just want you to be the bad guy. Because somehow blaming you, completes their whole life, and now they can cry or be sad because of the evil you have done them wrong.