Very good explanation.
It is exactly what ..actually it's a dept I almost became an expert in..I deal with such people for 15 years.
One side effect of people being constantly insulted, but often, in a very subtle manner, is that they always justify and explain themselves non-stop. Example: the are brought to explain the 4xplanation of the explanation of the opini9n they have regarding someth8ng..because the gaslighter denies it makes any sense all the time. People become introveryed and in doubt about their critical thinking.
This is very obvious when you read the last week's on the board. A newbie pointed it today!
The real question is not if he does it or not..the question is Why??? People doing that usually try to hide and cover what they really do as well as their true motives.
A constant behavior you will encounter is the person is arrogant and laugh about people..especially when he is about to be exposed and unveilef; in such case there will be a vigorous attack to smear the person.