Why the World Feels Like One Big Narcissistic Family System – And How to Survive It

The Friday Edition | No. 53

Why the World Feels Like One Big Narcissistic Family System – And How to Survive It

If you grew up under the rule of a narcissistic parent, you already know what it feels like to live in a world where truth is distorted, the powerful are protected, and the innocent are left to suffer. You know what it’s like to scream into the void, only to watch enablers rush to defend the abuser. You know what it’s like to feel trapped, manipulated, gaslit, and discarded.

And now, here we are, adults, looking around at the world and thinking, “Why does this feel exactly like my childhood?”

It is not in your head. We are living through a time that eerily mirrors the dynamics of a narcissistic family system on a massive scale. The corrupt, self-serving leaders. The enablers who keep them in power. The gaslighting, the double standards, the blatant abuses of power.

Gaslighting is a form of manipulation that causes people to question their reality. It’s not just an individual experience; it’s a social epidemic that keeps people disconnected from the truth.

_Dr. Robin Stern, The Gaslight Effect: How to Spot and Survive the Hidden Manipulation Others Use to Control Your Life