Global Gaslighting

Systems of Abuse in Structures of Power

Photo by Mona Sorcelli on Unsplash

[This story was originally published in January 2021.]

I grew up with an emotionally abusive parent. I was the target. I believe there were a lot of reasons that caused this parent to be emotionally abusive to me, but that’s really not my concern. My concern is how those reasons manifested in abuse towards me, how I learned about the world…