When narcissistic control seeps into leadership, it distorts truth, erodes trust and destabilizes institutions. AdvertisementAs a clinical psychologist who works with trauma and narcissistic abuse, I see echoes of this dynamic every day in my therapy office. Narcissistic control in government thrives on flipping the script and silencing watchdogs. Narcissistic abuse isn’t just dangerous and dysregulating — it feeds on the very distress and isolation it creates to sustain itself. Support HuffPost Already contributed?

Source: Huffington Post May 23, 2025 21:16 UTC