121: Structural Undermining: How Laws & Customs Trap Scapegoats in Abuse
When society’s rules become weapons against your autonomy and recovery
You followed the rules. You respected the traditions. You honored the customs that everyone assured you were there to protect you. Yet somehow, those same structures keep you trapped in relationships that harm you, obligated to people who exploit you, and guilty for wanting to protect yourself.
It’s not coincidence. Narcissists are masters at weaponizing the very systems designed to create safety—using laws, family customs, cultural expectations, and social pressure as invisible chains that feel impossible to break without appearing ungrateful, selfish, or wrong.
What if the real barrier to your freedom isn’t just the narcissist—but the structures they’ve learned to hide behind?
• Discover how family loyalty customs get weaponized to force you back into harm’s way under the guise of tradition
• Uncover the legal vulnerabilities that leave emotional abuse victims with almost no protection or recourse
• Understand why breaking free feels like violating every rule you were taught to respect—and what that tells you
• Learn the shocking ways social institutions reinforce narcissistic control while appearing neutral and fair
Your autonomy isn’t negotiable, and not every system that claims to protect you actually does. This episode exposes the structures keeping you trapped and shows you what true freedom actually requires.
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