Normalization of Lack of Privacy

When constant surveillance or forced transparency is treated as normal, especially in religious or authoritarian contexts.

• You were expected to confess personal sins publicly.

• Your internet use, clothing, or friendships were constantly monitored.

• You had no safe space to explore thoughts or feelings.

Potential clinical implications (especially in high control settings)

• Hypervigilance and distrust in self or others.

• Difficulty setting boundaries.

• Trauma responses around control or invasion of personal space.