Gaslighting has become a buzzword.This book restores its meaning.In a culture where disagreement is labeled abuse, accountability is framed as harm, and truth itself is treated as negotiable, the word gaslighting has been stripped of precision-and real victims are paying the price.In Daylight on Gaslighting: Clear Definitions in a Noisy Culture, leadership author and cultural analyst Mitchell Kirby cuts through the noise with clarity, restraint, and moral seriousness. This is not a self-help book, a checklist, or a grievance manifesto. It is a clarification text-written for people who know something is wrong but are tired of being told they're "too sensitive," "misremembering," or "imagining things."Kirby carefully distinguishes true gaslighting from ordinary conflict, trauma response, narcissism, lying, manipulation, and emotional discomfort. With clinical rigor, cultural insight, and theological depth, he exposes how reality erosion actually works-within relationships, workplaces, institutions, and modern leadership.This book explores: What gaslighting actually is-and why intent, pattern, and power matterHow reality erosion works neurologically and psychologicallyWhy good, ethical people are often the most vulnerableHow gaslighting scales from relationships to corporations, media, and institutionsWhy misuse of the term enables real abusers to hide in plain sightHow to respond without losing your soul, becoming paranoid, or turning bitterHow to rebuild trust in your own perception after prolonged distortionKirby writes with a steady, grounded voice shaped by decades of leadership, crisis management, and moral decision-making. He refuses both hysteria and minimization. He does not validate every feeling-but he does defend reality.This is a book for: Leaders navigating truth in environments that punish honestyProfessionals who feel quietly destabilized at workPartners trying to tell the difference between conflict and controlSurvivors who need language without exaggerationReaders who want clarity without chaosTruth does not need volume.Reality does not require permission.Daylight is not loud-but it reveals everything.