So much, so true. The hardest part is living with the knowledge that the world sees them in stark contrast to what you see, day in, day out. They live in complete fantasy land. You can destroy yourself trying to ‘help’ and speaking your ‘truth’. Rejection. Invalidation. Denial. Dismissal. And worst, nobody believes you. Nobody. Be very careful. You may well be better off leaving because a life ‘being careful’ is no life really. I actually believe challenging them is something you have to do, for self, as long as you have the resilience and self-respect to deflect their bullshit when you do. They are wounded, angry children essentially, you are their parent.