Does your ACE score put you at risk of narcissistic abuse? Learn how early childhood trauma may be influencing your adult relationships.
When managers fail to keep their emotions in check when delivering bad news, they can fall prey to different dysfunctional conversation types
Dysfunctional families are more common than you think.
The codependency dance requires two dancing partners, the accommodater, a.k.a. the codependent, and the controller, a.ka, the narcissist.
As a food empath, bingeing junk food and excess weight can be a way of armoring yourself to stop absorbing other people’s stress or disturbing behavior.
Some of the most poisonous people come disguised as friends and family. Read on to learn the signs of a dysfunctional family and how to deal with them.
The dynamics of dysfunctional families can hamper the psychological & emotional development of a child. Explore the 8 characteristics of dysfunctional families.
What is parentification? It's when the roles of the parent and child get reversed; the child has to become the parent & take care of the needs of their parents.
Take a look at some of the signs you grew up in a dysfunctional family! The effects of growing up in a toxic family can leave lasting marks.
There are some toxic things parents say and it can linger in the memory of children. Let's delve into what these phrases are and what they actually mean.
The most important thing to a narcissist is to maintain the image of success. There are only two rules in the house of a narcissist’s family:
As a food empath, bingeing junk food and excess weight can be a way of armoring yourself to stop absorbing other people’s stress or disturbing behavior.
Take a look at some of the signs you grew up in a dysfunctional family! The effects of growing up in a toxic family can leave lasting marks.
Having to grow up in a dysfunctional household is traumatizing enough. Topping that, adults from dysfunctional families have a cross to bear for a long time.
A covert narcissist is a subtle manipulator, often appearing shy and reserved, but hiding a deep need for validation.
Micromanipulation is a covert manipulative tactic, which is often implemented by abusive narcissists when they find their victim is trying to cut them loose.
It's hard to imagine that painful or dysfunctional events from your childhood could be dictating your behavior. If you haven't addressed them in therapy or counseling, however, it's possible events from the past are plaguing you now. Even if you have had therapy around your issues, situations that seem familiar, like jobs, or relationships can trigger something that brings out the absolute worst in you. When it comes to trauma and repeating dysfunctional patterns, you really have to be vigilant. How am I so sure? I know from experience and being able to see the patterns in my relationships that do come from childhood trauma.
