
Managing a toxic family over christmas
t was 4 am. Joan woke up as usual to check her phone. A chronic worrier, she was always on high alert, unable to relax for fear that something terrible might happen to someone in the family. This time she …
t was 4 am. Joan woke up as usual to check her phone. A chronic worrier, she was always on high alert, unable to relax for fear that something terrible might happen to someone in the family. This time she …
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he principle reason I got involved in Psychotherapy was to make sense of an unhealthy relationship in which I was tightly enmeshed.
The foundation of this relationship was guilt, blame and avoiding taking person responsibility, and I looked to therapy …
hen in the midst of an abusive relationship, whether that abuse takes the form of emotional torment (such as shouting or guilt-tripping), mental games (such as passive aggressive remarks or just ignoring you) or physical attacks (such as direct violence, …