Tag: parent
Growing Up With An Emotionally Incestuous/Enmeshed/Parentalizing Parent & How It Makes Other People’s Needs Feel Like A Burden
Growing up with a parent who treats you more as their romantic partner rather than their child is extremely traumatic. It is referred to as emotional incest, enmeshment, covert incest, parentalizing & parentification, & it’s a form of sexual abuse whether or not sexual contact is a part of this abuse. It creates a LOT…
You Deserve Compassion & Kindness!
Once someone has been abused, often they quietly & obliviously develop the misguided belief that they are unworthy of compassion & kindness. Most likely this comes from their abusers constantly telling them that they are a burden, they’re stupid, do nothing but cause problems & other things that instill a deep root of toxic shame…
For Those Who Blindly Support Parents Whose Children Severed Ties With Them
Severing ties with one’s parents is becoming a more common activity. Sadly, many people do this because of very valid reasons such as their parents are abusive. Even more sadly though is it seems the parents in these situations get so much more love & support than their children. Abusive parents in these situations are…