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#3- early sexual behavior.
Is the word being overused, or beginning to be more understood?
Hypervigilance and being able to recognize red flags are common responses.
Without adequate support, many people are left to manage on their own.
A new book reveals that those on the Dark Triad are closer to us than we think.
Validating your own history is crucial when family members do not do so.
Here are focus areas for those who struggle to identify and set boundaries.
3. Remember: You are not to blame.
Our first home environment can shape our personality and sense of self.
#2. The “What Will the Neighbors Think?" Family.
This exercise can be done in any private place to help reduce stress.
Are narcissists more likely to be unfaithful or have predictable responses?
Here are 5 ways to tell when a friendship is doing more harm than good.
The memoir echoes these five common themes of unhealthy family dynamics.
Does referring to everything as "trauma" minimize true traumatic experiences?
8. Being lied to can trigger the wound of being unable to trust.
10 tips for decreasing stress and increasing empowerment.
5 tips for navigating the grief of losing a parent you were estranged from.
To understand what is unhealthy, we first have to define what is healthy.
A look at the most common ways survivors recognize healing and growth.
Many survivors learn to dismiss or excuse their reality.
Limiting what you say, and to whom, can help you prepare.
Through self-awareness, we can work to change patterns we took into adulthood.
Feeling the loss of what we did not have.
The biggest red flag is cruelty without remorse.
3 ways to respond when friends just don't understand.
Self-doubt often causes us to deny our reality.
External messages contribute to many survivors denying their history.
Learning to trust again is part of the healing process, but it takes time.
Goals include: Creating more space for self-compassion and improving boundaries.