#FamilyEstrangement

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Sometimes, the bravest thing you can do is say goodbye to toxic family members.

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Family estrangement is a misunderstood and stigmatized experience that is often exacerbated because it is poorly recognised by society.

When trauma survivors discuss their estrangement with others, they are often met with judgment, gaslighting, and sometimes even victim blaming, adding to the internalized guilt, shame and grief they are already suffering.

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How to recognise a toxic behavior.

In a toxic family dynamic, you might feel contempt or disdain instead of love. A toxic family member might constantly mock or belittle your choices or attack your vulnerable points.

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Toxic family behavior can look cruel, critical, abusive, belittling, controlling, and have excessive demands or show a lack of empathy or lack of respect for your boundaries, feelings, and needs. Those who lie, gossip, guilt trip, bully, gaslight, manipulate, or always make themselves out to be a victim are also exhibiting toxic behavior.

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You may be the black sheep of the family. Black sheep are excluded because they hold different beliefs compared to their relatives or act outside of the social norm. Because black sheep are treated differently than the rest of their family members, they may often feel sad, lonely, or unworthy.

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You may be the family scapegoat. The person who is blamed for the suffering, wrongdoings, mistakes, or faults of others, to protect the image of the family, avoid responsibility of their own actions or to unite them while abusing a precieved common enemy.

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Family drama is inevitable and we are all toxic at some point in our life, but the difference is if their actions aren't isolated events, but rather patterns of behavior that consistently negatively impact your life.

[balancedradish]

Ever think about how much you love someone. How invested you were. How you definitely would die for them. And then the walls close in as you remember that they have chosen otherwise.

#familyestrangment

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[bettermetribe]

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