Quotes about Dysfunctional families

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It is hundreds of tiny threads of memories, which sew people together through the years. Despite, their mental separatio — Shannon L. Alder
Implicit [in the psychiatric literature] is a set of normative assumptions regarding the father's prerogatives and the m — Judith Lewis Herman, Father-Daughter Incest: With a New Afterword
Often, her mate is the child of a narcissist, already indoctrinated to regard exploitation and disregard as love. Others — Elan Golomb, Trapped in the Mirror: Adult Children of Narcissists in Their Struggle for Self
Consider letting go of the barriers between yourself and others, let go of the definition our culture has inflicted upon — David W. Earle
Children have empty erasable white boards upon which big people write indelibly imprinted messages into their tender sub — David W. Earle
This imbalance causes resentments within the over-responsible and dependency with the irresponsible person and this dyna — David W. Earle
If I, as a child, claim that something awful has happened—that someone has done something terrible to me—and everyone ar — E. Sue Blume, Secret Survivors
When faced with choosing between attributing their pain to “being crazy” and having had abusive parents, clients will ch — Lisa Ferentz, Treating Self-Destructive Behaviors in Trauma Survivors: A Clinician's Guide
Since children from dysfunctional families are so good at judging others, they also judge themselves finding themselves — David W. Earle
The fear of abandonment forced me to comply as a child, but I’m not forced to comply anymore. The key people in my life — Christina Enevoldsen, The Rescued Soul: The Writing Journey for the Healing of Incest and Family Betrayal
Codependency is a learned set of behaviors, thought processes, and habits. When combined together, they fit a very loose — David W. Earle
Being judgmental is a form of attack keeping others off balance. — David W. Earle
Boundary violations are deeply experienced. — David W. Earle
With improved coping skills forged through my midlife crisis, I now listen first and do not control, and I allow these n — David W. Earle
She was so upset about a blog that maybe a total of six people read yet had no compassion for her granddaughters who had — Erin Merryn, Living for Today: From Incest and Molestation to Fearlessness and Forgiveness
Perhaps nothing so accurately characterizes dysfunctional families as denial. — John Bradshaw, Bradshaw on the Family: A New Way of Creating Solid Self-Esteem
If you should choose to look at those files, you will have to live with the consequences of your choices while, at the s — Donna K. Childree
Sometimes opposites attract, or so they say, but Paloma and Rocío were like arroz and mangú: they didn’t really mix well — Raquel Cepeda, Bird of Paradise: How I Became Latina
You were tossed away like a pair of beautiful, brand new shoes that did not quite fit. — Donna K. Childree
The happy family is a myth for many. — Carolyn Spring