Showing posts with label parentified children. Show all posts
Showing posts with label parentified children. Show all posts
Sunday, August 25, 2024

What is Parentification and Why Is It Traumatic?

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Many clients who come to see me for unresolved trauma grew up as parentified children (see my article:  What is the Impact of Parentificatio...
Friday, January 12, 2024

The Impact of Parentification Trauma on Adult Romantic Relationships

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Adults who were parentified children often have problems in adult romantic relationships due to the childhood trauma of having to act as a p...
Friday, April 3, 2020

Common Reactions to the COVID-19 Crisis: Fear and Anxiety

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Aside from worrying about the COVID-19 crisis, many people are concerned that their reactions make them feel "weak" or "abnor...
Friday, March 23, 2018

Learning to Accept That You Can't Control Your Loved Ones

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While it's understandable that you would want to spare your loved ones from experiencing pain or misfortune, if you try to control the l...
Monday, October 9, 2017

Why Your Child Can't Be Your Best Friend

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In my previous article, Caregiving For a Depressed Mother as a Child and a Depressed Spouse as an Adult , I discussed how early dynamics bet...
Thursday, October 5, 2017

Caregiving For a Depressed Mother as a Child and a Depressed Spouse as an Adult

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People often unconsciously choose a spouse who has similar characteristics to one or both parents (see my article:   Overcoming the Guilt Y...
Monday, March 27, 2017

Overcoming the Need to Be Everyone's Caregiver

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The need to be everyone's caretaker often starts in childhood in a family where a young child feels she must be the one to protect and t...