Category: Cartoons
Dysfunctional Families are Like Serving in the Military
When soldiers are sent off to war they are devoid of all feelings and emotions in order to survive the ordeal that they are going through. For a co-dependent person this is often the case as well.
Dysfunctional Family Roles
There are four basic roles that children take on in order to survive growing up in emotionally dishonest, shame-based, dysfunctional families. Hero, Scapegoat, Mascot, Invisible.
Why aren’t people in recovery good dancers?
Why aren’t people in recovery good dancers?
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Never go to bed angry?
The Holy Bible proclaims in the book of Ephesians “Don’t go to bed angry”. This is sound advice for couples and individuals everywhere. Going to bed angry can keep you from sleeping and impact your overall health and well being. But things are a bit different inside a dysfunctional family. Generally the bedtime rule is [...]
Most Dysfunctional Domain 2011 – RecoveryIsSexy.com
RecoveryIsSexy.com is officially the most dysfunctional domain name on the internet for 2011!
Are you kidding me? Have you ever seen someone in recovery?
Victim Mentality and People Pleasing
We lived life from the standpoint of victims. Having an overdeveloped sense of responsibility, we preferred to be concerned with others rather than ourselves. We got guilt feelings when we stood up for ourselves rather than giving in to others. Thus, we became reactors rather than actors, letting others take the initiative.
What every adult child of a dysfunctional family thinks
When you come from a dysfunctional family you always want to fix your family. You imagine that if you say the right thing, or do the right thing maybe they will change and treat you the way you want. The next logical step in this thought process is to become a therapist.
We learned that lying works better than telling the truth
Lying becomes a way of surviving in a dysfunctional home
Handicapped Reindeer Car at the Hospital
What the heck is going on with all the Reindeer cars needing medical attention?
If you have never made a mistake then it means you have never tried something new.
If ever there were a truer statement I have not read it yet. When my life is working correctly and I am thriving as a healthy person I tend to have mistakes all over the place. It’s because I am focused on doing stuff instead of what others are thinking about me and what I’m [...]
Inspiration and Affirmations
If you grew up in a dysfunctional family there is a good chance that you think dysfunctional thoughts all the time. Critical self talk and a perfectionist attitude can become your worst enemy and lead to depression and isolation. So many self help guru’s say over and over that if you want to change your [...]
PTSD
PTSD stands for Post Traumatic Stress Disorder which is a debilitating condition that follows a terrifying event. Usually, people with PTSD have reoccurring frightening thoughts and memories of their ordeal. PTSD, once referred to as shell shock or battle fatigue, was first brought to public attention by war veterans, but it can result from any [...]
I’m not crying.
Did you ever get the feeling that you were crazy when talking with your family? Living in a dysfunctional family can be like living in an alter universe where nothing makes sense and everyone else seems to know what is really going on. YOU ARE NOT ALONE!
Everything is fine…
Laying in bed trying desperately to stay awake while listening for any sound of him coming home. I would often wait up for my father to come home. Sometimes I’d force myself to stay awake past midnight into the early morning. You see, I was not waiting for him to come home because I loved [...]
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